UK dementia care pioneer David Sheard suggests the ways people with dementia are treated in long-term care facilities may be categorized into five types. He bases his theory on a study comprising 500 audits conducted by his consultancy Dementia Care Matters in the UK.
Sheard’s five types are:
- Positive social (10%)
- Positive (5%)
- Neutral (70%)
- Negative protective (10%)
- Negative restrictive abusive (5%)
He demonstrates in this telling five-minute video using the example of making toast:
Take my short survey on behaviour here.
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2 Comments
I am a huge fan of David Sheard and Dementia Care Matters. What a powerful way David has of showing what a difference positive social interactions make. Why doesn’t everybody “get it”?! It not only brings joy and meaning into the lives of persons living with a dementia and their loved ones, but it does the same for the persons providing the care.
Berni
I agree Berni.