By Toby Williamson, editor designate of the Journal of Dementia Care Greetings to all readers of the Journal of Dementia Care. This is my first comment piece as the new editor of the journal (I will take over the role from the next issue onwards). You can read more about me and my hopes for…...
Wiliamson T (2025) Change and challenge. Journal of Dementia Care 33(3) 12. A message from the editor designate of JDC, Toby Williamson I feel very excited to be the new editor of the Journal of Dementia Care, though also slightly daunted. As a reader and contributor to JDC over many years, I’ve always been impressed…...
Whitman L (2025) Growing good practice in equality, diversity and inclusion. Journal of Dementia Care 33(3) 5. Despite imaginative work by committed practitioners over many years, too many dementia services still have a “one-size fits all” approach, which fails to meet the needs of people affected by dementia who belong to minoritised communities. Eighteen months…...
Hewat E (2025) How we talk about dementia. Journal of Dementia Care 33(1) 5. By Emma Hewat, Director of Dementia Care, KYN. I have been involved in many initiatives over the years to promote and support the use of positive, person-centred language in a variety of dementia care settings, helping employees to understand why some words…
By Maria Pasiecznik Parsons, Creative Dementia Arts Network This journal has always championed the arts in dementia care. Creative activities and arts offer people living with dementia opportunities to experience pleasure, inspiration and stimulation, express their feelings, emotions and ideas, and to socialise and maintain social connections that enhance health and wellbeing and quality of…
David Truswell, member of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group of Dementia Community and an independent writer on the impact of dementia on migrant and minority ethnic communities, and Sue Benson, Editor, JDC. The Journal of Dementia Care has always focused on sharing good practice, illustrating solutions as well as identifying problems, and ensuring contributors…...
People often describe me as Mary Poppins as I have huge supplies of pictures, props and charity shop treasures which I use in my work. A favourite of these is a pair of small, red, patent leather children’s party shoes. Like Dorothy’s shoes in the Wizard of Oz, they seem to possess a certain magic,…...
On March 22 this year, our inboxes were filled with emails regarding the Alzheimer Society’s recent advertising campaign, The Long Goodbye. These emails conveyed a range of emotions, including astonishment, shock, upset, and feelings of betrayal. In response, the directors of Dementia Community addressed these concerns by posting the following statement on our website and…...
Responses to The Long Goodbye. Journal of Dementia Care 32(3) 11-13. The Long Goodbye, the Alzheimer’s Society’s recent video advert, has caused dismay and distress among our Dementia Community. Our Board responded with a statement of concern (above) and invited comments. These can be read in full and unedited on our website; below is a…...
Litherland R, Milton S, Murphy D (2024) Is this ‘The unvarnished truth’? Journal of Dementia Care 32(3) 11-13. The Long Goodbye has provoked strong reactions (see Comment and collected responses HERE). Here is the response from Innovations in Dementia, by directors Rachael Litherland, Steve Milton and Damian Murphy It has been a few weeks now…...