Changing Attitudes and Culture of Dementia in Care Homes: Improving Care

By Christine Kennard, Health Pro Tuesday, March 01, 2011
By viewing people with dementia as unique individuals rather than a group of victims of a terrible disease, shifts the way relatives and health care staff interact with them.  It recognizes the whole person, their past accomplishments, their social interactions, their psychological needs, and re...
Carol Bradley Bursack, Health Guide
3/ 3/11 8:10am

This is a wonderful post, Christine. It's so easy to look at a disease and not the individuals who have it. Treating each person as unique and with the dignity that person deserves is essential.

Blessings,

Carol

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By Christine Kennard, Health Pro— Last Modified: 03/03/11, First Published: 03/01/11