Addressing the Communication needs of Care Home Residents with Hearing Loss and Dementia

Hannah Cross

Division of Psychology Communication and Human Neuroscience (L5)

Press/Media: Blogs and social media

Description

Blogpost for the National Institute for Health and Care Research's (NIHR) ENabling Research In Care Homes (ENRICH) website.

Period	10 Feb 2022

Media contributions

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Media contributions

Title	Addressing the Communication needs of Care Home Residents with Hearing Loss and Dementia
Degree of recognition	National
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	10/02/22
Description	This blogpost discusses some of the difficulties experienced by care home residents with hearing loss and dementia and the importance of an individualised, flexible approach. This work is drawn from studies conducted as part of Hannah’s PhD, but is also influenced by experiences when caring for residents with dementia and hearing loss.
URL	https://enrich.nihr.ac.uk/blogpost/addressing-the-communication-needs-of-care-home-residents-with-hearing-loss-and-dementia/
Persons	Hannah Cross

Keywords

dementia
care home
hearing loss
hearing aids
dementia care

Related content

Projects
Improving Quality of Life Through Addressing Communication Needs for People in Residential Care Living with Dementia.
Project: Research