Risk Assessment and Management for Living Well with Dementia (Bradford Dementia Group Good Practice Guides) (University of Bradford Dementia Good Practice Guides)

Risk is central to professional practice, assessment and decision-making in dementia care. Yet theories of risk are often complex and difficult to translate into everyday practice. This book outlines some of the key issues in risk perception, assessment and management in dementia care in a way that is both practical and accessible to a range of practitioners. It develops an approach to risk that promotes choice for people with dementia whilst also acknowledging the complex challenges care providers face. The authors provide an overview of the legislative framework currently in place, and of the ethical dilemmas which may emerge in practice. Frameworks for informed and balanced decision-making are offered, and the importance of including the person with dementia, their family, and care providers in decision-making is emphasised. Throughout the book, case studies are used to illustrate effective negotiation and practical solutions to risk dilemmas in practice. This useful book highlights principles of good practice for managing risk in dementia care, and presents a rounded approach that will help practitioners negotiate some of the complex issues this entails. This series constitutes a set accessible, jargon-free, evidence-based good practice guides for all those involved in the care of people with dementia and their families. The series draws together a range of evidence including the experience of people with dementia and their families, practice wisdom, and research and scholarship to promote quality of life and quality of care. Foreword......Page 8 Part I Introduction......Page 10 Introduction......Page 12 Living and risk......Page 13 Living well with dementia......Page 15 Our background......Page 19 Principles and aim......Page 20 Part II Different Views on Risk......Page 22 Perceptions and differing views......Page 24 Dementia care and risk in developing countries......Page 30 The views of people with dementia and carers......Page 35 Everyday life......Page 47 Summary......Page 52 Risk in dementia care practice......Page 54 Risk dilemmas......Page 57 Legislative framework......Page 61 Balancing risk assessment......Page 62 Summary......Page 75 Part III Risk and Your Practice......Page 78 Introduction......Page 80 The importance of process......Page 82 Risk framework......Page 84 Risk communication......Page 87 Risk assessment and management framework......Page 89 Summary......Page 93 Revisiting our key messages......Page 94 Risk in promoting quality of life......Page 97 Professional development and decision making......Page 99 Changing society – matters of value......Page 104 Future directions......Page 107 Conclusion......Page 111 Finding Meaning in Caregiving for People with Dementia (the Carer Study)......Page 114 Risk Construction and Management in Dementia Care (the Risk Study)......Page 115 Risk Construction by People with Dementia Living in Disadvantaged Communities in South Africa (the South African Study)......Page 116 References......Page 118 Subject Index......Page 124 Author Index......Page 128 Risk is central to professional practice, assessment and decision-making in dementia care. Yet theories of risk are often complex and difficult to translate into everyday practice. This book outlines some of the key issues in risk perception, assessment and management in dementia care in a way that is both practical and accessible to a wide range of practitioners. It develops an approach to risk that promotes choice for people with dementia whilst also acknowledging the complex challenges care providers face. The authors provide an overview of the legislative framework currently in place, and of the ethical dilemmas which may emerge in practice. Frameworks for informed and balanced decision-making are offered, and the importance of including the person with dementia, their family, and care providers in decision-making is emphasised. Throughout the book, case studies are used to illustrate effective negotiation and practical solutions to risk dilemmas in practice. This book highlights principles of good practice for managing risk in dementia care, and presents a rounded approach that will help practitioners negotiate some of the complex issues this entails.