Williamson T (2025). Book review: Understanding dementia and the needs of people living with dementia – A brief focus on Nigeria. Journal of Dementia Care 33(4) 20. Toby Williamson reviews the first book of its kind to focus on dementia in relation to Nigerian people living in Nigeria and the UK. As awareness grows of…...
Harrison Dening K, Ambrosi M (2025). Book review and author comment. Scarlett Buckling and the Case of the Missing Pictures. Journal of Dementia Care 33(4) 21. There is a need for more books that engage and explain dementia to children and young people. Karen Harrison Dening reviews a new book with a sparky heroine who…...
Amy Pepper, Karen Harrison Dening, Emma Wolverson. Lantern Publishing 2024 ISBN 9781914962240 This new book, part of the “essentials” series, does exactly what it sets out to do. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the essentials of dementia and dementia care, with a particular focus on the health and medical dimensions of the condition. This…...
Book review – Bewick Tales. Journal of Dementia Care 32(6)13. Stories from the life and work of Thomas Bewick By Sarah Laurence Open Ended books is a new imprint of Equal Arts, a leading creative ageing charity supporting older people and those living with dementia in Gateshead, Newcastle and across the UK. The aim of…
McGraw Hill 0335251285 · 9780335251285 by Keith Oliver, Reinhard Guss, Ruth Bartlett Already knowing Keith Oliver through my work at University of Bradford’s Centre for Applied Dementia Studies and DEEP (Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project), I approached this book with eager anticipation. I was not disappointed: the book offered new perspectives that reinforced my understanding. It begins…...
Benson A (2024) The Memory Key – book review. Journal of Dementia Care 32(4)21. The Memory Key Review by Arthur Benson The Memory Key is a graphic novel written by Nigel Baines who also wrote A Tricky Kind of Magic which I previously read and enjoyed. It’s a story that involves not just magic but…...
by Dr Michael Bender Available at https://agewisebooks.uk/ Michael Bender worked as a clinical psychologist, mostly in the field of dementia. This book brings together his clinical experience and scientific evidence about dementia. Bender cites research evidence that contrasts with the received wisdom about the causes of most dementias, especially Alzheimer’s disease. He questions the decades-long…...
LGBTQ+ People and Dementia: A Good Practice Guide Sue Westwood and Elizabeth Price,Jessica Kingsley Publishers,ISBN 9781839973307 £16.99 This slim volume, one of the University of Bradford Dementia Good Practice Guides, is packed full of information, insights and helpful guidance. The book explains the particular challenges for LGBTQ+ people who are affected by dementia and why…...
In this beautifully produced book, Jane Jason tells the story of Admiral Nursing and what is now Dementia UK. It is a personal story and also the story of a changing world and changing attitudes to dementia over those years, taking us back through what were also the early years of the Journal of Dementia…...
Claire Surr, Sarah Jane Smith and Isabelle Latham, Open University Press, ISBN 9780335251124, £25.99 If you are involved in providing dementia education and training in any shape or form, this book is a “must read”. The ambition to improve understanding of dementia and develop a skilled, confident and competent workforce has received much attention…...