Assignment assesses all learning outcomes

Critically evaluate the health and social care services available to an identified group of people living with dementia (identified by age, ethnicity, geographical area or sexuality) identifying any inequalities in care provision and their implications for policy.

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: (30¿hours)¿¿

You will attend face to face sessions combine multiple ways of learning including group work, discussions, simulation workshops and interactive mini-lectures including guest speakers such as from Approach and Dementia Friends. Visits to theatre productions, films and dementia care providers will be scheduled where available.

Guided Independent Study: (170¿hours)¿¿

100¿hours: Independent reading - You will be expected to read the recommended reading and utilise the learning materials which you will have full access to via Blackboard.¿¿

70¿hours: Case Study and Group Discussion simulation task¿preparation -¿you will need to undertake the necessary research and analysis to respond to the simulation activity. You will be expected to have made use of the relevant library resources/web-based sites to identify relevant academic texts/ journal articles.

1. Evaluate the effectiveness of different approaches to the delivery of dementia care offered by statutory and voluntary providers

Analysis, Problem Solving

2. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the needs and perspectives of people with dementia and their family members

Knowledge and Understanding, Communication

3. Evaluate the biological, interpersonal and social factors that shape the experience of dementia

Learning, Analysis

You will have access to a range of materials on Blackboard VLE including articles, session slides, and interactive activities. You will also be able to access a variety of digital material through our Library and specialist databases.

Bowes, A. and Dawson, A. (2019) Designing Environments for People with Dementia¿: A Systematic Literature Review. Bingley: Emerald Publishing Limited.

Brackey, J. (2016) Creating Moments of Joy Along the Alzheimer's Journey: A Guide for Families and Caregivers, Fifth Edition, Revised and Expanded. Purdue University Press.

Brooker, D. and Latham, I. (2015) Person-Centred Dementia Care, Second Edition: Making Services Better with the VIPS Framework. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Galiana, J. and Haseltine, W.A. (2019) Aging Well Solutions to the Most Pressing Global Challenges of Aging. 1st ed. 2019. Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi:10.1007/978-981-13-2164-1.

Dementia is one of the biggest health and social care challenges of our time, with the number of cases expected to triple worldwide by 2050. There is little chance of discovering a ‘cure’, so we must develop ways of improving the lives of people living with dementia and their carers.

In this module, we dig deep into the way dementia is experienced, by people living with the condition and those close to them. We explore how sensitive support, insight and planning can transform the lives of all concerned and how communities can be reimagined in more ‘dementia friendly’ ways.

This module meets the Care Certificate Standards: 5. Work in a person - centred way; 7. Privacy and Dignity; 9. Awareness of mental health, dementia and learning disability

This module offers an exploration of dementia from a health and social care perspective. It will provide an overview of the biological basis of the condition and different types of dementia. This will provide a platform from which to address the experience of living with dementia, and the impact of the condition upon family members and relationships. It will also evaluate contexts of care, including formal and informal settings. The manner in which government policy shapes these contexts of care will be considered. In addition, social, cultural and religious influences upon the experience of dementia will be addressed as dementia affects people of all cultures, beliefs and backgrounds. Invited speakers and extracurricular activities such as theatrical dementia plays will enhance the delivery of this module.