Dementia, Culture and Ethnicity

1. Introduction. Julia Botsford, Research Lead, Dementia UK and Senior Admiral Nurse, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust. Section One: Exploring the Issues. 2. Dementia and Ethnic Diversity: Numbers and Trends. Omar Khan, Director, Runnymede Trust. 3. Meanings, Identities and Health. Julia Botsford. 4. Dementia and Ethnicity: Implications for Diagnosis and Medical Care. Professor Ajit Shah, University of Central Lancashire and Dr Sofia Zarate Escudero, Central North West NHS Foundation Trust. 5. Accessing Support and Services. Jo Moriarty, Research Fellow, Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King's College London. Section Two: Engaging and Working with People with Dementia and their Families. 6. Dementia and Care Giving in South Asian Communities in the UK. Dr Karan Jutlla, Senior Lecturer, Association for Dementia Studies, University of Worcester. 7. Assessment and Engagement. Vincent Goodorally, Admiral Nurse. 8. Communication and Working with Interpreters: Cultural Competence in Dementia Research and Practice. Julia Botsford. 9. Working Positively with Culture, Ethnicity and Dementia. Julia Botsford and Karen Harrison Dening, Director of Admiral Nursing, Dementia UK. 10. Dementia, Ethnicity and Care Homes. Dr Alisoun Milne, Professor of Social Gerontology and Social Work, University of Kent and Dr Jan Smith, Research and Development Fellow, Dementia Innovation Hub Canterbury Christ Church University. 11. End of Life, Dementia and Black and Minority Ethnic Groups. Karen Harrison Dening. Section Three: Perspectives of Families Living with Dementia. 12. Telling it like it is: Personal Experiences of Ethnicity and Dementia. Joy Watkins, Development Lead and Shemain Wahab, Project Coordinator, Uniting Carers, Dementia UK. Section Four: The Way Forward. 13. Strategy and Policy. Jill Manthorpe, Professor of Social Work and Director of the Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King's College London. About the Editors. About the Authors. References. Index.

This book is extremely timely and is a welcome contribution to our understanding and thinking about how to support people with dementia and their families from an increasingly diverse background. Within the different chapters it skilfully combines a range of important issues and useful information as well as including powerful stories and perspectives of families affected by dementia. Definitely one for the bookshelf for both those supporting families affected by dementia as well as policy, decision makers.