Do we know enough about the contribution of telecare to the quality of life and well-being of people with dementia? Gill Windle reviews and analyses the research evidence. Author/s: Gill Windle For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Jenny Mackenzie looks at the cultural and historical forces at work for a lesbian or gay person with dementia and shows how this information can help practitioners to offer inclusive personcentred care Author/s: Jenny Mackenzie For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if...
Sue Garwood describes the work of Newcastle’s Dementia Care Partnership, an organisation with a long history of carer and user involvement Author/s: Sue Garwood For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Sandra Neil and Sladjana Ivanis describe how they sought the views of people with dementia attending a day centre in north west England, and highlight the implications Author/s: Sandra Neil, Sladjana Ivanis For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Sylvia Cox, Joan Murphy and Cindy Gray report on a study to examine the effectiveness of the Talking Mats framework – a ‘low-tech’ communication aid – for people with dementia. Author/s: Sylvia Cox, Joan Murphy, Cindy Gray For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is...
Suzanne Wightman, Ruth Endicott and Tony Cooper share the results of their hospital team’s efforts to implement Standard 4 of the National Service Framework Author/s: Suzanne Wightman, Ruth Endicott, Tony Cooper For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Over 550 inspectors from the Commission for Social Care Inspection have now attended a specialist dementia training course. What did they learn and could it make a difference? Buz Loveday explains Author/s: Buz Loveday For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you...
The Bradford Dementia Group and Commission for Social Care Inspection have teamed up to develop a new tool for inspection of residential and nursing homes. Here Dawn Brooker and members of the development team introduce the SOFI tool Author/s: Dawn Brooker For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full...
Mike Fox and Lesley Wilson describe an advocacy project based in a residential home, and consider the issues and themes that arose Author/s: Mike Fox, Lesley Wilson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Alastair Macdonald and Natasha Garland describe a study in which managers and staff in a variety of continuing care units were asked the ‘Grandmother Question’, and look at whether answers to the question were helpful in assessing the quality of services. Author/s: Alastair Macdonald, Natasha Garland For the full article please see the PDF download...