Understanding the role and value of support groups

Marie Mills and Elizabeth Bartlett describe their experience over four years of setting up and running support groups for people with dementia Author/s: Marie Mills, Elizabeth Bartlett 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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Precious experiences beyond words

Rosemary Clarke describes how the Coma work course helped her to see that her task was not to try to reach her mother but to enable her mother herself to reach out Author/s: Rosemary Clarke For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if...

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Embracing Montessori methods in dementia care

Tom and Karen Brenner describe their experience of using Montessori activities with people with dementia – and with intergenerational groups involving young people too Author/s: Tom Brenner, Karen Brenner 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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Validation: exploring beyond the person we see

The Validation method can help us gain a fuller understanding of the experience of an older person with dementia, says Julia Pitkin Author/s: Julia Pitkin 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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Edith’s weekend away: issues for advocates in dementia care

The advocate’s role is avowedly to represent the interests of their client – but sometimes, as Sally Wells reflects, knowing the client well suggests a more flexible approach Author/s: Sally Wells 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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Bringing relationships into the heart of dementia care

Being Together with Dementia, a new initiative between the Alzheimer’s Society and Dementia Care Matters, focuses on bringing couples together to explore the impact of dementia on each other and their relationship together, as David Sheard explains Author/s: David Sheard For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full...

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Coma work: a new approach to withdrawn states

Anna Lidzey describes work developed in the fields of head injury and palliative care in the USA, which has profound relevance to care for all people in withdrawn states, such as the last stages of dementia. Author/s: Anna Lidzey For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC...

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A memory remediation group: proving there is life after diagnosis

Newcastle upon Tyne: Sarah Daniel and Karen Morgan received a Queen’s Nursing Institute/Alzheimer’s Society Award for the ‘memory remediation’ groups described here Author/s: Sarah Daniel, Karen Morgan 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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‘I’m still me’: living with the onset of dementia

Linda Clare describes research which aimed to contribute to developing understanding of the perspective of the person with dementia and their lived experience in the early stages. It provides new and useful insights into how best to support people with early stage dementia and their families. Author/s: Linda Clare For the full article please see...

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Resolution Therapy: a vehicle for communication

Sian Watkin offers a critical analysis of resolution therapy, identifying its potential value as a means of better communication with people with dementia by relating the principles and practice to a case study. Author/s: Sian Watkin For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available...

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