The portrait system for care staff of people with dementia

Gemma Webster; Vicki L. Hanson

The portrait system for care staff of people with dementia

Gemma Webster, Vicki L. Hanson

Computing Science

University of Dundee

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Abstract

Care staff can find it difficult to get to know people with dementia who live in care homes. Care staff have limited time to spend with each person and communication difficulties can make it difficult to learn important social information and preferences. This lack of knowledge about the person with dementia can make social interactions very difficult and can often lead to repetitive interactions. This paper presents a software tool called Portrait that was designed to help care staff quickly get to know a person with dementia as a person. Overall Portrait was very positively received by care staff and families of people with dementia.

Original language	English
Number of pages	2
Publication status	Published - Nov 2011
Event	Digital Engagement - Newcastle, United Kingdom Duration: 15 Nov 2011 → 17 Nov 2011

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Conference	Digital Engagement
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Newcastle
Period	15/11/11 → 17/11/11

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The portrait system for care staff of people with dementia

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