one quaRteR of people accessing acute hospital services are likely to have dementia
(alzheimer's society 2009) and the number with the condition is expected to double over the …

Background: Concerns have repeatedly been expressed about the quality of inpatient care
that people with dementia receive. Policies and practices have been introduced that aim to …

This review provides an overview of the range of research methods that have been
commonly used in end of life care research and their relevance for social care. It provides a …

The subject of refl ection is the architecture of a contemporary hospice, which is an
expression of social needs, tendencies in palliative medicine, and economic conditions …

INTRODUCTION toward the end of the twentieth century the american city experienced the
replacement of manufacturing with the service and knowledge economies. Material …