Storytelling with puppets helped three people with dementia on a continuing care ward to find a new voice. Sue Saunders and Claire McLoughlin tell the tale. Author/s: Sue Saunders, Claire McLoughlin For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Colin MacDonald reflects on research into the effects of multisensory stimulation. He argues that care environments and practices have developed in a way that excludes people with dementia from the pleasurable sensory experiences most of us enjoy every day. Rather than create a new environment to compensate for this deprivation, should we not try to…...
Sally Knocker reflects on the status of dementia care and says the time is right to make more of a noise about ageism and injustice to older people. 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....
Fermanagh: Helen Gilmour describes a research project focused on a rural community. Author/s: Helen Gilmour For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Oslo: Norway is a place where the individual’s illness is society’s concern, says Margot Lindsay. Author/s: Margot Lindsay For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Middlesex: When an opportunity arose to go on holiday with her husband, who has severe dementia, Sylvia Foley made the most of it. Author/s: Sylvia Foley For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Winchester: In the third DASS pilot project, former carers work as volunteers with the local Alzheimer’s Society. Author/s: Jayne Lingard, Alisoun Milne For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Northumberland: Christine Davidson reports on a project to involve people with dementia in creating stained glass designs. Author/s: Christine Davidson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
South Yorkshire: Claire Craig reveals how she used both art and technology to help people with dementia on hospital wards. Author/s: Claire Craig For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Simon Denegri on good media communication. Author/s: Simon Denegri For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....