Positive Risk Taking in Dementia-Friendly Communities (JRF)

Posted on December 1, 2014 by

Summary

This Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) “Viewpoint” document discusses the role of positive risk-taking in building dementia-friendly communities. It stresses the benefits of positive risk-taking, which allows scope for realising the remaining capabilities and potential of people living with dementia, instead of being negative and avoiding all risk.

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Reference

Morgan, S. [and] Williamson, T. (2014). How can ‘positive risk-taking’ help build dementia-friendly communities? York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), April 2014.

This document was brought to attention by the November Housing LIN Bulletin.

About Dementia and Elderly Care News

Dementia and Elderly Care News. Wolverhampton Medical Institute: WMI. (jh)
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