Quality of dementia care improves with a personalized approach to aged care, and
knowledge of the disease process and unique care needs of residents with dementia. A …

Background Providing quality care for people with dementia to meet the growing demand for
services is a significant challenge to Australia and globally. When it comes to planning for …

Background: Despite the integral role residential care staff play in the lives of residents with
dementia, the mechanisms for supporting staff to bring about good quality of care (QOC) and …

Quality of care, and indeed, quality of life, for people living with dementia in long-term care is
often underpinned by philosophies of care, such as person-centred care and relationship …

BACKGROUND: Dementia care mapping and person centred care are well-accepted as
processes for improving care and well-being for persons with dementia living in the …

Background: Dementia is a chronic illness without cure or effective treatment, which results
in declining mental and physical function and assistance from others to manage activities of …

Abstract In the United Kingdom, approximately a third of people with dementia live in long-
term care facilities for adults, the majority of whom are in the last years of life. Working …

Background Over half of the residents in long-term care have a diagnosis of dementia.
Maintaining quality of life is important, as there is no cure for dementia. Quality of life may be …

Most older people living in 24-hour care settings have dementia. We employed qualitative
interviews to explore positive and negative aspects of the experience of family carers, staff …

This pragmatic, exploratory qualitative study, as part of a larger funded research project,
sought to explore families' perspectives on what it means to value a person with dementia …