Healthcare Support Workers Working With People With Dementia on Mental Health Wards: A Practice Model Informed by Care Aesthetics

Jackie Kindell, Kate Maguire-Rosier, Reka Polonyi, James Thompson, Rebecca Cleasby, Ruth Watson, John David Keady, Division of Psychology, Human Neuroscience, The University of Manchester, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University, School of Arts, The University of Manchester, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, The University of Manchester

Qualitative Health Research

Published online on December 09, 2025

Abstract

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This study explores the practice of healthcare support workers (HCSWs) working with people with dementia on mental health wards for older people within the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. People with dementia in these settings have complex ...