http://hdl.handle.net/10147/196451 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:13:04 GMT 2013-05-19T06:13:04Z http://www.lenus.ie:80/hse/retrieve/360161/AlzheimerSocietyofIreland_logo.png http://hdl.handle.net/10147/196451 http://hdl.handle.net/10147/214590 Title: Alzheimers Society of Ireland annual report 2010 Authors: Alzheimers Society of Ireland Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/214590 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/214410 Title: The Alzheimers Society annual report 2009 Authors: The Alzheimers Society Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/214410 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/212749 Title: Opening conversations Developing a model for The Alzheimer Society of Ireland Developing a model for The Alzheimer Society of Ireland of best-practice palliative care interventions for people with dementia and their carers Authors: MacConville, Úna Dr. Description: Palliative care and end-of-life issues for people with dementia are pertinent areas for research, policy and practice in dementia care. The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI) is the national leader in understanding and providing dementia-specific supports and services, including the development of palliative care for people with dementia. ‘Opening Conversations’ was a small-scale qualitative research project aimed at developing a model of best-practice palliative care interventions for people with dementia in order to integrate palliative care interventions into ASI service planning. It also aimed to deepen an understanding of what palliative care means within the context of dementia care, as well as understanding the specific end-of-life issues for people with dementia, their carers and ASI and other service providers. This research proposes a model of dementia palliative care based on the understanding that the provision of good-quality end-of-life care for people with dementia and their families begins at the time of diagnosis and is not confined to the end stage of the illness or to the period in which the person with dementia is actively dying. A number of research activities were developed on the basis of key issues identified by service managers and team members. Liaison meetings were ongoing throughout the research, incorporating ongoing reflective practice, evaluation and review. Research activities included conversations with people with dementia and family members and carers about end-of-life care; conversations with long-term service providers about the transition to long-term care; a review of ASI information provision, both current and future; and a survey of ASI staff regarding the end-of-life/palliative care issues. Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/212749 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10147/196489 Title: Living with dementia an introduction for family carers Authors: Alzheimer Society of Ireland Description: Reading this booklet will help you and your family to begin to work out how to live with dementia. Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10147/196489 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z