The timeline project: helping us see the person not the disease

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....

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Projects in partnership

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....

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Validation: exploring beyond the person we see

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....

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‘The place where I grew up’: ethnic minority reminiscence comes of age

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...

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Designing a garden for people with dementia

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....

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A sensory garden created by, with and for residents

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....

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Evaluating reminiscence in dementia care

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...

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Acting out a serious purpose

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....

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Light at the end of the tunnel

Devon: Kerrie Wayland and Helen Cosgrove describe their creative communication arts project with people with dementia Author/s: Kerrie Wayland, Helen Cosgrove 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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