Short description:

Dementia care has been recognised as a priority by
governments, healthcare systems and organisations around the world. This book
identifies ways libraries can support people with dementia and their carers to
live well and continue to engage positively in community life.

Long description:

Libraries have enormous potential to support people with dementia
and their carers, and demand for dementia-friendly library services is only
likely to increase in the future as the numbers of people affected by dementia rise
and there is greater emphasis on community-based care. Taking action to create
a dementia-friendly library can initially feel like a massive undertaking, but
small changes can make a big difference.

Supporting People to
Live Well with Dementia describes how to effectively develop, promote and
evaluate services for people with dementia. It provides readers with an
understanding of the different ways in which library customers may be affected
by dementia, and an appreciation of some of the ways they can continue to
contribute positively to their communities. It then suggests ways in which
libraries can better support people with dementia and their carers through
approaches to customer service, design, resources, reading interventions,
online provision and a range of other activities that promote more positive and
inclusive attitudes towards people living with dementia amongst library staff, customers
and communities more widely.

Table of Contents:

Introduction



What is dementia?

Types of dementia

Stages of dementia

Understanding dementia

Potential impacts on the use of library services

Person-centred care

Conclusions

Supporting people living with dementia and their carers  
                     
       

Social
model of disability

Supporting library customers with dementia and their carers

Support for library staff affected by dementia

Training opportunities

Conclusions

Library design and environment        
                     
                     
             

Finding
the library

Getting around the library

Case studies of dementia-friendly library design

Sensory spaces

Conclusion: maintaining dementia-friendly library design

Reading and Dementia

Dementia and imagination

Dementia-friendly reading materials

Reading activities for people with dementia and carers

Conclusions

Health, social and arts activities

Health and therapy-informed activities

Activities supporting social connections

Arts-related activities

Conclusions

Digital and online provision

Online activity provision for people with dementia

Other technologies for people with dementia

Online provision for carers

Conclusions

Partnership working

General partnership schemes

Library-specific partnership schemes

Conclusions

Communications and marketing

Language and terminology

Design of communications materials

Working with the media and other partners

Conclusions

Evaluation and service development

Key concepts

Recruiting participants

Evaluation and research methods

Ethics

Conclusions

Future Trends

Demographic changes

Changes in care provision

Conclusion: future library provision for people with dementia and their carers

Summary: Ten actions for dementia-friendly libraries