Article Category: Care Homes

Sharing activities: to bring back the pleasure of caring

Though life story work is now commonplace, staff could do much more to use the personal information gained, especially in encouraging family carers to share enjoyable activities with people with dementia, writes Carole Archibald. Author/s: Carole Archibald For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is...

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The heart of the home – but how are kitchens used?

In Australia, kitchens are now considered essential in helping create a more homely environment in low care residential dementia centres. Meredith Gresham conducted a survey of ten facilities in Sydney, New South Wales, to find out how the kitchens were being used. Author/s: Meredith Gresham For the full article please see the PDF download linked...

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Taped memories: a source of emotional security

Richard Cheston and Susan Byatt hope to reduce the attachment anxiety of patients with dementia on an assessment ward through use of memories tapes, recorded by each patient’s spouse. They report on a case study from this pilot project. Author/s: Richard Cheston, Susan Byatt For the full article please see the PDF download linked to...

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All play and no work? Take a fresh look at activities

The idea of residents in a care home being encouraged to get on with the daily activities of life – such as meal preparation – is backed by Alison Johnson, who can’t bear the thought of bingo and carpet bowls. Author/s: Alison Johnson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the...

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Nurturing a fruitful spirit of togetherness

In an edited version of her address at Dementia Care 98 in Loughborough, Heli Virtanen writes about setting up a home-like group home from scratch, and the way in which this resulted in highly motivated staff teams and contented residents. Author/s: Heli Virtanen For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the...

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Psychosocial approaches to “challenging behaviour” in care homes

Esme Moniz-Cook reviews research in the field of challenging behaviour and psychosocial intervention in care homes, summarising its messages and highlighting implications for practice. Author/s: Esme Moniz-Cook 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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Depression and dementia in care homes

A study of older people in residential homes found that the identification and treatment of depression marked out a home with good general quality of care. By Justine Schneider and Anthony Mann Author/s: Justine Schneider, Anthony Mann For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is...

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How it helps to see dementia as a disability

There is great potential for the design of a building to compensate for the disabilities of a person with dementia, writes Mary Marshall. She outlines internationally agreed principles and features of therapeutic buildings for dementia care. Author/s: Mary Marshall For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC...

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Jewels in the crown – shared principles, varied solutions

Peter Phippen takes us on a whistle stop tour through some examples of good design for dementia in Australia and northern Europe. Author/s: Peter Phippen 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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So what do we mean by abuse?

As abuse of care home residents hits the headlines again, Les Bright describes Counsel and Care’s recent work in raising awareness, widening the definition of the problem to include bad care practice, and training staff, especially care assistants. Author/s: Les Bright For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The...

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