Article Category: Evaluation/Monitoring

‘You say you deliver person-centred care? Prove it!’

In this last of five articles on developing a benchmarking tool for person-centred care, Caroline Baker, Paul Edwards and Tracy Packer discuss ways to take the work forward through involvement of as many practitioners as possible Author/s: Caroline Baker, Paul Edwards, Tracy Packer For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the...

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How to live and learn together

A national programme is encouraging people with dementia to take an active role in the Alzheimer’s Society and its decision making. Rachel Litherland reports Author/s: Rachel Litherland 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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Care monitoring must itself be monitored

In this third of five articles on developing a benchmarking tool for person-centred care, Caroline Baker, Paul Edwards and Tracy Packer describe the third and fourth factors identified: monitoring and reviewing care Author/s: Caroline Baker, Paul Edwards, Tracy Packer For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC...

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Assessing need and providing person-centred support

In this second of five articles on developing a benchmarking tool for person-centred care, Caroline Baker, Paul Edwards and Tracy Packer describe the development of the first two factors identified: assessment of need, and providing person-centred support. Author/s: Caroline Baker, Paul Edwards, Tracy Packer For the full article please see the PDF download linked to...

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How DCM feedback procedures can be improved

Dementia Care Mapping can only move beyond being a research tool if suitable feedback mechanisms are in place from which care staff can learn. In the third article in our series, Ian James, Lorna Mackenzie and Leslie Lee explore some guidelines for achieving this Author/s: Ian James, Lorna Mackenzie, Leslie Lee For the full article...

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The missing link: benchmarking person-centred care

Currently, there is no benchmarking tool for person-centred care within the Department of Health’s Essence of Care framework, say Caroline Baker and Paul Edwards. They are developing an evaluative framework so that this element can be included in future. This first of four articles gives an overview. Author/s: Caroline Baker, Paul Edwards For the full...

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How DCM may affect caregiver mappers

Dementia Care Mapping had a huge effect on Andrew Neel’s perception of his role as a caregiver. In this second of a series of articles on DCM he explores his experiences and how we might reflect on this tool’s impact on staff. Author/s: Andrew Neel For the full article please see the PDF download linked...

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Dementia Care Mapping: a look at its past, present and future

Dawn Brooker takes stock of Dementia Care Mapping – to what extent it has proven its success, and how it needs to be developed to continue its role in evaluating and improving person-centred care Author/s: Dawn Brooker For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is...

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Looking after well-being: a tool for clinical audit

Chrissie Hosking describes how a clinical audit using well- and ill-being profiling was able to satisfy managers of a small community hospital that a person-centred approach with sensory stimulation improves well-being – even of those people with dementia who can do little for themselves. Author/s: Chrissie Hosking For the full article please see the PDF...

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It’s our philosophy!

Rhonda Knight describes how a nursing team developed a new ward philosophy, involving everyone in the process as much as possible so that a true sense of ownership and commitment to the principles was achieved. Author/s: Rhonda Knight For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive...

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