• Int J Palliat Nurs · Feb 2019

    Case Reports

    Considering culture and ethnicity in family-centred dementia care at the end of life: a case study.

    • Wendy Mountford and Karen Harrison Dening.
    • Admiral Nurse, Douglas Macmillan Hospice, Staffordshire.
    • Int J Palliat Nurs. 2019 Feb 2; 25 (2): 56-64.

    Background:The UK older population is becoming increasingly ethnically diverse, with a projected eight-fold increase in dementia among black, Asian and minority ethnic communities over the next 30 years, compared with a two-fold increase in white British people with dementia.Aims:This Admiral Nurse case study explores an understanding of culture and ethnic background in families' experiences of dementia and caring using a culturagram assessment framework.Findings:The culturagram enabled a more comprehensive assessment, so that care delivery was sensitive to the specific cultural and ethnicity issues in a relationship-centred approach to dementia care.Conclusion:An understanding of the cultural influences in light of a diagnosis of dementia were essential in developing a care package that met the needs of all family members.

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