Davies-Abbott I, Roberts E (2025) Reducing labelling and promoting person-centred language in dementia care case notes. Journal of Dementia Care 33(1) 31-35. Ian Davies-Abbott and Emma Roberts describe a ten-month quality improvement project in which they reviewed and analysed the language used by healthcare staff in case notes. They then developed guidance that staff were…...
Lee K (2024) Material Citizenship: How everyday objects can support identity and agency. Journal of Dementia Care 32(4) 19-21. Dr Kellyn Lee explains how Material Citizenship, an innovative approach to dementia care, can enable care staff to support a person’s right to autonomy and agency. Key points Dr Kellyn Lee is a Research Fellow in…...
Eley R, Redwood P, Walker M (2024) My Home Matters – making it personal. Journal of Dementia Care 32(4) 22-25. What does “home” mean to people with dementia and how can the sense of identity associated with home be preserved through life’s transitions? In the third of their series of articles, Ruth Eley, Penny Redwood…...
Murray J (2024 What happened to personhood? Journal of Dementia Care 32(3) 28-29. We need to re-think our language and consider how we support personhood, which then underpins relationship-centred care, says Jane Murray. If we see the world from the point of view of the person with dementia, lying can be positive and kind. Jane…...
Are humour and play a valid part of dementia care or is it too serious to be joked about? John Killick, in the first of a series of articles considering what has changed in dementia care over the past 30 years, describes how he revised his views on the value of laughter in the course of care. In this journal in…...