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  • Haloperidol, hips and toenails

    Mrs T’s “calming” medication was having the opposite effect and she posed a huge challenge for staff. Without the drug she began to emerge as a person, and staff could begin a long but effective process of discovery and individualised care. By Tracy Packer and Michelle Jefferies. Author/s: Tracy Packer, Michelle Jefferies For the full…...

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  • Going home from hospital: the road to recovery?

    Moira Woodford of the Dementia Care Initiative, Newcastle upon Tyne, describes how local organisations and professionals worked together to agree a common good practice strategy on discharge of an older person from hospital. Author/s: Moira Woodford For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available…...

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  • A lonely battle against the odds

    Diabetes does not affect the brain – that’s what Jane Dawson had been told. She had no support in coping with her husband’s cognitive dysfunction, until she met a friend in similar circumstances. They started the Bath group for carers of insulin dependent diabetics. Author/s: Jane Dawson For the full article please see the PDF…...

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  • Room For Improvement

    Editorial Comment Author/s: Sue Benson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • The experience of dementia

    Brenda Gillies’ study interviewed twenty people with dementia, to discover and interpret what the experience feels like to them. Author/s: Brenda Gillies For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • A Need to Move Together

    Editorial Comment Author/s: Sue Benson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • Depression and dementia in care homes

    A study of older people in residential homes found that the identification and treatment of depression marked out a home with good general quality of care. By Justine Schneider and Anthony Mann Author/s: Justine Schneider, Anthony Mann For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is…...

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  • Not such a good move?

    Sheltered housing is very popular with families when a relative is in the early stages of dementia, but it may not work out well at all, writes Madeline Armstrong. Author/s: Madeline Armstrong For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • Playing a long-ball game with health policy

    Labour has kept a tight rein on finaces so far, but will have to give soon if it is to retain public confidence in its big ideas for the future, says Simon Denegri. Author/s: Simon Denegri For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available…...

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  • Communication: a matter of life and death of the mind

    John Killick’s work of listening to and recording the words of people with dementia has convinced him that they do retain insight into their predicament. The barrier which they (and we) have to fight against is the language in which to express their thoughts and feelings. Author/s: John Killick For the full article please see…...

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