Perspectives on the Person with Dementia and Family Caregiving in Ireland

Professor Suzanne Cahill is an Adjunct Professor of Social Work and Social Policy at Trinity College Dublin and holds an honorary professorship in Dementia Care at the CESRD in NUI Galway. She is also an affiliated Professor in Health and Welfare at the Institute of Gerontology in Jönkoping University Sweden.

«I heartily welcome this first authoritative and comprehensive account of how to support people to live well with dementia in Ireland. While it is a timely recognition of the transformational changes that have occurred in Ireland over the last fifteen years, it is not complacent but rather a call for action to ensure we all play our part in upholding the rights of people living with dementia and their families.»(Professor Murna Downs, Professor in Dementia Studies, Centre for Applied Dementia Studies, University of Bradford, UK.)«This book addresses an overlooked gap in the evidence base regarding dementia care in Ireland. Prof Cahill centres her work on personhood, dignity and humanity and this is exemplified in a chapter that shares a first-hand and unique account of a person diagnosed with young-onset dementia. I highly recommend the book as a valuable resource for academics, researchers, students, policy makers, health and social care professionals and other key stakeholders in dementia care.»(Dr Attracta Lafferty, Research Fellow, UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, Ireland.)

• Foreword – Preface – Acknowledgements – Abbreviations – An introduction to dementia – Models of dementia care – Diagnostic and post-diagnostic services – The journey to diagnosis and living with dementia: Still me – Informal caregivers of people with dementia – Personhood, autonomy, capacity and decision-making – Long-term residential care – Conclusions and future directions – References – Notes on Contributors – Index.