Suzanne Osborne reflects on her experience of reaching people affected by dementia through setting up a drop-in in Nottingham. She discusses the challenges of organisational ‘gatekeeping’, and gives some suggestions as to how they might be overcome. Suzanne Osborne is a project worker at Trent Dementia, a charity working to support anyone affected by dementia…...
Lyons, V. (2026) ‘ Technology and dementia care: supporting independence through innovation’, Journal of Dementia Care, 33(6) pp. 20-23. As a result of continuing interest in technology from the last issue, Vic Lyons discusses the benefits and challenges of tech in dementia care, using an example from her work as an Admiral Nurse. Vic Lyons…...
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…...
Antill, K. (2025) ‘Serving the Sikh community in Gravesend’, Journal of Dementia Care, 33(5) 12-13 Katie Antill describes an innovative partnership between a local dementia charity and a place of assembly and worship to support people from a Sikh community affected by dementia. In 2024 a Kent charity, Alzheimer’s and Dementia Support Services (ADSS), started…...
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,…...