For all our advances in communication, the experience of dementia remains a fundamental mystery to us – though it is clearly part of the broader mystery of life itself, as John Killick suggests in this meditative piece Author/s: John Killick For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full…...
In the first of a new series on design for dementia, Margaret Calkins and Jennifer Brush describe how one woman’s unhappy mealtime experiences led to an appraisal of the whole dining room environment Author/s: Margaret Calkins, Jennifer Brush For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive…...
John Woolham and Brian Frisby describe the Safe at Home project, which used technology to help people with dementia to remain in their own homes in Northampton, and the results of a formal evaluation of the scheme. Author/s: John Woolham, Brian Frisby For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right…....
Popular fiction moves with the times and reflects changing attitudes to dementia and the caring role. Jill Manthorpe surveys the scene 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....
Caroline Baker asks why residents are sometimes ‘protected’ too much from activities that could benefit them Author/s: Caroline Baker For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Chris Sherratt surveys the problems that beset services for people with dementia and asks, ‘Will the new Care Standards help?’ Author/s: Chris Sherratt 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 is behind a new BSc course in dementia studies, the first of its kind at undergraduate level Author/s: Bradford Dementia Group For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Tyneside: Gill Campbell and Elaine Coombes have developed a system of peer supervision with colleagues also working with people with early onset dementia Author/s: Gill Campbell, Elaine Coombes For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Early stage services: Jayne Lingard reports on the progress of the DASS scheme and looks at another pilot project Author/s: Jayne Lingard For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
West Midlands: Tony Elliott and Kate Read describe a new drive in the West Midlands to encourage better provision for people with early onset dementia Author/s: Tony Elliott, Kate Read For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....