Dawn Brooker is Professor of the Association of Dementia Studies and a clinical psychologist by profession. She is well published and recognised for her work with caring for people with dementia. Sue Lillyman is a Senior Lecturer and as a nurse has many years' experience of working with older adults and those living with dementia. She has also been working with Dawn and her colleagues in the Association of Dementia Studies at the university where they have developed and run a programme for caring for people with dementia within acute health care setting.
Dementia overview
Numbers, types and symptoms
Person-centred approaches
National dementia strategies
Guidelines and websites
Communicating well in dementia care
Understanding common cognitive impairments
Special approaches in hospitals
The VERA framework
Non-verbal communication
Diagnosis of dementia
Diagnostic tests
Sub-types of dementia
Pharmacological treatment for dementia
Cholinesterase inhibitors
Memantine
Families as partners in care
Useful websites for family carers
Capacity
Mental Capacity Act (MCA)
Assessing capacity
Best interests decision-making
Least restrictive actions and deprivation of liberty
MCA provisions
Ethical decision-making
Pain assessment and management
Pain assessment tools for people with dementia
Non-verbal pain indicators
Caring for a person with dementia who is in pain
Nutrition and hydration
Assessment of nutritional needs
Weight loss
Weight gain
Helping a person with dementia to eat
Tube/enteral feeding
Dementia-friendly environments
Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD)
Get a clear description of the behaviour
Neuro-psychological factors
Life story factors
Physical health
Quality of care
Depression
Anti-psychotic drugs
Anti-psychotic prescribing for patients with delirium
Acute confusional states (delirium) and dementia
What is delirium?
General symptoms
Risk factors
Complications
Treatment
End of life care
Useful resources
Safeguarding from abuse and neglect
What is abuse?
People at risk of abuse
Why does abuse happen?
Being vigilant
Taking action