Issue: January/February 2007

Communication: building up a toolkit of helpful responses

How can we respond in a helpful and respectful way when a person with dementia seems to be occupying a different reality from our own? Brenda Walker offers some options based on her experience. On page 30 she addresses some questions raised by the article on lying to people with dementia (JDC Nov/Dec 2006) Author/s:...

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Alcohol in care homes: what rules to play by?

Louise McCabe reports on a study of four care homes which revealed a variety of ways of managing alcohol consumption. More training is needed, she argues, if care homes are to respond consistently to this complex issue Author/s: Louise McCabe For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full...

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