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Person-Centred Dementia Care, Second Edition: Making Services Better with the VIPS Framework
Dawn Brooker
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Description for Person-Centred Dementia Care, Second Edition: Making Services Better with the VIPS Framework
Paperback. Exploring issues related to person-centred care for people with dementia, this new edition of a bestselling book shows how to provide care services that enable people to live well. The book looks at working in a person-centred way from diagnosis to end-of-life care, referencing recent developments and applications of the VIPS model. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: MBPK; MJND; MQCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 338.
What is person-centred dementia care, and how can it be used to improve care for people from diagnosis to end of life? How can we improve services in people's own homes, in care homes, in supported housing and in hospitals? This substantially updated second edition considers recent developments in person-centred care, presenting refreshed guidelines for practice. Dawn Brooker and Isabelle Latham explain the evolution of the key principles of person-centred care that comprise the VIPS model. They describe how it has been applied in diverse service settings, and show how to put the model into practice. A ... Read more
What is person-centred dementia care, and how can it be used to improve care for people from diagnosis to end of life? How can we improve services in people's own homes, in care homes, in supported housing and in hospitals? This substantially updated second edition considers recent developments in person-centred care, presenting refreshed guidelines for practice. Dawn Brooker and Isabelle Latham explain the evolution of the key principles of person-centred care that comprise the VIPS model. They describe how it has been applied in diverse service settings, and show how to put the model into practice. A ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849056663
SKU
V9781849056663
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Dawn Brooker
Dawn Brooker is Professor of Dementia Studies and Director of the University of Worcester Association for Dementia Studies, UK. Isabelle Latham is senior lecturer at the Association for Dementia Studies, University of Worcester, UK.
Reviews for Person-Centred Dementia Care, Second Edition: Making Services Better with the VIPS Framework
A welcome new edition of a favourite text, it's both a manifesto for excellence in dementia care and a practical guide to providing and assessing person-centred care. Lots of case examples and the wisdom of the authors shows us exactly what good dementia care looks like.
Tom Dening, Professor of Dementia Research, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham ... Read more
Tom Dening, Professor of Dementia Research, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham ... Read more