Article Category: Physical care

Fit for life: why exercise is vital for everyone

Susie Dinan would like to see more people with dementia more active, more often. Activity and music sessions could be extended, she urges, to include exercises that promotestrength and mobility and so maintain independence. Author/s: Susie Dinan For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is...

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Mealtimes: a missed opportunity

Problems with feeding and nutrition are common among older people with dementia, yet little research has looked at mealtimes from their point of view. Salli Littlewood, Saieideh Saedi and Chris Williams describe an “action research” study to assess and change nurses’ practice and attitudes. Author/s: Salli Littlewood, Saieideh Saedi, Chris Williams For the full article...

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Swallowing problems – how to help

Food and eating are central to life, so swallowing problems have a major impact on the person affected and their carers. Clare Morris and Mitch Murray offer guidance. Author/s: Clare Morris, Mitch Murray 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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Secondary dementias 6: nutritional disorders

Concluding our series on causes of cognitive impairment where there is some reversibility, Judith Allardyce examines the role of the most common nutritional disorders. Author/s: Judith Allardyce 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 gentle way through the barrier of pain

Elsie was imprisoned by her dementia in a world of chronic pain, but imagination and sensitivity provided the key to her release, writes Cathy Chatten. Author/s: Cathy Chatten 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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Quality care for the dying person with dementia

Is it possible to provide good quality care in non-hospital settings for people with dementia who are terminally ill? Sylvia Cox explores a range of policy, practice and training issues. Author/s: Sylvia Cox 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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Strategies to help keep people moving

When someone who has dementia needs encouragement to remain mobile, specific verbal and non-verbal strategies can help. Rosemary Oddy explains. Author/s: Rosemary Oddy 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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Break up the pain chain

How can we know someone is in pain if they cannot tell us? People with dementia may suffer severe and disabling pain if we fail to pick up the clues that could lead to assessment and treatment in many cases. Cathy Chatten explains. Author/s: Cathy Chatten For the full article please see the PDF download...

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Incontinent or not? Person first, dementia second

Graham Stokes urges that each individual’s personality is all-important. Often dementia is not the cause of a continence problem, but a barrier which prevents the person communicating their needs. Author/s: Graham Stokes 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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Incontinent or not? Multi-modal therapy

Searching for the individual causes of toileting difficulty can lead on to successful, person-centred interventions, Graham Stokes argues. Author/s: Graham Stokes 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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