School for Business and Society
Orla Phipps
Postgraduate researcher
Profile
Biography
As a full-time caregiver for my grandmother who lived with Alzheimer's, I felt a deep need to understand dementia better, and to help those living with the condition. Throughout the Covid pandemic, I made educational videos sharing my journey as a caregiver. I then spent a year working in a care home as a life enrichment co-ordinator, before turning to the world of research. I have since completed my MSc at Brighton and Sussex Medical School in Dementia Studies, with my dissertation forming part of the DETERMIND project, exploring the benefits and challenges of an early or timely diagnosis of dementia. Currently I am an NiHR SSCR funded PhD student at the University of York. The aim of my PhD is to gain an understanding of the preferences and experiences of residents and their families as they transition to life in a care home in a qualitative longitudinal study.
Research
Overview
Thesis title
Journeys through care: a qualitative longitudinal study exploring the preferences and experiences of people moving into care homes
Research topic
Older adults social care
Research interests
- Dementia
- Care Homes
- Transitions in later life
- Decision making surrounding care
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