All Outputs (2)

‘Going the extra mile’ for older people with dementia: Exploring the voluntary labour of homecare workers (2018)
Journal Article
Turner, N., Schneider, J., Pollock, K., Travers, C., Perry-Young, L., & Wilkinson, S. (2018). ‘Going the extra mile’ for older people with dementia: Exploring the voluntary labour of homecare workers. Dementia, https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301218817616

Homecare workers provide essential physical, social and emotional support to growing numbers of older people with dementia in the UK. Although it is acknowledged that the work can sometimes be demanding, some homecare workers regularly ‘go the extra... Read More about ‘Going the extra mile’ for older people with dementia: Exploring the voluntary labour of homecare workers.

Managing medicines for patients dying at home: a review of family caregivers’ experiences (2018)
Journal Article
Wilson, E., Caswell, G., Turner, N., & Pollock, K. (2018). Managing medicines for patients dying at home: a review of family caregivers’ experiences. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 56(6), 962-974. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.08.019

Context: Increased life expectancy, technical advances in treatment and symptom control, and the extension of palliative care in community settings not only lengthen life, but make it possible for many patients to be cared for, and to die, at home. M... Read More about Managing medicines for patients dying at home: a review of family caregivers’ experiences.