July/August 2022

  • JDC Asks

    “What role should music have in care and support for people with dementia and what is the best way to promote its use?”   Everyone affected by memory loss and dementia can tell compelling stories about the magical effect of music, particularly responses to personal music from a person’s teenage years. Music can bring joy…...

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  • It started with a tweet: working together to create online support for LGBTQ+ people affected by dementia

    [su_box title=”Author details” box_color=”#bbe4fa” title_color=”#000000″] All contributors to this article are members of the LGBTQ+ Dementia Advisory Group, and most were also involved in the steering group which set up Speak Out with Dementia. Lucy Whitman was dementia engagement officer at Opening Doors and facilitator of Speak Out with Dementia until March 2022. Chris Maddocks…...

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  • A Case Study to analyse the impact of Art sessions on the Wellbeing and Cognition of an Individual diagnosed with established Alzheimer’s Disease

    Artistic expression has been shown to improve mood and quality of life among people with dementia.  Natalie Peake measured the impact of artistic wellbeing sessions and found that it could provide an alternative treatment for those who are struggling to live well with the condition. [su_box title=”Author details” box_color=”#bbe4fa” title_color=”#000000″] Natalie Peake is an assistant…...

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  • Online Dementia Bootcamp for high school students

    [su_box title=”Author details” box_color=”#bbe4fa” title_color=”#000000″] Beth Mastel-Smith is a professor of nursing in the School of Nursing at the University of Texas at Tyler; Michelle Kimzey is an assistant professor of nursing in the Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth; Jodi Patterson is an assistant professor of nursing in…...

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  • Dementia Diaries Reborn!

    We’re back. It’s taken a long time to rebuild the Dementia Diaries website – but I’m pleased to be able to report that we are back in business. So here’s a reminder of what Dementia Diaries is all about and how you can get involved. What is Dementia Diaries? Dementia Diaries is a project that…...

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  • Building on hope

    By Mark Ivory, JDC Editor New horizons in dementia: Building on hope was the title of Alzheimer Disease International’s (ADI) Global Conference in London and, in the June sunshine, it was refreshing to see the levels of enthusiasm and engagement from an audience of 1200 delegates from 120 countries.  But in large parts of the…...

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  • Perspectives

    John, The Reimagining Dementia Coalition for Social Justice and Me! You are my heart’s delight, And where you are, I long to be You make my darkness bright, When like a star you shine on me Shine, then, my whole life through Your life divine bids me hope anew That dreams of mine may at…...

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  • Curing the dementia care system 

    Global investment is urgently needed to improve care for people living with dementia Investment in dementia research tends to focus developing drugs to cure or slow the disease.  Nora Super (left, below) and Fiona Carragher argue that much more should be spent on research into dementia care and achieving a better quality of life  …...

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  • Has Dementia a Future?

    [su_box title=”Author details” box_color=”#bbe4fa” title_color=”#000000″] John Killick is a writer and poet. [/su_box] Thinking about dementia has been dominated by the “medical model”, the idea that it is a disease to be fought and cured. But John Killick says it makes no more sense to “fight” dementia than to fight adolescence or any other natural process. There is…...

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  • Reflections on my life and career

    [su_box title=”Author details” box_color=”#bbe4fa” title_color=”#000000″] Caroline Baker is head of dementia care at Restful Homes Group [/su_box] In the first of a series of personal reflections from care sector figures on their lives and careers, Caroline Baker shares her memories of how her career began, her most memorable and inspirational moments, and her most embarrassing…...

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