Responsibility for health and care services for people with dementia is often divided
between various professionals, agencies, and authorities, causing a fragmentation of care …

Research has explored how care managers in elder care–who often function as 'street-level
bureaucrats'–regard professional discretion. The way in which length of work experience …

This article addresses the dilemmas concerning legislation, individual autonomy and the
reality of everyday life for people coping with dementia. We describe and analyse decision …

Leisure walking has been found to be positively associated with increased mental health.
However, the benefits of leisure walking of varying intensities on the mental health of older …

In many European countries a climate of austerity and cuts to health and social care
budgets, alongside issues of population ageing, are creating particular challenges in the …

ABSTRACT A highly significant element in politics and policies is the process of
constructing, categorizing and imaging–such as categorizing citizens as target groups. In …

Abstract Background In Sweden, 72% of people with dementia live in ordinary housing. Of
these, 50% receive home care services. Older people with dementia may benefit from …

Professional judgement and decision making are central to social work, both in everyday
professional practice and in public perceptions of social work as a profession. This book …

Well before the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, dementia care posed unique
challenges to every health care system. Global estimates for dementia are sobering, with …

As the graying population increases worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO)
estimated that dementia and related illnesses will almost triple by 2050. There has been an …