Brooker D, Read K (2024) One of the greatest pioneers: A tribute to Professor Dave Jolley (1944-2024). Journal of Dementia Care 33(4) 11. The field of dementia care would not be the same place without the pioneering work and influence of Professor Dave Jolley. Dawn Brooker and Kate Read pay tribute to an exceptional man...
People often describe me as Mary Poppins as I have huge supplies of pictures, props and charity shop treasures which I use in my work. A favourite of these is a pair of small, red, patent leather children’s party shoes. Like Dorothy’s shoes in the Wizard of Oz, they seem to possess a certain magic,...
Lee K (2024) Material Citizenship: How everyday objects can support identity and agency. Journal of Dementia Care 32(4) 19-21. Dr Kellyn Lee explains how Material Citizenship, an innovative approach to dementia care, can enable care staff to support a person’s right to autonomy and agency. Key points Dr Kellyn Lee is a Research Fellow in...
Changing the culture of practice and reducing responsive behaviour Phair L (2024) Dementia the Montessori way: Changing the culture of practice and reducing responsive behaviour. Journal of Dementia Care 32(4)26-29. This is the second of three articles on the Montessori approach and how it can enable person-centred care to be integrated across a whole organisation....
Eley R, Redwood P, Walker M (2024) My Home Matters – making it personal. Journal of Dementia Care 32(4) 22-25. What does “home” mean to people with dementia and how can the sense of identity associated with home be preserved through life’s transitions? In the third of their series of articles, Ruth Eley, Penny Redwood...
Newton C et al (2024) Dementia Champions in Homecare: How can we develop and support this role? Journal of Dementia Care 32(4)30-33. Concluding their three-part series on developing the role of a Dementia Champion in Homecare, Christina Newton and colleagues outline the ways their findings can inform and support all involved in homecare services, and...
Gibbons B (2024) An apprenticeship: facilitating reminiscence arts in dementia care. Journal of Dementia Care 32(4) 12-13. Barney Gibbons gives a personal account of the Remembering Yesterday, Caring Today apprenticeship course, with a special focus on his particular interest: performance. Key points Since 1997, The European Reminiscence Network has run iterations of Remembering Yesterday, Caring...
Kate Gridley and colleagues report on their evaluation of The Good Life course, designed with people with dementia for people with dementia. They describe many positive outcomes and give recommendations for future courses of this kind. Kate Gridley on behalf of the Good Life with Dementia research team: Rachel Mann, Laura Tucker, Beth Casey, Mark...
Smith E (2024) Better conversations for all involved in PPA. Journal of Dementia Care 32(4) 16-17. Dr Anna Volkmer (right, below) and colleagues worked with people affected by Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) to develop the Better Conversations intervention (first designed for stroke-related aphasia) into an effective tool. In conversation with Emma Smith, she describes how...
Harvey S et al (2024) Five Ways to Wellbeing: Gardening, research and evaluation. Journal of Dementia Care 32(4)34-38. Su Harvey, Elspeth Mathie and colleagues describe a local horticultural therapy project for people affected by dementia, its evaluation using the ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’, and fruitful collaboration between the project and the University of Hertfordshire, where...