‘Free’ nursing care has been promised. Simon Denegri asks whether the government has got the drive Author/s: Simon Denegri For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
In the second of two articles, Barbara Pointon analyses the chaos of funding and benefits that rarely seem to help the people they are intended for, and asks again, ‘Whose service is it?’. Author/s: Barbara Pointon For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available...
Budgets are tight, new standards have to be met – many care home owners have had enough. Madeline Armstrong reports Author/s: Madeline Armstrong For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
In this concluding article on the independent supported living project run by the Dementia Care Initiative in Newcastle, Rani Svanberg, Dr Moira Livingston, Carolyn Stephenson and Dr Andrew Fairbairn present some perspectives on its effectiveness and value. Author/s: Rani Svanberg, Moira Livingston, Carolyn Stephenson, Andrew Fairbairn For the full article please see the PDF download...
The USA’s health system is ripe for reform; and President Clinton is preparing to introduce changes which could benefit the four million Americans with dementia, reports Simon Denegri. Author/s: Simon Denegri For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Labour has kept a tight rein on finaces so far, but will have to give soon if it is to retain public confidence in its big ideas for the future, says Simon Denegri. Author/s: Simon Denegri For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available...
Excitement was kept under firm control at the launch of the first UK drug for Alzheimer’s disease. For a lucky few it is certainly beneficial, but as potential demand is so huge, financial and ethical issues must be faced. Robert Short describes the effects and efficacy of donepezil (Aricept). Author/s: Robert Short For the full...
Aricept may be good news in the long term, but for now it will increase demands on hard-pressed services, writes Harry Cayton. Author/s: Harry Cayton For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Financing long-term care is an issue close to the hearts of the voters of “middle England”, and thus high on the agenda of all political parties. But what solutions will they offer? Simon Denegri hunts for clues at the annual round of party conferences. Author/s: Simon Denegri For the full article please see the PDF...
Jill Walton sets out the benefits a person with dementia and/or their family carer may claim, explaining who is eligible for what. Author/s: Jill Walton For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....