Article Category: Physical care

Towards a compassionate model of care

Roger Watson argues that the skills of hospice care provide an appropriate and helpful model for care of people in the terminal stages of dementia. Author/s: Roger Watson 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? Don’t label: describe and assess

Finding someone wet or soiled is no good reason to label them incontinent, writes Graham Stokes in this first of three articles on toileting difficulty in dementia. Instead of labelling, we should begin the process of finding out why. Author/s: Graham Stokes For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right....

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Who cares for continence?

Staff motivation is the crucial key to better management, say Mandy Wells, Suzanne Deeley and Susan Chadburn. Author/s: Suzanne Deeley, Susan Chadburn 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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