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Praise for Supporting People to Live Well with Dementia
Half-title Page
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
About the Author
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
History and Prevalence of Dementia
Public Attitudes towards Dementia
What does this mean for Libraries?
Supporting People to Live Well with Dementia
Scope and Terminology
1: What is Dementia?
Types of Dementia
Stages of Dementia
Understanding Dementia
Potential Impacts on the use of Library Services
Person-Centred Care
Conclusions

2: 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
3: 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
4: Reading and Dementia
Dementia and Imagination
Dementia-Friendly Reading Materials

Reading Activities for People with Dementia and Carers
Conclusions
5: Health, Social and Arts Activities
Health and Therapy-Informed Activities
Activities Supporting Social Connections
Arts-Related Activities
Conclusions
6: Digital and Online Provision
Online Activity Provision for People with Dementia
Other Technologies for People with Dementia
Online Provision for Carers
Conclusions
7: Partnership Working
General Partnership Schemes
Library-Specific Partnership Schemes
Conclusions
8: Communications and Marketing
Language and Terminology

Design of Communications Materials
Working with the Media and other Partners
Conclusions
9: Evaluation and Service Development
Key Concepts
Recruiting Participants
Evaluation and Research Methods
Ethics
Conclusions
10: Future Trends
Demographic Changes
Conclusion: Future Library Provision for People with Dementia and their Carers
Summary: Ten Actions for Dementia-Friendly Libraries
References
Annotated Bibliography
Index