Cynthia Heymanson describes a training programme to address a sensitive issue among care staff Author/s: Cynthia Heymanson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
In this fourth of five articles on developing a benchmarking tool for person-centred care, Caroline Baker, Paul Edwards and Tracy Packer describe the last two factors: carer involvement and organisational strategy. Author/s: Caroline Baker, Paul Edwards, Tracy Packer For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive…...
Kevin Wood describes a creative partnership in south wales between a service for older people with dementia and the local arts development team Author/s: Kevin Wood For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Andrew Benn presents a disturbing personal account of how the ‘old culture’ of dementia care is still with us Author/s: Andrew Benn For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Anthea Innes, Anne Mason, Sylvia Cox, Paula Ribiero and Annetta Smith review current research on provision of services to older people and their carers in remote and rural areas across the UK, with specific reference to Scotland. They consider the policy implications for dementia services in this context Author/s: Anthea Innes, Anne Mason, Sylvia Cox,…...
Oral care of people with dementia is often undertaken by family carers as much as professional staff in formal care settings. Jill Manthorpe, Roger Watson and Anne Stimpson analyse carers’ experiences and the problems they have encountered. Author/s: Jill Manthorpe, Roger Watson, Anne Stimpson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to…...
London: Sue Heiser describes a support group with a difference, where family carers new to the challenges of dementia care can learn more without losing their privacy Author/s: Sue Heiser For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Do parish clergy know or care about older people with dementia? Bjoern Matthes and Anthea Tinker report Author/s: Bjoern Matthes, Anthea Tinker For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Bristol: Tina Free reports on the evaluation of Dementia Care Trust’s counselling service for carers – now expanded to offer counselling for people with dementia too Author/s: Tina Free For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
North Tyneside: Debbie Booth tells another life-affirming story from her book Author/s: Debbie Booth For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....