Experiences on film
Angela Webster describes a DVD produced by people with young onset dementia Author/s: Angela Webster 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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Chalfont Lodge choir: heart of a home and community
Many people find singing in a choir very enjoyable. So what happens when you bring together residents with dementia, staff and families to form a choir based in a care home? As Stuart Wood explains, the ripplies spread beyond the life of the home Author/s: Stuart Wood For the full article please see the PDF…...
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A fluid way to share energy across the generations
Esther Jones describes a project which focused on the pleasure of older and younger people sharing time together Author/s: Esther Jones 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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Poetry: a powerful tool to explore words and meaning
Paula Jennings describes her one-to-one work with residents at Adamwood Nursing Home, in which she uses poetry as a basis for communicating with people with dementia about the past and the present Author/s: Paula Jennings For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if…...
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Music therapy for dementia
A new music therapy programme for residents in Barchester Healthcare’s homes Author/s: rg/admin/jdcarticles-amend.pl 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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Pockets of time
The fourth in the series of occasional articles by Claire Craig focuses on ways to create striking visual effects 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....
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Arts and younger people with dementia
Christina Rowland-Jones and Lynne McDonald tell how a voluntary group, mental health professionals and experienced artists have worked together to develop a lively community arts project for younger people with dementia Author/s: Christina Rowland-Jones, Lynne McDonald For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available…...
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Video portraits: creating lasting records
Sitar Rose describes the work of the Portraits project, using video to capture individual records of people with dementia Author/s: Sitar Rose 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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Meet Angus and Theresa
Rosas Mitchell describes an arts project inspired by the sight of statues Author/s: Rosas Mitchell 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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Behind the scenes: making a fiction film on dementia
A creative film can leave a powerful impression on viewers, but the road to making it is long. Here Errollyn Bruce and Andrea Capstick describe the making of Ex Memoria, a film about an older woman with dementia living in a care home. Author/s: Errollyn Bruce, Andrea Capstick For the full article please see the…...