Article Category: Physical care

Designing for dining: the secret of happier mealtimes

In the first of a new series on design for dementia, Margaret Calkins and Jennifer Brush describe how one woman’s unhappy mealtime experiences led to an appraisal of the whole dining room environment Author/s: Margaret Calkins, Jennifer Brush For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive...

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Design a better bathroom: relaxing and comforting

Bathing doesn’t have to be a battle – with a little thought and adaptation, a bathroom can become a calming, soothing and comforting environment, as Margaret Calkins explains in this second of her series on design for dementia care Author/s: Margaret Calkins For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right....

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Back to the real sensory world our ‘care’ has taken away

Colin MacDonald reflects on research into the effects of multisensory stimulation. He argues that care environments and practices have developed in a way that excludes people with dementia from the pleasurable sensory experiences most of us enjoy every day. Rather than create a new environment to compensate for this deprivation, should we not try to...

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Facing up to the Bills

Does person-centred care exist? Tracy Packer asked in the last issue. In the second part of her series, she considers the psychological conflict that faces care workers who want to work in a person-centred way within the limitations of staff shortage and inadequate care environments. Author/s: Tracy Packer For the full article please see the...

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Does person-centred care exist?

Is person-centred care an impossible pipe dream – unworkable in the real world of care, and worse, causing despair as staff feel they are falling short of the ideal? In this first of a series analysing the obstacles that stand in its way, Tracy Packer highlights the gap between ideal and reality. Author/s: Tracy Packer...

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Walking back to the joys of an active life

Evelyn Drake describes how physiotherapy intervention reversed a decline in mobility that would have had a far-reaching impact on quality of life for two elderly sisters. Author/s: Evelyn Drake 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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EQUAL to the task: promoting meaningful activity

Linda Spender and Roisin Joyce describe the EQUAL workshop, which aims to show care staff how they can make a real difference to residents’ lives by engaging with them, especially through sensory activities, during routine care. Author/s: Linda Spender, Roisin Joyce For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The...

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Incontinence of faeces: the final frontier?

All dementia care practitioners have to cope with episodes of faecal incontinence. If we are to give the best possible care, Deirdre Jenkins argues, we must remember and face our natural feelings of revulsion, rather than suppress them. On page 29 Tracy Packer adds information on some important aspects of practical care, thoughts on the...

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3: Visual impairments and problems with perception

A range of complex and specific visual impairments and perceptual problems can compound the difficulties faced by a person with dementia, as Clare Morris explains in this third article. Author/s: Clare Morris 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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Pain and the person with dementia

Many people with dementia suffer pain. Often it is not recognised nor properly controlled – even though ignoring a person’s pain may lead to behaviours that make caring more difficult. Ailsa Cook reviews research in this area. Author/s: Ailsa Cook For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full...

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