Key Issues in Evolving Dementia Care: International Theory-based Policy and Practice

About Anthea InnesFiona KellyLouise McCabe

Anthea Innes Ph.D. is Professor of Health and Social Care Research at Bournemouth University UK. She previously worked at the University of Stirling where she was responsible for the development of the first MSc in Dementia Studies to be delivered using online learning. She has published widely with particular research interests in rural dementia care technology and the experiences of people with dementia and their carers. Fiona Kelly Ph.D. is a lecturer in dementia studies at the University of Stirling. She is also a practicing nurse in the care of people with dementia. Her interests in which she bridges practice and academia include palliative and end of life care of people with dementia design for people with dementia and communication and expressions of selfhood. Louise McCabe Ph.D. is a lecturer in Dementia Studies at the University of Stirling. Her research interests focus on people with dementia and associated policy and practice issues. To date published work has included research on social policy and services for people with dementia in the UK and India; policy and service issues for people with alcohol related dementia; and frontline health and social care staff. Her current research grants bring together an interest in how lifestyle choices around health exercise and alcohol use can influence the experiences of people with dementia. She also teaches on undergraduate and postgraduate dementia studies courses at the University of Stirling.