Community placements of young offenders into day care settings for people with dementia brough gains for both generations as well as the host organisations, as Gillian Granville reports. Author/s: Gillian Granville For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Responding to questions and feedback from their two recent articles, Errollyn Bruce and Stephen Wey explain in detail how the well- and ill-being profile works in practice, and discuss some of the thinking behind its development. Author/s: Errollyn Bruce, Stephen Wey For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The…...
Rhonda Knight describes how a nursing team developed a new ward philosophy, involving everyone in the process as much as possible so that a true sense of ownership and commitment to the principles was achieved. Author/s: Rhonda Knight For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive…...
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....
Much dementia care practice is founded on an assumption of the person’s ‘best interests’ but these are often far from easy to determine. Reviewing the issues, Graham Stokes argues that care plans must be founded on agreed and conspicuous safeguards which are not only ethical but also easily understood and administered. Author/s: Graham Stokes For…...
Alisoun Milne and Jayne Lingard describe the development of the Dementia Advice and Support Service, an important new initiative from the Mental Health Foundation. Author/s: Alisoun Milne, Jayne Lingard For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
The ExtraCare Activity Challenge took 19 people with dementia out of their normal care environment for an exciting outdoor activity holiday. Dawn Brooker describes how Dementia Care Mapping has helped to evaluate this experience and how its benefits for both residents and staff might be developed for the future. Author/s: Dawn Brooker For the full…...
New Zealand: The Alzheimer’s Society of New Zealand is hosting this year’s Alzheimer’s Disease International conference. Susan Frade of ADI reports; plus a report from the North Sea Dementia Research group. Author/s: Susan Frade For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you…...
Trafford: Don Chapman and Alicia Clare describe an education programme for nursing assistants. Author/s: Don Chapman, Alicia Clare For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Newcastle: Karen Pieroni and Lorna Mackenzie describe an initiative to help carers understand what the experience of dementia is like from within. Author/s: Karen Pieroni, Lorna Mackenzie For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....