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  • The benefit system explained

    Jill Walton sets out the benefits a person with dementia and/or their family carer may claim, explaining who is eligible for what. Author/s: Jill Walton 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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  • Down’s syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease

    Owen Barr and Ann Campbell review the growing body of evidence on the relationship between Alzheimer’s disease and Down’s syndrome. Author/s: Owen Barr, Ann Campbell 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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  • Understanding dementia 9: Drug treatments for psychiatric and behaviour disturbances

    Dr Robert Tobiansky reviews research and clinical experience on the use of drugs to help carers and staff cope with behaviour disturbances in dementia. Author/s: Robert Tobiansky 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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  • Who pays? Negotiating a new care contract

    The issue of who pays for long-term care is rising up the political agenda, largely by force of public concern. Simon Denegri considers the direction of debate. Author/s: Simon Denegri 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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  • Technology is the shape of the future

    No longer an ostrich ignoring the contribution of technology to dementia care, Mary Marshall believes there are potential benefits as well as thorny ethical issues to debate. Author/s: Mary Marshall 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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  • Listen to the voices of experience

    If we are to achieve the ideal of responsive, flexible, individually-based services for people with dementia, we must listen carefully to their experiences and their opinions. John Keady, Mike Nolan and Jane Gilliard report on interviews they undertook with six people in the early stages of dementia. Author/s: John Keady, Mike Nolan, Jane Gilliard For…...

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  • Incontinent or not? Multi-modal therapy

    Searching for the individual causes of toileting difficulty can lead on to successful, person-centred interventions, Graham Stokes argues. Author/s: Graham Stokes 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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  • How to give carers a break

    Respite care services must adapt to the changing needs of users and carers, who should be able to choose from a range of provision, say Jo Moriarty and Enid Levin. Author/s: Jo Moriarty, Enid Levin For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if…...

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  • Towards a compassionate model of care

    Roger Watson argues that the skills of hospice care provide an appropriate and helpful model for care of people in the terminal stages of dementia. Author/s: Roger Watson 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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  • Heads Out Of The Sand

    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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