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Using the Senses Framework to achieve relationship-centred dementia care services

A case example

Sheffield Hallam University, UK, a.w.ryan{at}shu.ac.uk

Mike Nolan

University of Sheffield, UK, M.R.Nolan{at}sheffield.ac.uk

David Reid

Alzheimer's Society, East Riding Project Office, UK, d.reid{at}sheffield.ac.uk

Pam Enderby

University of Sheffield, UK, pam.enderby{at}sheffield.ac.uk

This article describes the development of a new service for people with dementia and their carers in a large post-industrial city in the north of England, UK. The service arose in response to the perceived inadequacies of existing respite care provision and has proved very successful in meeting the needs of people with dementia and their family carers, and in providing high levels of job satisfaction for staff. The success of the initiative can be understood using the Senses Framework and relationship-centred care as an analytic lens to identify key attributes of the service. The article also discusses implications for the development of support services more generally.

Key Words: relationship-centred care • respite care

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