Evaluation/Monitoring

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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Enriching lives: evaluation of the ExtraCare activity challenge

The ExtraCare Activity Challenge took 19 people with dementia out of their normal care environment for an exciting outdoor activity holiday. Dawn Brooker describes how Dementia Care Mapping has helped to evaluate this experience and how its benefits for both residents and staff might be developed for the future. Author/s: Dawn Brooker For the full…...

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Is it care… or companionship?

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…...

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Drawing out views on services: meeting the many challenges

In the third and final part of her series on Hearing the Voice of People with Dementia, Kate Allan encourages a flexible approach to service user consultation, and a willingness to find ways of getting started, even though conditions might not seem ideal. Author/s: Kate Allan For the full article please see the PDF download…...

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Drawing out views on services: a new staff-based approach

In the first of a three-part series, Kate Allan introduces Hearing the Voice of People with Dementia, a project exploring the process of staff, rather than outside researchers, undertaking service user consultation work with people with dementia Author/s: Kate Allan For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full…...

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Looking after well-being: a tool for evaluation

Residents’ emotional needs can be easily neglected in a busy care home environment. Errollyn Bruce presents a tool developed to help staff observe, reflect and use their observations in care planning Author/s: Errollyn Bruce For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you…...

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Looking after well-being: a community perspective

Stephen Wey explains how he and his colleagues have found well- and ill-being profiles an invaluable tool for assessing and maintaining well-being in a community setting Author/s: Stephen Wey 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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Training is not enough to change care practice

Tracey Lintern, Bob Woods and Lynne Phair describe the process of translating changes in staff attitudes and behaviours into improved well-being for the residents in their care, in this second part of their report on an action research project in a nursing home. Author/s: Tracey Lintern, Bob Woods, Lynne Phair For the full article please…...

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Mapping out the framework

Anthea Innes, Andrea Capstick and Claire Surr summarise the way the Dementia Care Mapping method has developed over the last ten years, and set out Bradford Dementia Group’s new framework for DCM users and trainers. Author/s: Anthea Innes, Andrea Capstick, Claire Surr For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right…....

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Creating a value framework with the person at its centre

Statements of values and philosophy of care sound good but too often are not translated into practice. Sylvia Cox and Irene Anderson explain the development of a practical value framework within which the person with dementia is always at the centre. Author/s: Sylvia Cox, Irene Anderson For the full article please see the PDF download…...

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