Dementia in the community
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199228829.003.0005
Services 108
Care programme approach 109
Community mental health teams 110
Memory services 116
Day care 118
Residential respite care 120
Admission to a psychogeriatric ward 121
Home care 122
Supporting carers 124
Elder abuse 128
Driving 132
Holidays 134
Summary 135
The majority of people who receive a diagnosis of dementia are still living at home when this happens. As well as trying to appreciate the implications of what they have been told, people with dementia and their families must begin to find their way around a myriad of services. If they are successful in accessing these sources of help, it can make an enormous difference to their experiences in the years that lie ahead. Early involvement of people with dementia with a multidisciplinary community team has been shown to reduce problems as the disorder progresses. The availability and nature of services varies from country to country and region to region. Government policy is for everybody in the UK to have access to the services described in this chapter....
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