Devon: Kerrie Wayland and Helen Cosgrove describe their creative communication arts project with people with dementia Author/s: Kerrie Wayland, Helen Cosgrove For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Helen Leslie travelled to see Danish dementia care at first hand. What she saw – with its pervasive focus on providing a warm and friendly environment – led her to reflect on how dementia care is provided here. Author/s: Helen Leslie For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The…...
John Killick reports on how specially trained actors in Scotland are using clowning skills to bring a liberating new way for people with dementia to express themselves. Author/s: John Killick For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
London: Janet Greenyer explains the many benefits of music and reminiscence within the context of a ‘life course’ philosophy Author/s: Janet Greenyer For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Play, movement and song in a dynamic and interactive circle can reawaken memories laid down in the muscles of the body, linking people with dementia back to their past lives and selves. Marion Violets Gibson describes her work and the Links project to train staff to use this approach Author/s: Marion Violets Gibson For the…...
In this fourth of her series on design for dementia care, Margaret Calkins discusses the many ways in which the physical environment can help a care setting feel more like home. Author/s: Margaret Calkins For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you…...
Eating and nutrition can present various problems for people with dementia, but they can all be overcome by being sensitive to the different practical and cultural aspects of eating. he first of two articles, Claire Biernacki explains. Author/s: Claire Biernacki For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full…...
Little is written about the inclusion of people with dementia in everyday social situations. Here Jill Manthorpe, Roger Watson and Anne Stimpson reveal carers’ perspectives on eating out Author/s: Jill Manthorpe, Roger Watson, Anne Stimpson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if…...
In the first of two articles on communication in the day care environment, Linda Armstrong and Anne-Marie Wright discuss how important it is to be aware of the non-verbal ways in which people communicate, and to use them oneself Author/s: Linda Armstrong, Anne-Marie Wright For the full article please see the PDF download linked to…...
Cornwall: Karen Daniel of the Queen’s Nursing Institute explains how Penny Smith’s hydrotherapy project, winner of the first Excellence in Dementia Care award, impressed the judges. Author/s: Karen Daniel For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....