Article Category: Groups

Primrose: an Alzheimer’s Society branch on wheels

James Feeney, Dawn John and Christina Maciejewski describe the work of the Alzheimer’s Society Cardiff Carers’ Bus Author/s: James Feeney, Dawn John and Christina Maciejewski 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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Intermediate care: evaluating a specialist home treatment service

Intermediate care services for people with dementia are being developed in a number of areas but current research on effectiveness is limited. Here Alison Culverwell and Alisoun Milne describe the initial evaluation of a multidisciplinary service providing specialist mental health intermediate care for people with dementia. A range of meaningful and positive outcomes were identified...

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Cognitive rehabilitation: help tomanagememory loss

Caroline Hampson explains the work of memory management groups in East Lancashire Author/s: East Lancashire 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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Working with lesbian and gay people with dementia

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...

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Transforming hospital care

Neil Hunt sets out what needs to change in care for people with dementia on general hospital wards. Author/s: Neil Hunt 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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Support for relatives: a partnership approach

Rosemary Hurtley describes how she and manager Michele Woodger started a relatives group at her mother’s care home, and Michele relates how her understanding and practice has developed in this important aspect of her role Author/s: Rosemary Hurtley, Michele Woodger For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full...

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Customised Tai Chi for people with dementia

Linda Stephens explains how Tai Chi has become an important part of one day hospital’s programme – with storytelling and sensory stimulation added into the formula for success Author/s: Linda Stephens 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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It’s good to talk

Patricia Higgins describes a support group for people with dementia in Bromley Author/s: Patricia Higgins 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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Evaluating carer information groups

Sally Mendham describes carer information groups developed and run by Stockport Dementia Care Training, and the research undertaken to evaluate their effects Author/s: Sally Mendham 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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A dementia service evaluated

Julie Heathcote, Christina Newton and Chia Swee Hong report on the feedback they gathered about a group held for people with dementia and their carers Author/s: Julie Heathcote, Christina Newton, Chia Swee Hong 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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