Dementia and challenging behaviour

[becky]

I am trying to get some resources together about Dementia and challenging behaviour.

Below are some articles that you may find useful and please feel free to add to them and add suggestions of books. Many thanks



http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/behaviour.htm

An article on understanding and dealing with challenging behaviour. On this site also are other articles on different types of dementia as listed below

How to give personal care to someone with dementia (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/personal.htm)
Getting help from your doctor (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/gettinghelpfromyourgp.htm)
Find your nearest Alzheimer Scotland service (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/regions/index.htm)
Support services within individual local authorities (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/localserviceguides.htm)
Getting help: caring for a person with dementia (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/gettinghelp.htm)
Healthy living with dementia (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/healthyliving.htm)
Looking after yourself (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/lookingafter.htm)
Working with dementia - a handbook for care staff (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/workingwithdementia.htm)(free download)
I'll get by with a little help from my friends (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/friends.htm)
Free personal care and nursing care - a brief guide (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/freepersonalcare.htm)
Communicating with the person with dementia (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/communicating.htm)
Dementia and deafness - what you need to know (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/deafness.htm)
Driving and dementia (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/driving.htm)
Activities: A guide for carers of people with dementia (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/activities.htm)
When people with dementia walk - guidance for carers (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/walking.htm)
Continence management - advice for carers of people with dementia (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/continence.htm)
Understanding and dealing with challenging behaviour (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/behaviour.htm)
Signposts to support: Understanding the special needs of carers of people with dementia (policy report) (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/policy/signposts.htm)
A positive choice - choosing long-stay care for a person with dementia (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/positive1.htm)
Letting go without giving up: continuing to care for the person with dementia (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/lettinggo.htm)
Dementia with Lewy Bodies (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/lewybody.htm)
Vascular dementia (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/vascular.htm)
Safety in the home (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/safety.htm)
Travel and holidays (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/holidays.htm)
Planning for the future - money and legal issues (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/moneyandlegalissues.htm)
***uality and dementia (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/***uality.htm)
Carer services (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/carer/index.htm)
Complaints - what to do if you're not happy with a service (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/complaints.htm)
Carers.gov.uk (http://www.carers.gov.uk/) - information about government services and other help
Other dementia organisations (http://www.alzscot.org/pages/info/demorganisations.htm)




http://www.cncforum.me.uk/SOD%20challenging%20behaviour.pdf

Understanding and responding to Challenging Behaviour Document - Produced by Simon O'Donovan, Nurse Consultant Older Vulnerable AQdults, CArdiff and Vale NHS Trust 2005

Good guidelines and tips including 3 case studies



http://alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?categoryID=200299&documentID=305&pageNumber=3

The Journal of Quality REsearch in Dementia, Issue 2
A Survey on challenging behaviour in care homes - Richard Berry




http://www.psige.org/special_interest_challenging_behaviour.php

challenging behaviour Article - written by Emma Gudgeon, Louisa Shuirley, Ian A James

Website also has other articles and downloadable resources




http://www.nursingtimes.net/nursing-practice-clinical-research/specialists/older-people/dementia-care-2-exploring-how-nursing-staff-manage-challenging-behaviour/5016471.article
Exploring how Nursing Staff Manage Challenging Behaviour 25th June 2010 Nicola L Wheeler PGCert, BSc, Jan R Oyebode, PhD, MPsychol(Clinical) BA