Jackie Pool describes the new Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF), and explains how the dementia units in the new framework will help to create an informed and effective workforce for people with dementia. Author/s: Jackie Pool For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available…...
If we listen, we can learn much from people with dementia about their experience and the creative ways they adapt to preserve the Self, writes Danuta Lipinska Author/s: Danuta Lipinska For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
In the second of three articles, Sarah Zoutewelle-Morris discusses how a creative approach can inspire many kinds of purposeful and rewarding activity Author/s: Sarah Zoutewelle-Morris For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Neil Hunt sets out what needs to change in care for people with dementia on general hospital wards. Author/s: Neil Hunt For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
David Sheard calls for a shift in dementia care training away from traditional courses which have little lasting impact, towards a coaching and mentoring approach Author/s: David Sheard For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Penny Greenland shares lessons learned from many years of enjoying dance and movement with people with dementia – and introduces a new course which brings together this learning Author/s: Penny Greenland For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Stuart Wood reports on new training from the Barchester Nordoff-Robbins Initiative Author/s: Stuart Wood For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Caroline Baker describes pilot training carried out with four members of care staff, who were given the opportunity to find out how residents may experience life in the home, with striking results. Author/s: Caroline Baker For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if…...
Linda Rose, Hilary de Martino, Gill Yentis, Pat Virji and Padraic Garrett have all been involved in Music for Life projects with Jewish Care. Here, each gives their perspective on the exciting potential for staff development through this creative work. Author/s: Linda Rose, Hilary de Martino, Gill Yentis, Pat Virji, Padraic Garrett For the full…...
In this fourth case study demonstrating the Newcastle Challenging Behaviour Service model, Amy Wood-Mitchell and Margaret Milburn explain how the team worked with staff to better understand the needs of a woman routinely trying to be ‘let out’ of a care home. Author/s: Amy Wood-Mitchell, Margaret Milburn For the full article please see the PDF…...