Kim Cowley, co-ordinator of a Positive Caring course for carers, describes how the project has developed Author/s: Kim Cowley For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Joanne Schofield and Jack Buckley Mellor explain the value of having a carer available to offer support to other carers with relatives on a continuing care ward Author/s: Joanne Schofield, Jack Buckley Mellor For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Kate Allan describes a consultation exercise that looked at the issues for two groups of people with dementia: those with acquired hearing loss and those who had always been deaf. Author/s: Kate Allan For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Chreanne Montgomery-Smith tells the story of ‘Singing for the brain’, a music programme for people with dementia and their carers. Author/s: Chreanne Montgomery-Smith For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Lynne Mather explains how listening and responding to the needs expressed by younger people with dementia and their families has been the inspiration for a range of services in Victoria, Australia Author/s: Lynne Mather For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you…...
The needs of gay and lesbian people are gradually being recognised within dementia care, but the journey to understanding has been slow. Carole Archibald describes her own learning over time in this area Author/s: Carole Archibald For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available…...
Sally Knocker introduces an Age Concern resource pack aimed at preventing gay people from becoming ‘invisible’ in care settings Author/s: Sally Knocker For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
It can seem often that there are only two care options: stay at home, or move to a residential environment. But is there another way? Robin Currie and Pam Stopforth explain the work of the Liverpool-based organisation, PSS. Author/s: Robin Currie, Pam Stopforth For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the…...
The Southern Health and Social Services Board is based in Armagh, Northern Ireland. Here Fionnuala McAndrew and Rosemary Taylor describe how the board worked to actively include the voice of people with dementia in planning services. Author/s: Fionnuala McAndrew, Rosemary Taylor For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The…...
Supporting a group of very frail people with dementia to relocate is a complex task. Here Amanda Thompsell and colleagues report on a move within a London nursing home where, despite careful planning, important lessons were learned. Author/s: Amanda Thompsell For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full…...