A background of continuous music which they have not chosen and cannot control adds to the disabling and confusing environment around a person with dementia, writes Jeanette Morrison. Author/s: Jeanette Morrison For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Stephen Webster and Judith Edwards contribute to a new regular feature that welcomes your bright ideas. Author/s: Stephen Webster, Judith Edwards For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Sue Benson visited 248 Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, which won first prize in the Royal Surgical Aid Society’s Dementia Design Awards. Author/s: Sue Benson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Research into the effect of the environment on stress and well-being has shown that access to nature and natural forms in our surroundings have a marked beneficial effect, writes Nick Borrett. Author/s: Nick Borrett For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you…...
Robbie Pennington was sacked for pointing out critical shortcomings in the design of the new dementia unit he was appointed to manage. An industrial tribunal has now ruled that he was wrongfully dismissed. Here he details the catalogue of appalling design that led him to speak out. Author/s: Robbie Pennington For the full article please…...
A few simple and inexpensive ideas have transformed a care home, improving orientation and lessening incontinence, as Ann Marie Bignall describes. Author/s: Ann Marie Bignall For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
In discussion of design and provision of residential facilities for people with dementia in the UK, the concept of a “home for life” is prominent. Not so in Australia. John Tooth assesses the practical significance of this difference. Author/s: John Tooth For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The…...
Murals not only brighten up any space but can provide an excellent opportunity to involve people with dementia in creative, co-operative work with a satisfying end product. Two projects are described here, by Deborah Neal, and Christine Ridley and Jane Parker. Author/s: Deborah Neal, Christine Ridley, Jane Parker For the full article please see the…...
The physical environment is a crucial factor in both well-being and level of functioning of people with dementia. Alan Dunlop outlines some design principles, firmly established by research, that contribute to a helpful environment. Author/s: Alan Dunlop For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is…...
Larger units, of up to thirty beds, can give residents the space and living choices they need to function at their best, writes John Sumpton. Author/s: John Sumpton For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....