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Dementia and human rights
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Title
Dementia and human rights / Suzanne Cahill.
ISBN
9781447331407
1447331400
9781447331377
1447331370
9781447331384
1031360816
9781447331421
1447331427
9781447331384
1447331389
Publication
Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2018.
Copyright Notice Date
©2018.
Physical Description
xiii, 238 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm.
Other formats
Electronic version: CAHILL, SUZANNE. Dementia and human rights. [Place of publication not identified] : POLICY Press, 2017
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 24, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-232) and index.
Contents
Part one: a conceptual framework
An introduction to human rights and dementia
Dementia as a disability
Setting the context: the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Part two: using a human rights lens to interrogate policy and practice
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 / by Eilionóir Flynn
Conclusions: grounds for hope.
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