What training and/or qualifications do staff in care homes need? Brenda Hooper opens the debate Author/s: Brenda Hooper 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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One year on, how have the community care changes affected you? Our contributors consider the question, from different areas of the country and varying professional viewpoints. Author/s: rg/admin/jdcarticles-amend.pl 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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Community care brings an ideal opportunity to respond flexibly to the needs of people with dementia and their carers at home. But what do carers need most? Maria Scurfield identifies four main areas to be taken into account in planning of services. Author/s: Maria Scurfield For the full article please see the PDF download linked…...
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When an older person with dementia behaves in a way that disturbs us, tolerance and liberal ideas are placed under great strain. Setting the scene for a series of practical articles, Carole Archibald looks at attitudes past and present to sex and older people. Author/s: Carole Archibald For the full article please see the PDF…...
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Two years on from the birth of Dementia Care Mapping – a process that gives powerful insight into the lived experience of those who have dementia – Tom Kitwood and Kathleen Bredin chart its development. Author/s: Tom Kitwood, Kathleen Bredin For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full…...
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Reviewing a wide range of reminiscence materials and literature, Faith Gibson urges more research into the theory and practice of this work with older people with dementia. Author/s: Faith Gibson 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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Scots and Irish customs, the roaring twenties, romance, Cockney London – all these and more have provided themes for stimulating activities and fun, writes Christine Bleathman. Author/s: Christine Bleathman 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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Dr Gill Livingston discusses the main causes of the rarer primary dementias, plus those dementias which are secondary to another disease, and may thus be reversible. Author/s: Gill Livingston 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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Nancy Burgoyne shares her experience of planning a successful and stimulating programme of activities. Author/s: Nancy Burgoyne 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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Palliative therapies are likely to precede disease-modifying agents by years or decades, but these earlydrugs will provide the tools for future medical research, writes Professor Peter Stonier. Author/s: Peter Stonier 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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