Personalization builds on person-centered care to focus on how people with dementia can have more choice and control over decisions affecting them, and be supported to be part of their community.This practical guide explains how to deliver personalized services and support for people with dementia through simple, evidence-based person-centered practices. The authors clearly explain personalization and current person-centered thinking and practice, providing many vivid examples of how it has been achieved in community as well as residential care settings. They guide the reader through the process of carrying out person-centered reviews, presenting the person-centered thinking tools needed for this. Strategies for ensuring a good match between the person with dementia and the staff and volunteers supporting them are also described. In the final chapter, the reader is introduced to Progress for Providers, a photocopiable tool for tracking progress in delivering appropriate personalized support for people with dementia living in care homes.This is essential reading for dementia care practitioners and managers, as well as social and health care workers, community workers and students.
Personalisation and Dementia : A Guide for Person-Centred Practice