This paper reports on a study exploring the experiences and meaning of social participation
for family carers of people living with dementia. Participants were 33 family carers (17 …

Objective To identify care and support needs, as reported by people with dementia and their
spousal carers living in the community in metropolitan Western Australia. Methods An …

Introduction Many family carers, particularly those caring for people with dementia, report
significant personal and social challenges associated with caring. The aim of this article is to …

In recent years, there have been national and international policy advances around capacity
and decision-making and an apparent burgeoning rights-based approach to the issue, all of …

Primary carers provide much of the day-to-day care for community-dwelling people living
with dementia (PWD). Maintaining that contribution will require a more in-depth …

In England there has been substantial policy development and an academic drive to
promote the goal of 'living well'for people with dementia and their family members. This …

Supporting family carers is likely to remain at the forefront of community care policy in
dementia care for the foreseeable future. However, despite extensive research in the area …

Whilst positive and negative aspects of general volunteering have been noted in the
literature, little is known about the experience of volunteering to provide peer support to …

Dementia is one of the major causes of disability and dependence amongst older people
and previous research has highlighted how the well‐being of people with dementia is …

Background: This research is an exploratory pilot study into the phenomenon of caregiving
for people with dementia in a rural context in South Africa. Method: This study used a …