Mike Mills
Ashgate
Hardback
208
1993
The book describes an investigation into the relationship between residential care environment and the welfare of residents with senile dementia. Unlike many studies of residential care, the study included aspects of both the physical and social environment and examined the impact on residents over time. The study used some innovative approaches to assessing the impact of the environment on residents and the book describes a model using quantitative techniques to analyse outcomes for residents. The results are set in the context of current policy issues and provide pointers for specifying standards for the care of residents with senile dementia. The potential for innovative schemes building on the results of the study is discussed, and the concept of ?informal care homes? is introduced.
Ashgate
Hardback
208
1993
The book describes an investigation into the relationship between residential care environment and the welfare of residents with senile dementia. Unlike many studies of residential care, the study included aspects of both the physical and social environment and examined the impact on residents over time. The study used some innovative approaches to assessing the impact of the environment on residents and the book describes a model using quantitative techniques to analyse outcomes for residents. The results are set in the context of current policy issues and provide pointers for specifying standards for the care of residents with senile dementia. The potential for innovative schemes building on the results of the study is discussed, and the concept of ?informal care homes? is introduced.