Tibbs, MA. and Russell, S. (2026) ‘It takes a community to support a family living with dementia’, Journal of Dementia Care, 34(1) pp. 30-33. Margaret-Anne Tibbs and Sarah Russell tell the story of how a local community organisation, originally based around supporting people with dementia through music, was set up over ten years ago and…...
Casson, D. and Iglesias, A. (2025) ‘The human-AI partnership in dementia care: navigating ethical frontiers’, Journal of Dementia Care, 33(6) pp. 40-43 Daniel Casson and colleagues consider the ethical issues arising from the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in dementia care. The dementia care crisis has reached a tipping point. Recent findings from the Alzheimer’s…
Harris, I. (2025) ‘Voice-activated technology: A guide for those caring for someone with dementia’, Journal of Dementia Care, 33(6) pp. 30-31 Iona-Jane Harris describes how Dementia Carers Count has developed a guide for unpaid carers about how voice-activated technology can help them Dementia Carers Count (DCC) is a is a UK charity which supports, advocates…
Eley, R. (2025) ‘Online opportunities: Using technology to connect unpaid carers’, Journal of Dementia Care, 33(6) pp. 27-29 Together in Dementia Everyday (tide) is an organisation for current and former unpaid carers of people with dementia. Ruth Eley discusses the online connections that tide provides. At first I found it very difficult to talk about the challenges that we faced as a family but I…
Ward, J. (2025) ‘Review: Dementia Compass – an online course’, Journal of Dementia Care, 33(6) p. 23 Jane Ward reviews Dementia Compass, a free online training resource designed to help carers, families, and professionals understand and respond to dementia Dementia Compass claims to be “a reflective training resource designed to transform how carers, families, and professionals understand and respond to…
Williamson, T. (2025) ‘Viewpoint: Technology and consent’. Journal of Dementia Care, 33(6) p.16 JDC editor Toby Williamson reflects on the issue of consent to the use of surveillance technology, and to portrayal of people in films and photography Surveillance technology Consent is an issue that frequently comes up in discussions about the use of technology in dementia care. So many tech products are designed to observe,…
Mazzotta, J. (2025) ‘Reflections on the co-production of a social farm service model for dementia. Journal of Dementia Care, 33(5)14-17. Social farms, also referred to as ‘care farms’ and physically based on working farms, can provide a number of benefits to people with dementia. Justin Mazzotta describes a social farm on the outskirts of York,…...
Anon (2025) ‘Dementia and moral care dilemmas for a neighbour’, Journal of Dementia Care, 33(5) 24-25. The author discusses some of the ethical issues that arise when friends and neighbours provide support to people living with dementia I have written this piece as a friend and neighbour of three people living nearby, each of whom…...
Masterson Algar P et al (2025) Universal challenges of caring for someone living with dementia . Experiences from the UK and Brazil. Journal of Dementia Care 33(2) 32-35. Patricia Masterson-Algar and colleagues in Wales and Brazil engaged with family carers in both countries to explore the similarities and differences in their experience of their caring…...
Brown et al (2025) What is a ‘care supporter’ in health and social care? Journal of Dementia Care 33(2) 27-32. Campaign groups are calling for a new legal right to a care supporter that would apply in any health and social care setting including dementia care, but there is confusion about the scope of this…...