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Dementia: good living in our churches

Emma-Dawn Farr (Dementia Support Work, Alzheimer's Society, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom.)
Jennifer Bute (Retired GP, United Kingdom.)

Working with Older People

ISSN: 1366-3666

Article publication date: 14 September 2015

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper, “Dementia – good living in our churches” co-authored with Dr Bute who is a retired GP living with dementia, is to encourage the Church of England to do more for people with dementia living within their parishes.

Design/methodology/approach

This document was put together using a case study and a literature review.

Findings

As the age range of the country increases there are an increased number of people attending churches who have diagnosed (or undiagnosed) dementia. This document has found that there are a number of areas that the Church of England needs to work on to help people become enveloped within the churches that many of them knew and have grown up with.

Originality/value

New case study and up to date research.

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Citation

Farr, E.-D. and Bute, J. (2015), "Dementia: good living in our churches", Working with Older People, Vol. 19 No. 3, pp. 134-139. https://doi.org/10.1108/WWOP-10-2014-0031

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2015, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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