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Recently, professional understanding of dementia has broadened and has opened up new thinking about how we can provide more imaginative, responsive and person-centred services for people with dementia. This handbook provides a wide-ranging, up-to-date overview of the current state of knowledge in the field. It asks questions such as: how do different theoretical perspectives help us to understand dementia?; what do we know about what constitutes good practice in dementia care?; and how can we improve practice and service delivery in dementia care? It is a multidisciplinary and critical guide to what we know about this subject, written by leading academics, practitioners and managers involved in the development of dementia care. It explores the way organizations, policy and research shape dementia care, and introduces a range of approaches to practice and service development.