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  • Soul sessions

    Marjorie Woodbridge shares her experience of sessions which aim to meet the spiritual needs of people with dementia Author/s: Marjorie Woodbridge For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • A room of one?s own: ?room-centred care?

    In this chapter from his new book, And still the music plays, Graham Stokes tells the story of Penny K, showing how living in a care home can be made compatible with having personal and familiar space. Author/s: Graham Stokes For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full…...

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  • It’s high time to step forward

    Rose Heatley explores some of the issues and ideas to emerge from a conference on volunteering in care homes Author/s: Rose Heatley For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • Out and about: a valued community respite service

    Tony Ryan, Rachel Noble, Paul Thorpe and Mike Nolan describe a respite service where people with dementia are accompanied to activities they enjoy in the community. Families and support workers have also been involved in projects to produce training materials including a new CD-Rom. Author/s: Tony Ryan, Rachel Noble, Paul Thorpe, Mike Nolan For the…...

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  • The Dementia Care Garden: part of daily life and activity

    Garuth Chalfont discusses the benefits to people with dementia of everyday contact with gardens and the natural world, and gives guidance on how care homes can make engaging with nature a normal, regular aspect of daily life Author/s: Garuth Chalfont For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full…...

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  • A dementia service evaluated

    Julie Heathcote, Christina Newton and Chia Swee Hong report on the feedback they gathered about a group held for people with dementia and their carers Author/s: Julie Heathcote, Christina Newton, Chia Swee Hong For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • Nurses leading on activities in hospital

    Sharon Richardson and Val Richards describe how an underused facility at Cefn Coed Hospital was transformed into a safe, therapeutic environment for people with dementia Author/s: Sharon Richardson, Val Richards For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • Neighbourhoods for life: the outdoor environment

    Lynne Mitchell describes a three-year project to study the specific needs of older people,  particularly those with dementia, relating to getting around out of doors, enjoying the  neighbourhood and using local amenities Author/s: Lynne Mitchell For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if…...

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  • My Home Life: a new vision for care home practice

    The My Home Life programme aims to improve the quality of life for everyone involved in care homes – residents, staff and those who visit. Tom Owen and Julienne Meyer explain how. Author/s: Tom Owen, Julienne Meyer For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is…...

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