Healthcare Management Trust Funded PhD: Enhancing Person-Centred Care and Wellbeing for Older Residents with Dementia through Intergenerational Practice

Funded by the Healthcare Management Trust, the overall aim of the research project will be to develop and pilot an intergenerational intervention model to enhance person-centred care for older people with dementia living in supported living environments.

The intervention model will be designed to create opportunities for older residents and younger people from the community to come together and engage in activities relating to the preparation and sharing of food. The project will also involve use of the Dementia Care Mapping technique (DCM) as an observation and evaluation approach, and the successful PhD applicant will be given the opportunity to follow basic training in this technique.

The supervisory team will be led by Dr. Sarah Hillcoat-Nallétamby, Associate Professor in Social Policy and Ageing, Centre for Innovative Ageing, College of Human and Health Sciences. The successful candidate will benefit from a stimulating research environment at the Centre, and will be provided with opportunities to enhance research and teaching skills through affiliation with the Centre’s research programme, as well as its undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes in Social Policy and Social Gerontology.

 The successful candidate will be expected to commence their studies in April 2016.

Academic Requirements:

Candidates should have a Masters degree in a relevant Social Science area (e.g. Social Work, Social Care, Psychology, Social Policy) and/or a Health related first degree.

A knowledge of, and/or working experience with older people living in care settings, as well as some familiarity with mixed-methods research techniques, is highly desirable.

Residency Criteria:

Due to funding restrictions, this studentship is open to UK/EU candidates only.

The studentship covers the full cost of UK/EU tuition fees, plus a tax free stipend of £14,057 p.a.