Ricky Pollock, Steve Bonner and Katrina Gibbons describe an example of appropriate design and technology in action to help the person with dementia – the “Dementia Friendly House”, built as part of the Glasgow ’99 Just Another Disability (JAD) project. Author/s: Ricky Pollock, Steve Bonner, Katrina Gibbons For the full article please see the PDF…...
Kate Allan and John Killick discuss issues arising from the growing range of exciting and creative work now being undertaken using the arts in dementia care. Author/s: Kate Allan, John Killick For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Clare Morris describes how she has found Personal Construct Psychology an invaluable framework for making sense of the experience of dementia from the person’s point of view, as well as that of professional and family carers. This article concludes her series on communication with the person with dementia. Author/s: Clare Morris For the full article…...
Is person-centred care an impossible pipe dream – unworkable in the real world of care, and worse, causing despair as staff feel they are falling short of the ideal? In this first of a series analysing the obstacles that stand in its way, Tracy Packer highlights the gap between ideal and reality. Author/s: Tracy Packer…...
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....
Jan Dewing describes her work with the Royal College of Nursing in developing its dementia strategy, including a specialist role for nurses in dementia care. Author/s: Jan Dewing 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: Sue Benson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
The views and experiences of lesbians and gay men with dementia, and their carers, are largely unrecognised, and it seems no one is taking responsibility either for investigating, or meeting, their needs, writes Richard Ward. Author/s: Richard Ward For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive…...
Clare Morris explains the way memory is thought to work, how this information can help us in communicating, and how specific memory disorders can affect the person with dementia, in this sixth article of her series. Author/s: Clare Morris For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC…...
We use the term “person-centred” very loosely in dementia care, but it is important to understand and acknowledge the distinct contribution of Rogerian person-centred counselling to the “new culture” we champion today, and to learn from its theory and practice, writes Ian Morton. Author/s: Ian Morton For the full article please see the PDF download…...