A different story: Exploring patterns of communication in residential dementia care

Ageing and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 629-651

  Ward, Richard ^a   Vass, Antony A ^b   Aggarwal, Neeru ^c   Garfield, Cydonie ^d   Cybyk, Beau ^d  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY   (United Kingdom)

^d Jewish Care   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Care homes; Care work; Communication; Dementia; Disablism; Person centred care

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 44849116508     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X07006927     Document Type: Article

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