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…...
Debra Dudley and Alan Pringle describe a simple project which helps student nurses to see the person behind their symptoms of late dementia Author/s: Debra Dudley, Alan Pringle For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Pam Schweitzer describes projects from the European Reminiscence Network Author/s: Pam Schweitzer For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
The Validation method can help us gain a fuller understanding of the experience of an older person with dementia, says Julia Pitkin Author/s: Julia Pitkin For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Mike Reinstein offers a personal account of using storytelling techniques from dramatherapy with two women in the later stages of dementia Author/s: Mike Reinstein For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
An arts festival to celebrate the life stories of people from ethnic minorities now living in the UK is to be staged by Age Exchange Reminiscence Centre in Blackheath, London. Geoff Garvey reports Author/s: Geoff Garvey For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available…...
In this second of two articles Martin Cobley sets out principles for designing a garden to be used by people with dementia Author/s: Martin Cobley For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Gill Melling describes the Elder Flowers project, to develop a sensory garden for a care home, reflecting the expressed needs, wishes and opinions of residents and including their own work Author/s: Gill Melling For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Lene Thorgrimson, Pam Scweitzer and Martin Orrell report on a small scale randomised controlled trial of the Remebering Yesterday, Caring Today programme of reminiscence groups for people with dementia and their carers, and volunteers Author/s: Lene Thorgrimson, Pam Scweitzer, Martin Orrell For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The…...
Lesley Benham describes the drama behind a Dorset dementia care initiative Author/s: Lesley Benham For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....