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Ashley Carr
Report
Dementia in the public domain: voice and age-based perspectives on dementia, social disadvantage and public health campaigning
This report is for people interested in the public perception of dementia and how campaigning can better reflect key perspectives on dementia as a social issue.
Report
The organisation of risk: how do dementia care providers adapt to regulation?
The relationship between regulation, care provision and risk has been an area of continuing policy debate. How dementia care providers handle regulation contributes to the quality of dementia care and the monitoring and enforcement of care standards.
Report
Misattention and problem solving in interactions between care workers and dementia care residents
The interaction of personal care workers with residents is the focus of this short report from research about regulation and dementia care.
Report
A shared journey: insights from the Banksia Younger Onset Dementia Support Group
The study of a pilot program to support people with younger onset dementia in the Frankston area of outer Melbourne has found that the participants valued being involved in initiating and organising activities that they find meaningful and enjoyable, and having the chance to share their experience with others. The report poses some questions for...
Working paper
Meanings of a long life: cultural, social and historical perspectives
This paper is part of a series that attempts to re-position the perceptions and contributions of older people in contemporary Australian society. The world is undergoing a profound demographic shift, with almost every nation state experiencing population ageing on a scale that is unprecedented. This means that we have to search for new models by...