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…...

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I believe, therefore I care

Responding to Baroness Warnock’s comment that people with dementia ‘waste the resources of the NHS’, Claire Biernacki argues that dementia care will continue to suffer unless society starts to believe in the fundamental value of all people. Author/s: Claire Biernacki For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full…...

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Mindsong: festival outreach to people with dementia

Anthea Holland and Jane Crampton explain the success of an innovative music therapy project, linked to the world-famous Three Choirs Festival Author/s: For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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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…...

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