Carers and Families

  • Dementia services in remote and rural areas

    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,…...

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  • Relatives’ views on mouth care

    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…...

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  • Taking things one day at a time

    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....

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  • The church’s role in dementia care

    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....

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  • Counsel of success

    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....

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  • There’s no stopping Peggy

    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....

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  • Sometimes rules need to be broken

    North Tyneside: Doctors don’t always know best. Presenting carers with a set of rules to follow can have a devastating effect, as Tom’s story shows. By Debbie Booth 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....

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  • Eating out: carers’ views on the pleasures and pitfalls

    Little is written about the inclusion of people with dementia in everyday social situations. Here Jill Manthorpe, Roger Watson and Anne Stimpson reveal carers’ perspectives on eating out Author/s: Jill Manthorpe, Roger Watson, Anne Stimpson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if…...

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  • New partnerships

    DASS Project: Nottingham: A DASS partnership conference is in the pipeline, says Jayne Lingard Author/s: Jayne Lingard 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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  • Holding a mirror up to the world

    Popular fiction moves with the times and reflects changing attitudes to dementia and the caring role. Jill Manthorpe surveys the scene Author/s: Jill Manthorpe 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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