ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the experience of dementia and the role of rehabilitation within this context. Models of the subjective experience of the person with early-stage dementia, and how people with dementia make sense of their condition, are reviewed. In order to place the person with dementia in context, the nature of interactions with family caregivers is discussed, aspects of the experience of family caregivers are outlined, and recent work focusing on social participation in dementia is introduced. Finally, implications for intervention are described.
