Sally Mendham describes carer information groups developed and run by Stockport Dementia Care Training, and the research undertaken to evaluate their effects Author/s: Sally Mendham For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Jean Georges and Dianne Gove present Alzheimer Europe’s newly drafted position on the disclosure of the diagnosis to people with dementia and carers Author/s: Jean Georges, Dianne Gove For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Rachael Litherland describes work carried out within the Living with Dementia programme at the Alzheimer’s Society between 2001 and 2005 to develop accessible information products for people with dementia Author/s: Rachael Litherland For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
In the second of two articles, Garuth Chalfont gives practical advice on creating a Dementia Care Garden, and presents a case study showing how one care home improved and integrated three garden areas Author/s: Garuth Chalfont For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available…...
Mike Nolan, Sue Davies, Tony Ryan and John Keady explain how relationship-centred care and the ‘Senses’ framework can help create enriched environments for all living and working in care homes Author/s: Mike Nolan, Sue Davies, Tony Ryan, John Keady For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC…...
We must seize current initiatives to make large-scale improvements in dementia care, says Neil Hunt, setting out evidence from the Alzheimer’s Society’s report, Home from home Author/s: Neil Hunt For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
In this third and final article, Ian Morton focuses on some of the unconscious processes that affect the relationship between paid caregiver and the person with dementia, and on the dynamics of caregiving organisations Author/s: Ian Morton For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is…...
In a new book, Andrea Capstick and Clive Baldwin assess Tom Kitwood’s contribution to the field of dementia studies. Here they consider one of the key themes of their book – the transformation of organisational culture in dementia care Author/s: Andrea Capstick, Clive Baldwin For the full article please see the PDF download linked to…...
Julie Heathcote, Christina Newton and Chia Swee Hong report on the feedback they gathered about a group held for people with dementia and their carers Author/s: Julie Heathcote, Christina Newton, Chia Swee Hong For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Editorial Comment Author/s: Maria Parsons For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....