'Knowing the Person': A co-designed ready-to-implement approach to enhance person-centred home care for people living with dementia

‘Knowing the Person’ is essential to ensure that in-home respite care for people living with dementia is person-centred. 

This study aims to find out what people living with dementia and their carers perceive as essential information, and the barriers and enablers to achieving ‘Knowing the Person’ in in-home respite care. 

The findings will help develop an approach that supports ‘Knowing the Person’ with dementia and enhances person-centred in-home respite care

Participation involves Attending a 1:1 online interview via Zoom (30 minutes). People who meet the following criteria may be eligible to participate: 

People living with mild dementia who:
• are over 18 years old and able to speak and understand English;
• reside in their own home and receive in-home care services in Australia;
• have been living with mild dementia or mild memory changes;
• can provide informed consent to participate; and
• can access a computer with internet for an online Zoom interview (the researcher can support with setting up the Zoom interview).

Family carers of people living with dementia who:
• are over 18 years old and able to speak and understand English;
• have used or are using in-home respite care services for people living with dementia; 
• have at least 3 months of experience supporting a person living with dementia in a home setting; and
• can access a computer with internet for an online Zoom interview (the researcher can support setting up the Zoom interview).

For more information (including downloadable Participant Information Sheets and Consent Forms), please see: https://www.qut.edu.au/research/our-research/participate-in-research/knowing-the-person-a-co-designed-ready-to-implement-approach-to-enhance-person-centred-home-care-for-people-living-with-dementia