Six Emerging public policy on dementia: the implications of a human rights-based approach for policy and practice
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Suzanne Cahill
Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is twofold. First it aims to explore the implications of a rights based approach for dementia policy development. Here it will be claimed that public policy on dementia is new and whilst in the past it lacked political and clinical ownership nowadays in many developed countries, dementia has been demarcated as a policy area in its own right. Those global and European forces, which have helped influence policy development in dementia will be outlined in the chapter. Picking up on the issues discussed in the two preceding chapters and with reference to countries’ evolving national dementia plans, it will be shown how with the exception of some few countries, a rights based discourse has to date failed to penetrate most iterations of national dementia policy plans across the Western world. Part two of the chapter will advance to addressing the implications of rights based approach in dementia care practice. In this section the need for dementia specific training which incorporates human rights principles will be reviewed and the synergies between elements of person-centred care and human rights principles will be drawn out.
Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is twofold. First it aims to explore the implications of a rights based approach for dementia policy development. Here it will be claimed that public policy on dementia is new and whilst in the past it lacked political and clinical ownership nowadays in many developed countries, dementia has been demarcated as a policy area in its own right. Those global and European forces, which have helped influence policy development in dementia will be outlined in the chapter. Picking up on the issues discussed in the two preceding chapters and with reference to countries’ evolving national dementia plans, it will be shown how with the exception of some few countries, a rights based discourse has to date failed to penetrate most iterations of national dementia policy plans across the Western world. Part two of the chapter will advance to addressing the implications of rights based approach in dementia care practice. In this section the need for dementia specific training which incorporates human rights principles will be reviewed and the synergies between elements of person-centred care and human rights principles will be drawn out.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of tables and figures vi
- Acknowledgements vii
- Foreword xi
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A conceptual framework
- An introduction to human rights and dementia 3
- Dementia as a disability 27
- Setting the context: The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 47
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Using a human rights lens to interrogate policy and practice
- The right to a good quality of life at home and in the community 71
- The right to a good quality of life in care homes or in nursing homes 99
- Emerging public policy on dementia: the implications of a human rights-based approach for policy and practice 131
- Legal capacity for people with dementia: a human rights approach 157
- Conclusions: grounds for hope 175
- References 189
- Index 233
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of tables and figures vi
- Acknowledgements vii
- Foreword xi
-
A conceptual framework
- An introduction to human rights and dementia 3
- Dementia as a disability 27
- Setting the context: The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 47
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Using a human rights lens to interrogate policy and practice
- The right to a good quality of life at home and in the community 71
- The right to a good quality of life in care homes or in nursing homes 99
- Emerging public policy on dementia: the implications of a human rights-based approach for policy and practice 131
- Legal capacity for people with dementia: a human rights approach 157
- Conclusions: grounds for hope 175
- References 189
- Index 233
