Article Category: Culture/Models of Care

UK Dementia Congress 2006

Reports from Margaret Anne Tibbs, Christopher Manthorp, David Jolley, Jane Verity and others Author/s: Margaret Anne Tibbs, Christopher Manthorp, David Jolley, Jane Verity 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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Social work and dementia care: reasons to be cheerful?

What is the state of social work with people with dementia? Mary Marshall and Margaret Anne Tibbs argue that, despite bureaucratic pressures, there are positive signs about the contribution of social work to care for people with dementia Author/s: Mary Marshall, Margaret Anne Tibbs For the full article please see the PDF download linked to...

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Lying to people with dementia: sparking the debate

Is it ever appropriate to lie to someone with dementia? Amy Wood-Mitchell, Anna Waterworth, Malcolm Stephenson and Ian James explore the complexities of lying by professional caregivers Author/s: Amy Wood-Mitchell, Anna Waterworth, Malcolm Stephenson, Ian James For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available...

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Then and now in dementia care

Professor Tom Arie, a keynote speaker at the UK Dementia Congress, looks back Author/s: Tom Arie 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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Spreading DCM far and wide in Suffolk

Achieving change within one dementia care facility can seem difficult enough, but how do you bring about change across a whole county, or beyond? Moira Clare tells how Author/s: Moira Clare 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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Communication: building up a toolkit of helpful responses

How can we respond in a helpful and respectful way when a person with dementia seems to be occupying a different reality from our own? Brenda Walker offers some options based on her experience. On page 30 she addresses some questions raised by the article on lying to people with dementia (JDC Nov/Dec 2006) Author/s:...

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Can a clinical audit improve communication?

Joe Herzberg, Richard Reynolds and Melanie King explain how a series of clinical audits was used as the basis for training staff on a continuing care ward about good communication with people with dementia Author/s: Joe Herzberg, Richard Reynolds, Melanie King For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The...

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Making person-centred care happen: a view from Holland

Sarah Zoutewelle-Morris describes a visit to St Jansgeleen, a care home in Holland where staff have been working hard to make person-centred care a reality Author/s: Sarah Zoutewelle-Morris 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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One of our own kind: carer liaison at work

Joanne Schofield and Jack Buckley Mellor explain the value of having a carer available to offer support to other carers with relatives on a continuing care ward Author/s: Joanne Schofield, Jack Buckley Mellor 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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Learning disability and dementia: are we prepared?

We know that people with learning disabilities are living longer, making them more likely to develop dementia. Are we prepared to meet the needs of this group? Diana Kerr, Colm Cunningham and Heather Wilkinson report on a study that investigated this question. Author/s: Diana Kerr, Colm Cunningham, Heather Wilkinson For the full article please see...

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