Ealing, London: May Hearn proves that dementia is no obstacle to leading an active life. Neil Mapes describes her tireless work for charity Author/s: Neil Mapes For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Caroline Baker asks why residents are sometimes ‘protected’ too much from activities that could benefit them Author/s: Caroline Baker For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Warwickshire: Technology and music are being used together to facilitate creative expression. Judith Perry explains how Author/s: Judith Perry For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Paul Batson, Kirsty Thorne and Jennifer Peak discuss a project to evaluate life story work, and how it helped care professionals and famaily carers as well as people with dementia Author/s: Paul Batson, Kirsty Thorne, Jennifer Peak For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is…...
Storytelling with puppets helped three people with dementia on a continuing care ward to find a new voice. Sue Saunders and Claire McLoughlin tell the tale. Author/s: Sue Saunders, Claire McLoughlin For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Colin MacDonald reflects on research into the effects of multisensory stimulation. He argues that care environments and practices have developed in a way that excludes people with dementia from the pleasurable sensory experiences most of us enjoy every day. Rather than create a new environment to compensate for this deprivation, should we not try to…...
Middlesex: When an opportunity arose to go on holiday with her husband, who has severe dementia, Sylvia Foley made the most of it. Author/s: Sylvia Foley For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Northumberland: Christine Davidson reports on a project to involve people with dementia in creating stained glass designs. Author/s: Christine Davidson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Staffordshire: Jim Ellis describes how he develped a special therapeutic activity through which to communicate with his wife Margaret. Author/s: Jim Ellis For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Chrissie Hosking describes how a clinical audit using well- and ill-being profiling was able to satisfy managers of a small community hospital that a person-centred approach with sensory stimulation improves well-being – even of those people with dementia who can do little for themselves. Author/s: Chrissie Hosking For the full article please see the PDF…...