Understanding spirituality: tuning in to the inner being

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...

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Spirituality, religion and faith in dementia care

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....

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Holding a religious service for older people with dementia

Surrey: Patricia Higgins looks at how holding a religious ceremony can enrich life and well-being for people with dementia Author/s: Patricia Higgins 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 church’s role in dementia care

Do parish clergy know or care about older people with dementia? Bjoern Matthes and Anthea Tinker report Author/s: Bjoern Matthes, Anthea Tinker 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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Approaching the mystery

For all our advances in communication, the experience of dementia remains a fundamental mystery to us – though it is clearly part of the broader mystery of life itself, as John Killick suggests in this meditative piece Author/s: John Killick For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full...

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Complementary therapies: worth talking about

Mairi Wood and Kim Jobst have a passionate interest in the use of complementary therapies in dementia care. Sue Benson met them at the nursing home Mairi runs in Musselburgh to share and discuss their experiences and ideas. Author/s: Mairi Wood, Kim Jobst For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the...

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Still possess the whole

Illinois, USA: Daniel Kuhn reflects on the life of Helen Keller and how it might inspire us to think in new ways about people with dementia. Author/s: Daniel Kuhn 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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Listening to each other’s concerns

Sheffield: Joanne Airey describes an event she organised to bring together churches and residential homes and challenge some of the misconceptions they held about each other. Author/s: Joanne Airey 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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Healing where light and shadows meet

Dementia care is, or should be, as much about being as doing – a relationship of mutual communication and life-enhancement. Angela Cotter offers a spiritual perspective on the deeper meeting points of care Author/s: Angela Cotter For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available...

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More than body, brain or books

New Zealand: Jill Richards tells how the work of Eileen Shamy is being remembered in a centre which houses her extensive collection of resources for dementia care. Author/s: Jill Richards 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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