Food for the Soul
Editorial Comment Author/s: John Killick For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Issue: January/February 2009
Partnership in word and deed
Sue Garwood describes the work of Newcastle’s Dementia Care Partnership, an organisation with a long history of carer and user involvement Author/s: Sue Garwood For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Spiritual care and dementia: pilgrims on a journey
Cathy Dakin argues that everyone has a spiritual dimension to their lives – and that only by offering spiritual care to people with dementia will we be meeting their whole needs Author/s: Cathy Dakin For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you...
UK Dementia Congress 2008
Further reports from Hazel Heath, Sue Benson and Catherine Ross Author/s: Hazel Heath, Sue Benson, Catherine Ross For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Your questions answered
On touch screen computer software for people with dementia Author/s: Sue Benson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Medicines and people with dementia 3. Refusing medication: what can you do?
People with dementia may refuse medication for a number of reasons. In the third article of their series, Amanda Thompsell and Barbara Jesson discuss a step-by-step approach to handling the refusal of essential medications Author/s: Amanda Thompsell, Barbara Jesson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC...
Beatrice: personhood restored through sensory experience
Kim Wylie tells how regular, gentle sensory sessions with Beatrice, a care home resident with dementia, drew out vivid responses from a woman thought to be isolated and withdrawn Author/s: Kim Wylie For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Dance: five-minute love affairs
Penny Greenland shares lessons learned from many years of enjoying dance and movement with people with dementia – and introduces a new course which brings together this learning Author/s: Penny Greenland For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Developing technology to meet psychosocial needs
Arlene Astell and colleagues describe two projects using computers – CIRCA and Living in the Moment – which brought the benefits of rewarding activity and positive social interaction to people with dementia and their caregivers Author/s: Arlene Astell For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive...
France leads the way to a new political commitment
Mary Marshall reports from a European conference convened by the French president Nicolas Sarkozy Author/s: Mary Marshall For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....