Pat Hobson’s ‘Enabling People with Dementia: Understanding and Implementing Person Centred Care’ provides an overview of three well-known theories in dementia and the implications these have for people with dementia.
The book challenges the perceptions, beliefs and abilities of social care professionals working in dementia care settings by alluding to the main theory in dementia and the significance of this when interacting and caring for people with dementia.
When someone gets a diagnosis of dementia, people around them often draw their own conclusions of what is happening to the person, what the future will hold, based on stereotypes and misconceptions. Having cared for hundreds of people living with dementia, nurse Pat Hobson fully understands the importance of promoting person centred care, dignity, respect and the ability for every person with dementia to make decisions they have the right to so, until the end of their life.
In her new book, Hobson urges social care professionals working in care homes to strive for positive interactions and an environment that fully integrates and involves the person being cared for.
This book examines person centred theories and the significance of these within dementia care settings. It also challenges our own beliefs, attitudes and perceptions of how we view people with dementia, with a key emphasis on the need to look at the world from the perspective of people with dementia. The book also examines the importance of dementia care environments, positive interactions, meaningful activities and the concept of personhood, which are all central to enhancing the health and wellbeing of people with dementia.
