Article Category: Problem-solving

Getting your facts right: insights for care staff

Brenda Walker uses her practical experience as a befriender and trainer to write here about vital lessons for care staff: learn your facts about dementia, and learn the language of dementia care Author/s: Brenda Walker For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if...

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Relationship-centred work with couples

Damian Murphy describes his exploratory study of work with three couples with acknowledged problems in communication, using a relationship-centred approach Author/s: Damian Murphy 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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Case study: using taped memories

Bev Chapman and Mark Worthington describe the successful use of taped memories, or simulated presence therapy (SPT), to increase well-being for a woman with dementia on a hospital assessment ward Author/s: Bev Chapman, Mark Worthington For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if...

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Neuroleptic drug use for people with dementia in care homes

Graham Jackson asks why, despite repeated warnings and guidance, neuroleptic (antipsychotic) drugs are still used inappropraitely for too many people with dementia in care homes. He advises cautious and sparing use of these drugs which can cause many problems Author/s: Graham Jackson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right....

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A personal experience of successful doll therapy

Sheila Gibson describes the difference a doll made: not only did it improve the quality of her mother’s final months of life in a nursing home, but it also had therapeutic consequences for the family – and benefits for staff, too Author/s: Sheila Gibson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to...

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The therapeutic use of dolls in dementia care

Doll therapy is potentially a useful approach to behaviour we find challenging in people with dementia, say Ian James, F Katharina Reichelt, Rachel Morse, Lorna Mackenzie and Elizebeta Mukaetova-Ladinska, reporting on their recent research Author/s: Ian James, F Katharina Reichelt, Rachel Morse, Lorna Mackenzie, Elizebeta Mukaetova-Ladinska For the full article please see the PDF download...

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Opening up new windows on person-centred care

The JackDawe scheme is a specialist homecare service for people with dementia in Nottingham. Here Brenda Walker, trainer for the scheme, uses her experiences to reflect on the role trainers can play in opening up understanding of person-centred care Author/s: Brenda Walker For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right....

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‘What have I done to deserve this?’ Understanding ‘aggressive resistance’

We may aim to give person-centred care, but too often don’t even try to understand how our ‘caring’ actions are perceived by an individual with dementia. Graham Stokes examines what happens in the lead-up to an episode of ‘aggressive resistance’ Author/s: Graham Stokes For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the...

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GP referral project is already bearing fruit

South Birmingham: The Alzheimer’s Society and a Primary Care Trust in Birmingham are working together through a highly successful GP referral scheme. Barry Weir explains Author/s: Barry Weir 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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