What are the distinct skills needed for dementia care? In this first of three articles Richard Ward and colleagues describe what they discovered from analysing patterns of communication between staff and residents in care homes. Author/s: Richard Ward For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive…...
How can we improve communication with those who have advanced dementia? John Killick and Kate Allan describe a developmental project undertaken for Hammond Care in Australia Author/s: John Killick, Kate Allan For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
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…...
How can professionals help relatives and carers perpare for the changes of late dementia and approaching death? Anne Sammut outlines the key issues, including strategies for educators to deal with their own anxiety, and for carers to understand and cope with grief Author/s: Anne Sammut For the full article please see the PDF download linked…...
Yorkshire: Suzanne Wightman describes a project to improve care for older people with mental health needs in an acute hospital Author/s: Suzanne Wightman For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
In this article Mike Bender and Tony Wainwright argue that abuse and failings in care settings should be attributed to the inherent qualities of healthcare systems, based on the way human societies work, rather than to the failures of individuals Author/s: Mike Bender, Tony Wainwright For the full article please see the PDF download linked…...
South London: Amanda Thompsell describes an initiative to improve standards in care homes – plus Devil May Care, a new column Author/s: Amanda Thompsell For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Joy Johnson warns that good care is about more than good intentions Author/s: Joy Johnson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Following from their article in the last issue, on a ‘shared care’ approach of collaboration between GPs and hospital specialists in dementia care, Steve Iliffe, Jane Wilcock and Deborah Haworth here identify twelve competemcies needed by professionals along the dementia care pathway Author/s: Steve Iliffe, Jane Wilcock, Deborah Haworth For the full article please see…...
The advocate’s role is avowedly to represent the interests of their client – but sometimes, as Sally Wells reflects, knowing the client well suggests a more flexible approach Author/s: Sally Wells For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....