Living a good life with Dementia by Liz Leach Murphy, Jayna P... - 9781041056119

Living a good life with DementiaA practitioner's guide\nAuthor(s): Liz Leach Murphy, Jayna Patel\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781041056119, 978-1041056119\nSynopsis\nA practical guide to helping those living with dementia live their best life in a way that makes sense to them.\n\nEssential reading for anyone working with people living with dementia, this book explains the concept of Self-Directed Support and Care for people living with dementia and links the various Person Centred approaches within dementia care with Person Centred Planning and Community based approaches. As the content unfolds, the concept of the Dementia Care Triad (people living with dementia, unpaid carers and professional carers) is explored and developed further to include the layer of community. The links between the health and social care legal context, guidance documents and national dementia strategies are presented with good, actionab.