..., the words “caregiver” and “carer” are used as synonyms at the level of popular communication, whereas “care assistant” and “care worker” are used for intra-specialistic communication. The analysis also points out the variations in terminology observed in the corpora that are intended for different...

...Catriona George; Nuno Ferreira; Rosalind Evans; Victoria Honeyman Purpose The purpose of this paper was to systematically review the association between behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) and the development of carer burden. Although this association has been well...

...Farrukh Akhtar; Nan Greenwood; Raymond Smith; Angela Richardson Purpose Dementia cafés (also known as Alzheimer’s or memory cafés) have been running in the UK since 2000. The purpose of this paper is to report on the recommendations from recent research that interviewed family carers...

... effectively and safely be involved in research as participants (including ethical considerations, enabling participation, support for people with dementia and the involvement of family members and carers) can also be applied to enabling people with dementia to be actively involved with research as co...

...Jill Manthorpe; Jo Moriarty; Michelle Cornes; Shereen Hussein; Daniel Lombard Purpose – The paper aims to ascertain how local authorities and other services are responding to central government strategies to make support for family carers a priority. Design/methodology/approach – A web...

... of older people in Great Britain ”, Ageing and Society , Vol. 25 No. 3 . Laura Ferguson can be contacted at: info@campaigntoendloneliness.org.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Loneliness Social isolation Campaign to end loneliness Partnership campaign Carers...