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Direct linkSanders, Sara; Swails, Peggy – Social Work, 2011
Research shows that few social workers are interested in working with cognitively impaired older adults, such as those with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. As the number of individuals with dementia grows, the demand for social workers to provide services to patients with dementia will increase. Although much attention has been given to…
Descriptors: Hospices (Terminal Care), Alzheimers Disease, Focus Groups, Older Adults
Sanders, Sara; Butcher, Howard K.; Swails, Peggy; Power, James – Death Studies, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate how caregivers respond to the end stages of dementia with the assistance from hospice. Data were collected from 27 family caregivers over the course of 10 months, with each caregiver being interviewed up to 4 times during the time that the patient received hospice care. Chart review data were also…
Descriptors: Hospices (Terminal Care), Dementia, Caregivers, Diseases
