Carers and Families

  • Life story work sees the person beyond the dementia

    Paul Batson, Kirsty Thorne and Jennifer Peak discuss a project to evaluate life story work, and how it helped care professionals and famaily carers as well as people with dementia Author/s: Paul Batson, Kirsty Thorne, Jennifer Peak For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is…...

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  • Mary teaches us that caring is a continual learning process

    Caring for Mary has taught Julie Trilsbach many things – especially that a flexible and person-centred approach is vital Author/s: Julie Trilsbach 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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  • A break together

    Middlesex: When an opportunity arose to go on holiday with her husband, who has severe dementia, Sylvia Foley made the most of it. Author/s: Sylvia Foley 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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  • Once a friend: now a carer

    Winchester: In the third DASS pilot project, former carers work as volunteers with the local Alzheimer’s Society. Author/s: Jayne Lingard, Alisoun Milne 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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  • Pioneers’ progress

    Bedford: Margaret Anne Tibbs, Pat Stock and Jeanette Rothen describe the Alzheimer’s Link project. Author/s: Margaret Anne Tibbs, Pat Stock, Jeanette Rothen 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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  • Every day matters: a cafe event

    London: Jude Sweeting describes a one-day event in London which rekindled the past and enlivened the present. Author/s: Jude Sweeting 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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  • Early onset dementia: developing strategies

    West Midlands: Tony Elliott and Kate Read report on ‘A step in the right direction’, a conference on early onset dementia which took place earlier this year. Author/s: Tony Elliott, Kate Read 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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  • Cognitive therapy for carers: distinguishing fact from fiction

    Ian James, Ian Powell and Katharina Reichelt describe how they encourage carers to monitor their own thoughts as a way of understanding the strong emotions they experience. This knowledge can then help carers to find better strategies for coping with difficult caring situations Author/s: Ian James, Ian Powell, Katharina Reichelt For the full article please…...

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  • Money matters: a system fraught with glaring inequality

    In the second of two articles, Barbara Pointon analyses the chaos of funding and benefits that rarely seem to help the people they are intended for, and asks again, ‘Whose service is it?’. Author/s: Barbara Pointon For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available…...

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  • First-hand experience

    Glasgow: Jayne Lingard and Alisoun Milne describe another pilot project of the Dementia Advice and Support Service Author/s: Jayne Lingard, Alisoun Milne 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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