Article Category: Spirituality

Churches get their act together

Religious leaders in Kensington and Chelsea have discussed their churches’ response to people with dementia. Sally Knocker reports. Author/s: Sally Knocker 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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Spiritual care – stretching the soul

Debbie Everett gives a personal view of her work as chaplain to people with dementia at a continuing care centre in Edmonton, Canada. Author/s: Debbie Everett 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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Spiritual needs – who cares?

The Christian Council on Ageing has launched a second project on spiritual needs in dementia. Laraine Moffitt reports. Author/s: Laraine Moffitt 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 hopeful lifeline offered to us all

Sue Barrance discusses one of the issues raised at her workshop on spirituality at Dementia Care 99 in Bournemouth. Author/s: Sue Barrance 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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Caring for the spiritual aspects of life

Albert Jewell describes work on spirituality and people with dementia, now reaching fruition, made possible by a grant from the Sir Halley Stewart Trust. Author/s: Albert Jewell 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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How can we measure spiritual well-being?

While it is often assumes that spiritual well-being will automatically result from person-centred approach to care, there may also be another dimension deserving attention, suggests Errollyn Bruce. Author/s: Errollyn Bruce 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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Let there be light

Margaret Goodall shares her experience of developing a suitable form of collective worship in a dementia care home. Author/s: Margaret Goodall 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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Helping to recreate a personal sacred space

Many care workers have always attended to spiritual needs, through truly individualised care, writes Laraine Moffitt. Author/s: Laraine Moffitt 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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Tuning in to spiritual needs

If we are to reach in to each individual with dementia and begin to meet spiritual needs, real emotional contact is essential, writes Alison Froggatt. Author/s: Alison Froggatt 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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