Can technology offer more than help with safety and security? Can it contribute to individual well-being and quality of life? In the first of two articles, Garuth Chalfont and Grant Gibson explain the work of the Independent project. Author/s: Garuth Chalfont, Grant Gibson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the…...
Victoria Moody describes the development, launch and future plans of ignition, a magazine for older people published by Essex County Council Author/s: Victoria Moody For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Kate MacGregor, communications manager at BUPA Care Homes, explains how an arts project enabled residents at a dementia care unit to express themselves, and describes the positive effect it had on the care team too, while Brenda Driver reports on a very successful art group run by the Cambridge and Ely Branch of the Alzheimer’s…...
Janet Parish, Jackie Wilshaw and Julie Baker describe a practice evaluation of the effects of Sonas aPc in a variety of care settings Author/s: Janet Parish, Jackie Wilshaw, Julie Baker For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Claire Craig looks at how even short sessions of creative writing can facilitate self-expression Author/s: Claire Craig For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Penny Redwood, Diana Robinson and Jane Price describe the development of a dementia cafe in Leeds – a meeting place where people with dementia and their carers can spend an enjoyable time, share problems and obtain information and support Author/s: Penny Redwood, Diana Robinson, Jane Price For the full article please see the PDF download…...
Can people with alcohol-realted brain damage be rehabilitated? Lynda Boughey’s story of Steven illustrates how the benefits of small home living and integration into normal family and community life can make all the difference to individuals with Korsakoff’s syndrome Author/s: Lynda Boughey For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right…....
Managers and staff need to see for themselves how enjoyable activity can transform a person’s health and well-being. That is the best way, perhaps the only way, to change attitudes and beliefs, writes Tessa Perrin Author/s: Tessa Perrin For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive…...
Maria Mullan describes how, with guidance and support, she was able to reflect on her practice running a music programme for people with dementia, and discover how much more a one-to-one approach can offer to each individual Author/s: Maria Mullan For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full…...
Edinburgh: Susan Kirkbride explains the background to a collaborative production of a CD of favourite hymns for older people Author/s: Susan Kirkbride For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....