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- Title
Community support for families affected by dementia.
- Authors
Pepper, Amy; Dening, Karen Harrison
- Abstract
This paper provides and overview of the community support services that may be available for people with dementia and their family carers. The authors introduce dementia, including the impact of the diagnosis on both the person with dementia and the wider family. Using a case study approach, the authors describe the support available, spanning health and social care and third sector organisations. They discuss how this support can enable people with dementia and their carers to maintain wellbeing and cope with the impact of dementia. This article will be of interest to community nurses, and health and social care professionals more generally, who may encounter families affected by dementia in community settings. Having a good knowledge of the support available and how to access it will allow community nurses to capitalise on the health promotion opportunities presented to them, when they come into contact with families affected by dementia in the course of their day-to-day practice.
- Subjects
FAMILIES &; psychology; NURSES; COMMUNITY health nursing; OCCUPATIONAL roles; MENTAL health services; HEALTH; FAMILY relations; INFORMATION resources; MEMORY; DEMENTIA; FAMILY support; SOCIAL support; DEMENTIA patients; MEDICAL referrals; DISEASE complications
- Publication
British Journal of Community Nursing, 2024, Vol 29, Issue 5, p218
- ISSN
1462-4753
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/bjcn.2024.29.5.218