Dementia, culture, and ethnicity : issues for all

Introduction / Julia Botsford -- Dementia and ethnic diversity: numbers and trends / Omar Khan -- Meanings, identities and health / Julia Botsford -- Dementia and ethnicity: implications for diagnosis and medical care / Ajit Shah and Sofia Zarate Escudero -- Accessing support and services / Jo Moriarty -- Dementia and care giving in South Asian communities in the UK / Karan Jutlla -- Assessment and engagement / Vincent Goodorally -- Communication and working with interpreters: cultural competence in dementia research and practice / Julia Botsford -- Working positively with culture, ethnicity and dementia / Julia Botsford and Karen Harrison Dening -- Dementia, ethnicity and care homes / Alison Milne and Jan Smith -- End of life, dementia and black and minority ethnic groups / Karen Harrison Dening -- Telling it like it is: personal experiences of ethnicity and dementia / Joy Watkins and Shemain Wahab -- Strategy and policy /Jill Manthorpe.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

With contributions from experienced dementia practitioners and care researchers, this book examines the impact of culture and ethnicity on the experience of dementia and on the provision of support and services, both in general terms and in relation to specific minority ethnic communities. Drawing together evidence-based research and expert practitioners' experiences, this book highlights the ways that dementia care services will need to develop in order to ensure that provision is culturally appropriate for an increasingly diverse older population. The book examines cultural issues in terms of assessment and engagement with people with dementia, challenges for care homes, and issues for supporting families from diverse ethnic backgrounds in relation to planning end of life care and bereavement. First-hand accounts of living with dementia from a range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds give unique perspectives into different attitudes to dementia and dementia care. The contributors also examine recent policy and strategy on dementia care and the implications for working with culture and ethnicity. This comprehensive and timely book is essential reading for dementia care practitioners, researchers and policy makers.