In an example of how simple measures can be taken to bring residents’ memories alive, care assistant Mary McIlwaine tells John Killick about her work in a residential home in Belfast. Author/s: Mary McIlwaine For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you…...
Sylvia Cox and Jane Minter report on a review which aimed to discover more about what people with dementia need to live in the community, and how it can be provided, through case studies of successful solutions. Author/s: Sylvia Cox, Jane Minter For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right…....
In Australia, kitchens are now considered essential in helping create a more homely environment in low care residential dementia centres. Meredith Gresham conducted a survey of ten facilities in Sydney, New South Wales, to find out how the kitchens were being used. Author/s: Meredith Gresham For the full article please see the PDF download linked…...
In 1999 Glasgow will attract international interest as “City of Architecture and Design”. Fiona Rogan describes one project, dawing up guidelines on designing dementia. Author/s: Fiona Rogan For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Some fine examples of dementia care were witnessed by Errollyn Bruce and Tom Kitwood while in Sweden. Author/s: Errollyn Bruce, Tom Kitwood For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Angela Proudlock on the process of transforming a bathroom. Author/s: Angela Proudlock For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
There is great potential for the design of a building to compensate for the disabilities of a person with dementia, writes Mary Marshall. She outlines internationally agreed principles and features of therapeutic buildings for dementia care. Author/s: Mary Marshall For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC…...
Peter Phippen takes us on a whistle stop tour through some examples of good design for dementia in Australia and northern Europe. Author/s: Peter Phippen For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Judith Perry worked as an artist in residence on three wallhangings for Woodloes House in Warwickshire. She describes how the project took shape. Author/s: Judith Perry For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Nicky David describes how nursing practice successfully challenged the need for “baffle locks” on a ward for older people with dementia. Author/s: Nicky David For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....