Brannelly, T., Gilmour, J. A., O’Reilly, H., Leighton, M., & Woodford, A. (2019). An ordinary life: People with dementia living in a residential setting. Dementia, 18(2), 757-768.
Type:
Research article
Description:
The aim of this research was to explore the experiences of care support workers and family members of the impact of a new care approach in a specialised unit as it shifted from a clinical to an inclusive model, focused on creating an ordinary life for people with dementia and their families.
Keywords:
dementia, specialised care, participation, family involvement, health and social care professionals, qualitative, focus groups
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Brannelly, T. (2011). That others matter: The moral achievement—care ethics and citizenship in practice with people with dementia. Ethics and Social Welfare, 5(2), 210-216.
Type:
Case study
Description:
In this article, a care situation which fails to meet the needs of one family is examined using an ethics of care. A New Zealand social worker reflects on her role in the decision-making and the eventual lack of commitment from a wider team to provide good care.
Keywords:
care, ethics
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Cheung, G., & Peri, K. (2019). Can education and training improve the adoption of a psychosocial group treatment by dementia services? Australasian Psychiatry, 27(5), 496-500.
Type:
Research article
Description:
The aims of this project were to (a) evaluate the effectiveness of a one-day training workshop; (b) measure the uptake of CST following the workshops; and (c) explore the barriers of implementing CST. The one-day training workshop is an effective method to disseminate CST. The main barriers of implementation were lack of staff time/funding and problems of finding suitable participants with dementia.
Keywords:
training, cognitive stimulation therapy, CST, psychosocial 
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de Vries, K. (2013). Communicating with older people with dementia. Nursing Older People, 25(4), 30-38.
Type:
Education, summary, article
Description:
This article aims to invite and encourage readers to reflect on their present knowledge and skills in communicating with older people with dementia.
Keywords:
Communication, dementia, mental health
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Brannelly, T. (2011). That others matter: The moral achievement—care ethics and citizenship in practice with people with dementia. Ethics and Social Welfare, 5(2), 210-216.
Type:
Case study
Description:
In this article, a care situation which fails to meet the needs of one family is examined using an ethics of care. A New Zealand social worker reflects on her role in the decision-making and the eventual lack of commitment from a wider team to provide good care.
Keywords:
care, ethics
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Gee, S. B., & Scott-Multani, M. E. (2014). Walking in Another's Shoes: encouraging person-centred care for people living with dementia in New Zealand. World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin, 70(1), 13-15.
Type:
Article, case study
Description:
This paper describes the Walking in Another’s Shoes programme, a small group experiential training programme combining workshop sessions with one-on-one work-place facilitation to promote a person-centred approach to dementia care.
Keywords:
care, workforce, training, person-centred care
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Gilbert, J., & Croxon, L. (2019). Dementia care. In L. Deravin, & J. Anderson (Eds.), Chronic Care Nursing. Cambridge University Press, pp 259-274
Type:
Review, book chapter, educational
Description:
This chapter provides an overview of dementia in New Zealand and Australia and the role of nurses.
Keywords:
care, workforce, nursing
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Gilmour, J. A. (2002). Dis/integrated care: family caregivers and in-hospital respite care. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 39(6), 546-553.
Type:
Research article
Description:
This study explored family caregivers' experiences of in‐hospital respite care for people with dementia and the factors that influenced their perceptions of the service. Families varied widely and nurses' practices were a critical element in facilitating or a constraining family caregivers' ability to take full advantage of the respite time. 
Keywords:
respite care, carers, care partners
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Hawkes, T., Luff, T., & Gee, S. B. (2019). Supporting person-centred dementia care for people with intellectual disabilities using the person, interaction, environment programme. New Zealand Journal of Occupational Therapy, 66(1), 12-18.
Type:
Research article
Description:
The Person, Interaction, Environment programme was used in staff training to improve person-centred care for people with a dual diagnosis of intellectual disability and dementia. The observations revealed ongoing improvement in the quality of residents' communication and care. 
