Now that Tacrine has been approved for use in France as well as the US, should you encourage people with dementia and their carers to take part in trials of other drugs? John Kellett believes there are good reasons to do so. Author/s: John Kellett For the full article please see the PDF download linked…...
Sue Benson meets a research team at the forefront of exciting discoveries about dementia, who nonetheless feel that their counselling role is at least as important as the research itself. Author/s: Sue Benson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Bob Woods tracks the progress and reputation of reality orientation to its present role in dementia care. Author/s: Bob Woods For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Reviewing a wide range of reminiscence materials and literature, Faith Gibson urges more research into the theory and practice of this work with older people with dementia. Author/s: Faith Gibson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
The Personal Social Services Research Unit at the University of Kent at Canterbury is studying a case management system of providing care at home to people with dementia. Sue Benson met the researchers involved. Author/s: Sue Benson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is…...
A research area reviewed and analysed, by Jeff Garland. Author/s: Jeff Garland For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Would a drug for dementia that produced modest improvement be worth using, despite side effects? Carers’ views contrast sharply with those of professionals on this question, as Antony Bayer’s research showed. Author/s: Antony Bayer For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you…...
Jef Smith gathers what is important, helpful, practical and readable in research and publications on restraint and risk taking in residential settings. Author/s: Jef Smith For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
It is estimated that more than fifth of those living in Extra Care Housing have dementia, but relatively little is known about their experience of it. Teresa Atkinson and colleagues set out plans for an 19-month project exploring how Extra Care can help to live well with dementia. Extra Care Housing (ECH) is…...
The research papers summarised here are selected for their relevance and importance to dementia care practice by the section editors, Hazel Heath and Sue Benson. We welcome suggestions of papers to be included. If you would like to contribute a summary or a short comment on an important research paper recently published, drawing practitioners’ attention…...