Many people find singing in a choir very enjoyable. So what happens when you bring together residents with dementia, staff and families to form a choir based in a care home? As Stuart Wood explains, the ripplies spread beyond the life of the home Author/s: Stuart Wood For the full article please see the PDF…...
Lorna Mackenzie, Amy Wood-Mitchell and Ian James present guidance on doll use in dementia care settings based on their experiences in Newcastle upon Tyne Author/s: Lorna Mackenzie, Amy Wood-Mitchell, Ian James For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
How can new residents and relatives be supported in the difficult transition into care? Barry Aveyard and Sue Davies describe the combined efforts of staff, relatives and researchers to create a welcome booklet for newcomers to a dementia care home in Sheffield Author/s: Barry Aveyard, Sue Davies For the full article please see the PDF…...
How can we respond in a helpful and respectful way when a person with dementia seems to be occupying a different reality from our own? Brenda Walker offers some options based on her experience. On page 30 she addresses some questions raised by the article on lying to people with dementia (JDC Nov/Dec 2006) Author/s:…...
Esther Jones describes a project which focused on the pleasure of older and younger people sharing time together Author/s: Esther Jones For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Louise McCabe reports on a study of four care homes which revealed a variety of ways of managing alcohol consumption. More training is needed, she argues, if care homes are to respond consistently to this complex issue Author/s: Louise McCabe For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full…...
What is the state of social work with people with dementia? Mary Marshall and Margaret Anne Tibbs argue that, despite bureaucratic pressures, there are positive signs about the contribution of social work to care for people with dementia Author/s: Mary Marshall, Margaret Anne Tibbs For the full article please see the PDF download linked to…...
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....
Paula Jennings describes her one-to-one work with residents at Adamwood Nursing Home, in which she uses poetry as a basis for communicating with people with dementia about the past and the present Author/s: Paula Jennings For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if…...
Editorial Comment Author/s: Kate Allan For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....