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  • Supporting carers in their own right

    The Admiral Nurse Service, now to be extended nationwide, was established to offer practical and emotional support for families and others who provide care to people with dementia at home. Monica Greenwood and Kiri Walsh describe the three year project and its findings. Author/s: Monica Greenwood, Kiri Walsh For the full article please see the…...

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  • The Long-Term Future

    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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  • Empowering the carer

    As her husband’s behaviour became more demanding, family and friends withdrew from Mrs K and she felt increasingly isolated. The Riverside Admiral Nurse team – Elaine Liburg, Jane Capus, Penny Dodds and Ian Reed – describe how they approached her care. Author/s: Elaine Liburg, Jane Capus, Penny Dodds, Ian Reed For the full article please…...

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  • Who Sits in Judgement?

    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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  • In sickness and in health

    Practical help is the most readily available service for family carers. But is it what they need most? Mandy Sainty’s analysis of the changing marriage relationship led her to feel spouses would benefit greatly from help and information on new ways of communicating, relating, and maintaining activity. Author/s: Mandy Sainty For the full article please…...

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  • Incontinent or not? Person first, dementia second

    Graham Stokes urges that each individual’s personality is all-important. Often dementia is not the cause of a continence problem, but a barrier which prevents the person communicating their needs. 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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  • 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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  • Flying start for new ADS chair

    Brian Roycroft, newly-appointed chairman of the Alzheimer’s Disease Society, brings to the post long experience of social services and local government, vital in a time of persisting uncertainty over community care. Profile by Sue Benson. Author/s: Sue Benson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive…...

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  • Incontinent or not? Don’t label: describe and assess

    Finding someone wet or soiled is no good reason to label them incontinent, writes Graham Stokes in this first of three articles on toileting difficulty in dementia. Instead of labelling, we should begin the process of finding out why. Author/s: Graham Stokes For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right…....

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