Buz Loveday describes a programme of development to train staff not only in the skills needed for good dementia care, but also in training skills to pass on their knowledge and maintain standards in the care setting thereafter. Author/s: Buz Loveday For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The…...
Alice was deeply unhappy in long-term hospital care, but when the opportunity came to transfer her to a specialist dementia ward with a person-centred philosophy, her well-being – and behaviour – transformed. Wendy Ward explains. Author/s: Wendy Ward For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive…...
Madeline Armstrong was unsure whether to make the change from CMHN specialising in dementia care to Admiral nurse, but is glad she did. Focusing on the carer as client can lead to the best quality care for the person with dementia, she argues. Author/s: Madeline Armstrong For the full article please see the PDF download…...
Changing the culture of care in an institutional setting is never an easy task. Jackie Pool reports on the success of a care practice development project at Addenbrooke residential home in Gosport, Hampshire. Author/s: Jackie Pool For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available…...
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....
People with dementia need to be valued as fellow human beings – as do their caregivers. Elizabeth Barnett used depth interviewing and Dementia Care Mapping to discover how care staff are often more valued by their clients than they realise. Author/s: Elizabeth Barnett For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the…...
Linda Rose and Stephanie Schlingensiepen describe the project Music for Life, the way action research has illuminated and changed its work, and how this may contribute to growing knowledge on running arts projects in dementia care. Author/s: Linda Rose, Stephanie Schlingensiepen For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The…...