Article Category: Palliative care/Death

Making contact with those close to death

In the second of three articles on the Good Sunset Project, John Killick and Kate Allan describe the Getting Through Initiative, which aimed to reach individuals with advanced dementia and those close to death Author/s: John Killick, Kate Allen For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC...

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The Getting Through Initiative: inside the interactions

In the last of three articles on the Good Sunset Project, John Killick and Kate Allan analyse and reflect on what happened during their attempts to ‘get through’ to individuals with advanced dementia. Author/s: John Killick, Kate Allan For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive...

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Good Sunset Project: quality of life in advanced dementia

How can we improve communication with those who have advanced dementia? John Killick and Kate Allan describe a developmental project undertaken for Hammond Care in Australia Author/s: John Killick, Kate Allan 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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The last silent year of my mother’s life

Rosemary Clarke describes the emotional turmoil she experienced during her mother’s final year, how she came to understand its origins and became able to give simple, trusting support at last Author/s: Rosemary Clarke 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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High touch not high tech: the palliative care approach

Sharonne Pearce describes how aspects of the palliative care model, when integrated with a person-centred approach, can lead to high quality care for people with end stage dementia Author/s: Sharonne Pearce 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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PEG feeding: a difficult decision that must be shared

When it has become extremely difficult for a person with end stage dementia to eat and drink, a PEG feeding tube is often considered. Amanda Thompsell and Cathinka Guldberg warn that this is not always the right way forward. They set out the pros and cons, and give guidance for best practice Author/s: Amanda Thompsell,...

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Teaching family carers about dying, death and grief

How can professionals help relatives and carers perpare for the changes of late dementia and approaching death? Anne Sammut outlines the key issues, including strategies for educators to deal with their own anxiety, and for carers to understand and cope with grief Author/s: Anne Sammut For the full article please see the PDF download linked...

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Coma work: a new approach to withdrawn states

Anna Lidzey describes work developed in the fields of head injury and palliative care in the USA, which has profound relevance to care for all people in withdrawn states, such as the last stages of dementia. Author/s: Anna Lidzey For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC...

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Walk this way: assisted exercise for all people with dementia

Physical activity is vital to all of us, and people with dementia should be helped to stay as active as possible at every stage. Rosemary Oddy gives guidance on how this can be achieved, with special emphasis on walking as a source of exercise Author/s: Rosemary Oddy For the full article please see the PDF...

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Care plans, pathways, people: a personalised approach to care

Through the example of care for Mr X, Joanne Schofield describes how the development and use of Personalised Care Pathways can help professionals to treat ‘patients’ with dementia as people Author/s: Joanne Schofield 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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