Dementia and human rights /

Launching the dementia debate into new and exciting territory, this book applies a human rights lens to interrogate the lived experience and policy response to dementia.

Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awdur: Cahill, Suzanne (Awdur)
Fformat: Licensed eBooks
Iaith:Saesneg
Cyhoeddwyd: Bristol, UK : Policy Press 2018.
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt22h6q92
Tabl Cynhwysion:
  • An introduction to human rights and dementia
  • Dementia as a disability
  • Setting the context: The UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities
  • The right to a good quality of life at home and in the community
  • The right to a good quality of life in care homes or in nursing homes
  • Emerging public policy on dementia: the implications of a human rights-based approach for policy and practice
  • Legal capacity for people with dementia: a human rights approach
  • Conclusions: grounds for hope