Rementia - Challenging the Limits of Dementia Care
J. Copeland
Bok Engelsk
| Utgitt | A Sixsmith Univ Liverpool Inst Human Ageing
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| Omfang | 8 s.
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| Opplysninger | Abstract Dementia is conventionally defined in terms of neurological changes in the brain and an inevitable and progressive decline in the individual's cognitive powers and functional ability. However, this "biomedical" model fails to recognize other important factors within the dementing process, such as the social and care context within which the dementing person lives. It is argued that appropriate care interventions can have a considerable impact on the progress of dementia. Data from an evaluation of three experimental homes for the elderly mentally ill show that some degree of "rementia", the reaging of lost cognitive and functional abilities, is possible for some individuals. This evidence is used to argue for a more positive approach to dementia care.
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