DSDC launches an awareness service
Stirling Author/s: rg/admin/jdcarticles-amend.pl 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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Putting Dementia Care Mapping on the map
Paul Edwards describes the development of DCM regional networks and the role they play in supporting practice in DCM Author/s: Paul Edwards 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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First postgraduates complete course
Kevin Hope reports on the MSc course in dementia care at the University of Manchester Author/s: Kevin Hope 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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Educating the police force about dementia
A new training resource has been launched to educate the police Author/s: rg/admin/jdcarticles-amend.pl 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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Meeting London’s training needs
New courses are meeting a dementia training shortfall, writes Buz Loveday Author/s: Buz Loveday 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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Teaching family carers about dying, death and grief
How can professionals help relatives and carers perpare for the changes of late dementia and approaching death? Anne Sammut outlines the key issues, including strategies for educators to deal with their own anxiety, and for carers to understand and cope with grief Author/s: Anne Sammut For the full article please see the PDF download linked…...
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The Kerala Initiative: bringing training to Southern India
In the second of two articles about developing dementia services in India, Caroline Baker, Tony Braker and Tony Elliott describe a two-level course they helped to run in the state of Kerala Author/s: Caroline Baker, Tony Braker, Tony Elliott For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC…...
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Opening up new windows on person-centred care
The JackDawe scheme is a specialist homecare service for people with dementia in Nottingham. Here Brenda Walker, trainer for the scheme, uses her experiences to reflect on the role trainers can play in opening up understanding of person-centred care Author/s: Brenda Walker For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right…....
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We must mind our language
Joy Johnson warns that good care is about more than good intentions Author/s: Joy Johnson 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 Fancy Footwork can open up the language of dementia
Brenda Walker and Tony Dale describe their Fancy Footwork dementia care training method, which assists in communicating with people who have dementia without lying to them or telling them truths which could prove difficult or hurtful Author/s: Brenda Walker, Tony Dale For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The…...