‘Everyone Needs a Hug’: A Lifeworld-Led Approach to Recognise and Maintain the Person of Care Recipients Living With Advanced Dementia

Jesper Bøgmose, Benjamin Olivares Bøgeskov, Tom Dening, Bente Martinsen, Department of Nursing , University College Copenhagen, Department of People and Technology, Roskilde University, Faculty of Medicine , Health Sciences, University of Nottingham

Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice

Published online on October 15, 2025

Abstract

Dementia, Ahead of Print.
A most crucial aspect in dementia care is recognising and maintaining the person behind the dementia condition. Yet, it has been found that caring for people living with advanced dementia risk becoming mere techniques and undervaluing the significance of ...