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....
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....
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....
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...
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...
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....
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....
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...
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....