Murray Lloyd discusses a step-by-step approach to a view of dementia care through ‘spiritually enhanced active listening’, engaging fully with the person with dementia in the context of their spiritual needs and expressions Author/s: Murray Lloyd For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available…...
Despite the many definitions of ‘spirituality’, there is an increasingly united sense of its importance in dementia care. Malcolm Goldsmith reflects on what religious and spiritual ideas have to offer, and on relations between churches and people with dementia Author/s: Malcolm Goldsmith For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right…....
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…...
Jenny LaFontaine discusses the opportunities and challenges presented in seeking to provide person-centred care to younger people with dementia, in the Birmingham Working Age Dementia Service Author/s: Jenny LaFontaine For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
In this first of two articles Richard Ward and colleagues review research oncommunication and dementia, highlighting important themes and issues. They consider the way our changing understanding of dementia has shaped the direction of research. Positive and supportive communication is now seen as a central requirement of good quality care Author/s: Richard Ward For the…...
Validation: Hazel Ratcliffe saw the light at Naomi Feil’s workshop on Validation therapy Author/s: Hazel Ratcliffe For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Currently, there is no benchmarking tool for person-centred care within the Department of Health’s Essence of Care framework, say Caroline Baker and Paul Edwards. They are developing an evaluative framework so that this element can be included in future. This first of four articles gives an overview. Author/s: Caroline Baker, Paul Edwards For the full…...
The ‘new culture’ of care has enabled carers to identify and avoid negative ways of relating to people with dementia. In the fourth article in our series on DCM, Daniel Kuhn and Jane Verity marry these ‘putdowns’ with the other side of the coin: positive ‘uplifts’ that enhance well-being Author/s: Daniel Kuhn, Jane Verity For…...
Are dolls and soft toys childish, patronising and demeaning to people with dementia? David Moore thought so before working at Merevale House, but his experience there – seeing the joy and comfort the dolls can bring – brought a change of mind. Author/s: David Moore For the full article please see the PDF download linked…...
Kathleen’s life was filled with hard work, with little time to enjoy motherhood or have fun. But the experience of dementia seemed to free her to relax, laugh and take pleasure in maternal and nurturing feelings towards her ‘family’ of soft toys, writes Kim Wylie Author/s: Kim Wylie For the full article please see the…...