Dementia: supporting the patient and the carer
Armstrong, M.
Nursing Times 93(32): 44-45
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0954-7762 PMID: 9295680 Document Number: 479103
This article illustrates the many skills required of a community psychiatric nurse in caring for a patient with dementia while also providing support for the carer. A four-year case study shows how early intervention and continued support enabled the patient to remain living in the community with his wife, which is what they both wanted.