Article Category: Care staff/Professional roles

Incontinence of faeces: the final frontier?

All dementia care practitioners have to cope with episodes of faecal incontinence. If we are to give the best possible care, Deirdre Jenkins argues, we must remember and face our natural feelings of revulsion, rather than suppress them. On page 29 Tracy Packer adds information on some important aspects of practical care, thoughts on the...

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Care for ethnic minorities – the professionals’ view

In this first of three articles on the findings of the CNEOPSA project, Naina Patel and Naheed Mirza discuss the issues raised by professional carers, and address the question: what do the professionals need in caring for people with dementia from ethnic minorities? Author/s: Naina Patel, Naheed Mirza For the full article please see the...

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Suit the word to the action

Stephen Judd reports from New South Wales, Australia, where employers and staff have worked together to tailor job descriptions to their care ideals. Author/s: Stephen Judd 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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Before and after training: a case study of intervention

Can staff training and development improve residents’ well-being? In the first of a two-part report on an action research project in a nursing home, Tracey Lintern, Bob Woods and Lynne Phair describe the assessment and initial training phases. Author/s: Tracey Lintern, Bob Woods, Lynne Phair For the full article please see the PDF download linked...

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Focus on carer brings benefits

An evaluation of the Admiral nurse service finds it an effective way to support people with dementia and their carers. Alison Soliman reports. Author/s: Alison Soliman 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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Adapting the counselling role for dementia care

Mike Bender discusses the wider issues raised by long-term supportive counselling for people with dementia, in the second part of his article about the Companions Club, a peer supervision group set up with Gert Landers, Judith Horrocks and Margaret Jones. Author/s: Mike Bender For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the...

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Support for all involved in the Companion’s Club

In the first of two articles, Mike Bender describes a peer supervision group for staff engaged in long-term supportive counselling with people who have dementia. Author/s: Mike Bender 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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Who cares about care assistant work?

The role and world of the care assistant has been largely neglected by research; but if we are to explore psychosocial interventions which will enable person-centred care to occur, it is vital that we step back, explore and attempt to understand the reality of their work as they see it, write Ian Jacques and Anthea...

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Behind labels: what makes behaviour “difficult”

The question of who or what care assistants find difficult is a neglected area of research. Anthea Innes describes a study investigating this area. Author/s: Anthea Innes 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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Training to promote person-centred care

Care-givers have so much power over the wellbeing of people with dementia, that it is vital they are equipped with the necessary skills, understanding and insight, writes Buz Loveday. She explains the kind of training staff need to develop these qualities. Author/s: Buz Loveday For the full article please see the PDF download linked to...

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