Description: This book explores the relationship between dementia, culture and ethnicity, looking at the latest evidence and research to determine the impact of diversity on dementia care services. By examining the key issues and providing suggestions for change, this book shows how dementia professionals can provide culturally appropriate care for all.
Brief description: Julia Botsford is Research and Evaluation Admiral Nurse at Dementia UK. After a degree in History and Philosophy, Julia trained as a general and mental health nurse. Early on in her career she made a decision to work within dementia care. Since then she has held a number of different posts, both in clinical practice and education. Until April 2015 she was Senior Admiral Nurse at Barnet, Enfield and Haringey NHS Trust. She completed a PhD at Northumbria University in 2011 and is currently visiting Clinical Associate Professor (Mental Health with a focus on dementia) at Middlesex University.
Review Quotes: This is a book which is absolutely essential to anyone interested in people living with dementia and their care. It is rare to find a text that addresses the complexity of culture and ethnicity in such a person centred way, and unravels for us the implications for how we provide services and make care available to people of all backgrounds.--Charlotte L. Clarke, Professor of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh