July/August 2007

  • Care assistants’ views and experience of ‘challenging behaviour’ in dementia

    Care assistants are a vital but neglected and undervalued resource in dementia care. Colin Macdonald reviews research in three relevant areas – ‘challenging behaviour’, models of care and the care assistant role – and reports on a study of care assistants’ views on their work with people with dementia Author/s: Colin Macdonald For the full…...

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  • A dementia service evaluated

    Julie Heathcote, Christina Newton and Chia Swee Hong report on the feedback they gathered about a group held for people with dementia and their carers Author/s: Julie Heathcote, Christina Newton, Chia Swee Hong 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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  • Passion and Progress

    Editorial Comment Author/s: Maria Parsons 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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  • Good spirits in clear evidence

    Mary Marshall reports on this year’s Alzheimer’s Australia conferece in Perth, with the theme ‘A journey of passion and purpose – the next 100 years’ 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....

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  • Distress does not justify lying

    In the first of three responses to the debate on lying in the last few issues of JDC, Christian Müller-Hergl replies that lying always compromises a relationship Author/s: Christian Müller-Hergl 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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  • What shall we do today?

    Lesley Benham shares innovative board games developed for people with dementia attending  a day hospital Author/s: Lesley Benham 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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  • Training inspectors to assess dementia care

    Over 550 inspectors from the Commission for Social Care Inspection have now attended a specialist dementia training course. What did they learn and could it make a difference? Buz Loveday explains Author/s: Buz Loveday 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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  • The sandwich generation

    Rosemary Hurtley describes her personal journey with her mother, being both a relative and a professional Author/s: Rosemary Hurtley 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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  • More questions than answers

    Fiona Fowler and Chris Sherratt continue the debate on lying Author/s: Fiona Fowler, Chris Sherratt 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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  • Involving people with dementia and carers in professional education

    Rachel Thompson and colleagues report on a study which sought to establish whether people  with dementia and their carers are involved in educating professionals who work in dementia care Author/s: Rachel Thompson 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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