The original Dementia Reconsidered: The Person Comes First by Tom Kitwood was
published by Open University Press in 1997. It was a seminal text in the field of dementia …

Aim To systematically review the literature regarding the experience of older people, families
and staff using life‐story work in residential care facilities for older people. Background Life …

Accessible summary This paper considers what we know about the life stories of people with
learning disabilities. It was inspired by one of the authors sharing his own life story. It …

The innovative Newcastle Challenging Behaviour Model for dementia care has recently
been updated, leading to new advances in the field. This revised second edition guide to …

The potential of life story work to add quality to dementia care is widely acknowledged.
Whether this potential is always realised in practice and under what circumstances is less …

Dementia is a term used to describe a collection of symptoms that include problems with
memory, self-care, reasoning and communication. Care interventions that focus on …

Introduction Despite growing international interest in life story work as a tool for person-
centred dementia care, there is little agreement on what constitutes good practice and little …

Persons with primary progressive aphasia (PPA) often experience limitations in their quality
of life (QoL). Some studies have shown positive effects of speech and language therapy on …

Introduction Life story books in dementia are used as a part of person-centred care. Whilst
the current literature demonstrates associations between completing life story books and …

Aim The aim of this study was to describe relatives' experiences of sharing a written life story
about a close family member with dementia who has moved to residential care. Design An …