A creative film can leave a powerful impression on viewers, but the road to making it is long. Here Errollyn Bruce and Andrea Capstick describe the making of Ex Memoria, a film about an older woman with dementia living in a care home. Author/s: Errollyn Bruce, Andrea Capstick For the full article please see the…...
What factors influence whether a new piece of technology is accepted by people with dementia? In this second and final article, Garuth Chalfont and Grant Gibson explain the Independent project’s findings to this question. Author/s: Garuth Chalfont, Grant Gibson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC…...
Kate Allan describes a consultation exercise that looked at the issues for two groups of people with dementia: those with acquired hearing loss and those who had always been deaf. 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....
Chreanne Montgomery-Smith tells the story of ‘Singing for the brain’, a music programme for people with dementia and their carers. Author/s: Chreanne Montgomery-Smith For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Gloria Haynes describes one organisation’s efforts to have ‘champions’ in all its homes. Author/s: Gloria Haynes For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Susan Benbow and colleagues describe some initiatives for Asian elders with mental health needs in south-east Wolverhampton, based at the Blakenhall Resource Centre. Author/s: Susan Benbow For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Lynne Mather explains how listening and responding to the needs expressed by younger people with dementia and their families has been the inspiration for a range of services in Victoria, Australia Author/s: Lynne Mather For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you…...
The needs of gay and lesbian people are gradually being recognised within dementia care, but the journey to understanding has been slow. Carole Archibald describes her own learning over time in this area Author/s: Carole Archibald For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available…...
Sally Knocker introduces an Age Concern resource pack aimed at preventing gay people from becoming ‘invisible’ in care settings Author/s: Sally Knocker For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Rosas Mitchell describes an arts project inspired by the sight of statues Author/s: Rosas Mitchell For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....