Dementia, Work and Employability: Using the Capability Approach to understand the employability potential for people living with dementia

Louise Ritchie; Valerie Egdell; Michael Danson; Mandy Cook; Jill Stavert; Debbie Tolson

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Dementia, Work and Employability: Using the Capability Approach to understand the employability potential for people living with dementia

Louise Ritchie, Valerie Egdell, Michael Danson, Mandy Cook, Jill Stavert, Debbie Tolson

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The importance of remaining in, or re-entering, the labour market is emphasised by governments internationally. While this may bring benefits, progressive disabilities such as dementia affect an individual’s employability. Although employers have legal obligations to support employees with disabilities, research suggests that employers are not providing this support to employees living with dementia and are undermining their capabilities. Drawing on interview data from 38 key informants collected over two studies, we explore the potential for supporting and promoting the employability of people living with dementia. A model of sustainable employability based on the Capability Approach is used as a lens to explore this issue. The findings demonstrate the implications of progressive disabilities for employability when the worker and their family are faced with dealing with a disability in a period of uncertainty with a lack of public and workplace understanding.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	591-609363
Number of pages	19
Journal	Work, Employment and Society
Volume	36
Issue number	4
Early online date	2 Dec 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017020961929
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2022

Keywords

dementia
disability
employability
sustainable employability
capability approach
Capability Approach

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