The volume has ambitious scope and covers almost all potential
supports and services. Most of the chapters have been written by
professionals who work with people with dementia and their
families, and most are British social workers and professionals
allied-to-medicine (occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech
and language therapy).' - Ageing and Society 'Marshall, in her
introduction, states that the aim of the book is to strengthen the
link between rehabilitation and dementia and to encourage the
understanding that people with dementia do benefit from
rehabilitation and treatment. The book clearly meets this aim with
the contributors offering convincing arguments for the
conceptualisation of dementia care as rehabilitation and the
potential for improvements in symptoms and in quality of life for
people with dementia... The book is accessible, easy to read,
informative and provides practical information and new ideas useful
for practitioners, services providers, commissioners and policy
makers.' - Social Policy 'This book has much to offer a range of
professionals and those teaching them at post-qualifying levels.' -
Journal of Interprofessional Care 'The chapters give us a real and
honest appraisal of the pains and possibilities of dementia. And
David Jolley ends his chapter with what could be seen as a
surprising statement that "Life with dementia is worth Living". His
ideas sum up the tone of the book which asserts that people with
dementia still have much to give but need help in order to maintain
health, safety and dignity, and offers various practical
therapeutic models that have been worked out in different
settings... throughout the book we are encouraged to keep the
person with dementia at the centre of care and to see them as a
unique individual with a disability who needs help.' - Perspectives
on Rehabilitation and Dementia 'Service planners could gain from
dipping in to this collection and testing the extent to which their
current plans reflect the thinking shared by the authors. The
importance of team working is stated throughout, and in an era of
partnership working this provides yet another useful policy book on
which to hang revised plans' - Community Care 'Contributions from
people with dementia and their families provide the central core of
the text and anchor it firmly in reality. There is a unanimously
positive approach to rehabilitation. Many of the authors focus on
self esteem and confidence with many references to the need of
teamwork. They also share the positive view of people with
dementia, which concentrates on personhood focussing upon the whole
person, drawing upon their strengths as well as taking into account
declining abilities in some areas. This book is strongly
recommended for health care professions, particularly nursing
courses.' - London Centre for Dementia Care News 'The book explores
the positive outcomes for people with dementia in terms of quality
of life and self-esteem, especially if rehabilitation is seen as a
positive philosophy of practice as well as a set of skills and
approaches. It includes many different perspectives from a diverse
group of professionals, carers and practitioners, and people with
dementia themselves.' - Working with Older People Perspectives on
Rehabilitation and Dementia offers new insights into the
application of a well-established approach and set of skills to a
group of people who have traditionally been thought not to benefit
from them. Indeed people with dementia have missed out on physical
and psychological rehabilitation very substantially. This book
demonstrates that rehabilitation has positive outcomes for people
with dementia in terms of quality of life and self-esteem,
especially if rehabilitation is seen as a positive philosophy of
practice as well as a set of skills and approaches. The
perspectives in this book are those of a very diverse group of
professionals, carers, and people with dementia themselves.
Professional backgrounds and the settings in which they work are
diverse and include both academics and practitioners. The voices of
people with dementia underline the importance of seeing how they
understand rehabilitation for themselves. Professionals in almost
all caring professions - nursing, physiotherapy, occupational
therapy, acute, geriatric and psychiatric medicine, psychology,
social work and rehabilitation - will increasingly find themselves
working with people with dementia. They need to be alert to the
latest thinking on approaches and interventions. This book provides
a readable course text for understanding both their own
professional contribution and that of others in the team.
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