Keywords:
care; people with mental disabilities--services for; occupational therapy; dual diagnosis, person-centred care, intellectual disabilities, training
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Jaye, C., Tordoff, J., Butler, M., Hale, B., McKechnie, R., Robertson, L., & Simpson, J. (2016). Quality in residential care: exploring residents’, family members’, managers’ and staff perspectives. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 17(4), 253-262.
Type:
Research article
Description:
This qualitative study was conducted using an ethnographic design in two distinct ARC facilities in a New Zealand city, a large facility with residential, dementia and hospital level care, and a small family owned facility providing residential care only. The main indicators of quality for staff, family and residents included: a home-like, friendly and safe environment; good medical and personal care; respect for the residents; and good staff. Participants also acknowledged the need for adjustments by residents to living in aged care; and the challenges of caring for increasingly frail residents.
Keywords:
quality, person-centered care, resident-centred care, aged residential care
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Marsden, S., & Holmes, J. (2014). Talking to the elderly in New Zealand residential care settings. Journal of Pragmatics, 64, 17-34
Type:
Research article
Description:
This paper reports New Zealand research on communication in eldercare facilities. The data suggests that interactions between carers and elderly residents are rich and complex, often raising issues of face threat for both participants. The analysis of these interactions provides an alternative and more positive perspective than that which dominated a good deal of earlier research.
Keywords:
workplace discourse, relational talk, New Zealand caregivers’ talk, 
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Moir, C., Lesa, R., & Ritchie, L. (2021). A unique disaster response in aged residential dementia care: Can the experience inform future care models?. Journal of clinical nursing.
Type:
Research article
Description:
Chris Moir and colleagues explore the experience of staff who chose to live-in with residents in a level 3 dementia care unit over the Covid-19 lockdown.
Keywords:
staff, Covid, aged residential care
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Nell, D., Neville, S., Bellew, R., O'leary, C., & Beck, K. L. (2016). Factors affecting optimal nutrition and hydration for people living in specialised dementia care units: A qualitative study of staff caregivers' perceptions. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 35(4), E1-E6.
Type:
Research article
Description:
This qualitative study explored the perceptions of staff caregivers regarding factors affecting optimal nutrition and hydration for individuals living in Specialised Dementia Care Units in New Zealand. Two main themes were identified. The first theme ‘It's about the individual’ encompassed individual factors such as appetite, food appeal, and cognitive and functional abilities. The second theme ‘It's about the environment’ encompassed factors relating to the dining environment, the social aspects to dining and the provision of support with mealtime activities.
Keywords:
foodservice, hydration, nutrition, residential care
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O'Sullivan, G. (2013). Ethical and effective: Approaches to residential care for people with dementia. Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 12(1), 111-121.
Type:
Research article
Description:
This paper presents the combination of approaches used to enable residents of two secure dementia units to live life within their ability and without antipsychotic drugs.
Keywords:
Activities, antipsychotics, dementia, environment, occupations, person-centred care
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O’Sullivan, G., Hocking, C., & McPherson, K. (2017). Translating knowledge into practice: An exploratory study of dementia-specific training for community-based service providers. Dementia, 16(6), 780-796.
Type:
Research article
Description:
This exploratory qualitative study used an interdisciplinary, inter-university team approach to develop and deliver dementia-specific training.
Keywords:
qualitative, education, training
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Shannon K. (2020). The creation of a dementia-friendly community in aged residential care: A critical realist case study
2020
School of Nursing, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences
A thesis submitted to Auckland University of Technology
in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Dementia, 18(2), 757-768.
Type:
Thesis
Description:
Kay Shannon's PhD thesis explains the transition of residents from a traditional Aged Residential Care facility to an innovative dementia-friendly village where they are supported to live life as normally as possible.
Keywords:
aged residential care, dementia-friendly
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