Di Bona, L., Kennedy, S.M. and Mountain, G. (2019) Adopt a care home: An intergenerational initiative bringing children into care homes. Dementia, 18 (5). pp. 1679-1694. ISSN 1471-3012
Abstract
Dementia friendly communities, in which people living with dementia actively participate and those around them are educated about dementia, may improve the wellbeing of those living with dementia and reduce the associated stigma. The Adopt a Care Home scheme aims to contribute towards this by teaching schoolchildren about dementia and linking them with people living with dementia in a local care home. Forty-one children, 10 people living with dementia and 8 school/care home staff participated in a mixed methods (questionnaires, observations, interviews and focus groups) evaluation to assess the scheme’s feasibility and impact. Data were analysed statistically and thematically. The scheme was successfully implemented, increased children’s dementia awareness and appeared enjoyable for most participants. Findings, therefore, demonstrate the scheme’s potential to contribute towards dementia friendly communities by increasing children’s knowledge and understanding of dementia and engaging people living with dementia in an enjoyable activity, increasing their social inclusion.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 The Author(s). This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Dementia. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. Article available under the terms of the CC-BY-NC-ND licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
Keywords: | care home; intergenerational; children; dementia awareness; dementia friendly community; wellbeing; social inclusion; stigma |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 29 Jan 2020 14:39 |
Last Modified: | 04 May 2021 15:30 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/1471301217725420 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:155988 |