Debbie Sells and Louisa Shirley introduce a new approach to care planning, which aims to support staff to feel confident and prepared for when things might go wrong, especially if the person has a history of behaviour that challenges. Author/s: Debbie Sells, Louisa Shirley For the full article please see the PDF download linked to...
In this sixth and last article in her series on the brain and dementia care, Elizabeth Milwain describes the physical demands working in a person-centred way makes on the brain, and what this means for care staff and carers. Author/s: Elizabeth Milwain For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right....
Deeper understanding of the brain damage underlying dementia illuminates and validates the person-centred approach to dementia care, says Elizabeth Milwain in this first of a series of five articles. Author/s: Elizabeth Milwain For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
In the second of two articles on the way ‘positive psychology’ can support and illuminate our work with people with dementia, Kate Allan looks at human virtues and strengths, and the experience of flow Author/s: Kate Allan For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is...
Kim Wylie tells how regular, gentle sensory sessions with Beatrice, a care home resident with dementia, drew out vivid responses from a woman thought to be isolated and withdrawn Author/s: Kim Wylie For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
In this fourth case study demonstrating the Newcastle Challenging Behaviour Service model, Amy Wood-Mitchell and Margaret Milburn explain how the team worked with staff to better understand the needs of a woman routinely trying to be ‘let out’ of a care home. Author/s: Amy Wood-Mitchell, Margaret Milburn For the full article please see the PDF...
In this third case study demonstrating the support model used by Newcastle Challenging Behaviour Service, Emily Janes and Louisa Shirley describe how the team worked with staff to help them understand the underlying needs behind an older man’s sexual disinhibition Author/s: Emily Janes, Louisa Shirley For the full article please see the PDF download linked...
In this third and final article, Ian Morton focuses on some of the unconscious processes that affect the relationship between paid caregiver and the person with dementia, and on the dynamics of caregiving organisations Author/s: Ian Morton For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is...
In a new book, Andrea Capstick and Clive Baldwin assess Tom Kitwood’s contribution to the field of dementia studies. Here they consider one of the key themes of their book – the transformation of organisational culture in dementia care Author/s: Andrea Capstick, Clive Baldwin For the full article please see the PDF download linked to...
In this second case study demonstrating the support model used by Newcastle Challenging Behaviour Service, Elizabeth Kennedy and Lorna Mackenzie describe what they helped care staff to discover about Thomas, and how this improved his care Author/s: Elizabeth Kennedy, Lorna Mackenzie For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The...