Jill Manthorpe reviews current research on the world of the carer, which aims to find out which psychosocial interventions are most positive and helpful. Author/s: Jill Manthorpe For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Angelika Trilling describes how the Remembering Yesterday, Caring Today project in Kassel, Germany influenced services and staff in exciting and positive ways. Author/s: Angelika Trilling For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Involving carers in service evaluation through Dementia Care Mapping can prove rewarding for the carer, as Jane Fossey discovered. Author/s: Jane Fossey For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Alzheimer’s Disease International’s conference this year will be in South Africa. Susan Frade explains how the event will help put dementia on the map in Africa. Author/s: Susan Frade For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Bradford Dementia group’s work continues apace, grounded in Tom Kitwood’s vision for a brighter future for people with dementia. The group describes current projects and future plans. Author/s: Tom Kitwood For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Editorial Comment 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....
In this concluding article of the series about younger people with dementia, Ron Isaacs explores the complex questions and difficulties faced by one devoted carer, looking after a husband who developed dementia with Lewy bodies in the fourth decade of their marriage. Author/s: Ron Isaacs For the full article please see the PDF download linked…...
Richard Cheston and Susan Byatt hope to reduce the attachment anxiety of patients with dementia on an assessment ward through use of memories tapes, recorded by each patient’s spouse. They report on a case study from this pilot project. Author/s: Richard Cheston, Susan Byatt For the full article please see the PDF download linked to…...
Sylvia Cox and Jane Minter report on a review which aimed to discover more about what people with dementia need to live in the community, and how it can be provided, through case studies of successful solutions. Author/s: Sylvia Cox, Jane Minter For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right…....
The Remembering Yesterday, Caring Today project aimed to introduce people with dementia and family carers to reminiscence, and assess its potential for improving communication. In this first of two articles, Errollyn Bruce and Faith Gibson report on the results of the project evaluation. Author/s: Errollyn Bruce, Faith Gibson For the full article please see the…...