Can staff training and development improve residents’ well-being? In the first of a two-part report on an action research project in a nursing home, Tracey Lintern, Bob Woods and Lynne Phair describe the assessment and initial training phases. Author/s: Tracey Lintern, Bob Woods, Lynne Phair For the full article please see the PDF download linked…...
For a person with dementia, the giving in a relationship can feel all one-way as they receive increasing amounts of care and services. Emma Snelling, Denise Gregson and Mike Bender report on a powerful group experience where people with dementia were given the opportunity to reverse this “gift relationship”. Author/s: Emma Snelling, Denise Gregson, Mike…...
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....
Lesley Ann Wareing describes how her work involves family carers in devising appropriate sensory activity that engages and calms the individual with dementia, thus meeting the carer’s needs too, and helping them to carry on at home. Author/s: Lesley Ann Wareing For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The…...