Community Care

  • Consulting service users on their day centre

    Sandra Neil and Sladjana Ivanis describe how they sought the views of people with dementia attending a day centre in north west England, and highlight the implications Author/s: Sandra Neil, Sladjana Ivanis 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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  • Dementia in primary care

    Ian Greaves, Nicola Greaves, Lesley Greening and David Jolley, describe how one health centre has reached out to support patients with dementia Author/s: Ian Greaves, Nicola Greaves, Lesley Greening, David Jolley 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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  • Out and about: a valued community respite service

    Tony Ryan, Rachel Noble, Paul Thorpe and Mike Nolan describe a respite service where people with dementia are accompanied to activities they enjoy in the community. Families and support workers have also been involved in projects to produce training materials including a new CD-Rom. Author/s: Tony Ryan, Rachel Noble, Paul Thorpe, Mike Nolan For the…...

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  • The ladies who lunch

    Ann Johnson and Denise Walker introduce �Ladies who Lunch�: a group established specifically for younger women with dementia in Shropshire Author/s: Ann Johnson, Denise Walker 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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  • Lending a hand to write letters

    Mary Griffin describes how old friendships were rekindled through support with letter writing Author/s: Mary Griffin 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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  • Film viewing one-to-one

    Jim Ellis describes watching films on a portable DVD player on a one-to-one basis with residents Author/s: Jim Ellis 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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  • Palliative care in dementia: caring at home to the end

    In this second of two articles reporting on her research, Jenny Henderson argues that adequate support should be given to carers who wish to care for a person with end-stage dementia at home Author/s: Jenny Henderson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available…...

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  • Towards better care for people with dementia at the end of life

    Barbara Pointon reflects on the experience of caring for her husband to the end of his life, discussing difficult ethical issues and the importance of spirituality. She argues that a community-based specialist nurse is needed to bring together end-of-life care Author/s: Barbara Pointon For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the…...

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  • Respite care for people with dementia: the range of models for getting a break

    Hilary Arksey and Claire Bamford report on the first stage of a two-year national study of respite care and short breaks for people with dementia and their carers Author/s: Hilary Arksey, Claire Bamford 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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  • Pathways to progress on shared care

    The Pathways to Progress training events on developing shared care services brought many benefits, as Steve Iliffe, Patrick Brooke, Alistair Burns, Steve Morris and Joy Taylor report Author/s: Steve Iliffe, Patrick Brooke, Alistair Burns, Steve Morris, Joy Taylor For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive…...

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