Jackie Diamond, manager of a day centre in Israel, asks why many people with dementia collect objects, often not their own Author/s: Jackie Diamond For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
In the first of two articles, Barbara Pointon describes the difficulties she and her husband with dementia have faced in trying to find services that will actually accommodate real people’s needs, lifestyles and means Author/s: Barbara Pointon For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is…...
Community placements of young offenders into day care settings for people with dementia brough gains for both generations as well as the host organisations, as Gillian Granville reports. Author/s: Gillian Granville For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
People with dementia need to be valued as fellow human beings – as do their caregivers. Elizabeth Barnett used depth interviewing and Dementia Care Mapping to discover how care staff are often more valued by their clients than they realise. Author/s: Elizabeth Barnett For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the…...
Special events and celebrations bring a host of benefits for people with dementia and staff too, writes Leah Abramowitz Author/s: Leah Abramowitz For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Margaret Godel explains how the SPECAL approach uses detailed information about a person’s way of life before dementia to develop a mosaic of strategies and interventions to maintain their self-esteem and well-being in the present, all through every day. Author/s: Margaret Godel For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right…....
Edinburgh: Charlie Murphy and Isabel Sharp describe the success story of the Corstorphine Companions Club, bringing people with dementia and their same-generation carers closer together. Author/s: Charlie Murphy, Isabel Sharp For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Multidisciplinary assessment of people with dementia in a day hospital setting offers many advantages as well as challenges. Ann Bisset, Jill Warrington, Alison Strudwick and David Duncan tried out CarenapD and found it a very useful tool on which a full assessment can be based. Author/s: Ann Bisset, Jill Warrington, Alison Strudwick, David Duncan For…...
In the first instalment of a two-part article, Marion Moyes and Hector Christie describe how they achieved an even better service within existing resources when they focused attention on the subjective experience of people with dementia. Author/s: Marion Moyes, Hector Christie For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The…...
Using diaries as a channel of communication between staff and the main carers of clients has helped create closer and more rewarding relationships for all concerned, report Joyce Walne and Maxine Wallbank. Author/s: Joyce Walne, Maxine Wallbank For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is…...