Strategies for Life
Editorial Comment Author/s: Elizabeth Bartlett For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Issue: March/April 2003
Doing things differently: dance in dementia care
Jackie Kindell and Diane Amans discuss how their original dance sessions with people with dementia have combined exercise with creative expression Author/s: Jackie Kindell, Diane Amans For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Social and sensory stimulation groups
Siobain Maguire and Anna-Louise Gosling consider whether the benefits of running an activity and stimulation group have any demonstrable effect after the group itself has finished Author/s: Siobain Maguire, Anna-Louise Gosling For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Developing an appropriate response to emotional pain
People with dementia often experience painful emotions, and express them both in words and through their behaviour. Anne Sammut explains the importance of recognising these feelings and responding to them in appropriate ways Author/s: Anne Sammut For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available...
Care monitoring must itself be monitored
In this third of five articles on developing a benchmarking tool for person-centred care, Caroline Baker, Paul Edwards and Tracy Packer describe the third and fourth factors identified: monitoring and reviewing care Author/s: Caroline Baker, Paul Edwards, Tracy Packer For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC...
Relatives’ views on mouth care
Oral care of people with dementia is often undertaken by family carers as much as professional staff in formal care settings. Jill Manthorpe, Roger Watson and Anne Stimpson analyse carers’ experiences and the problems they have encountered. Author/s: Jill Manthorpe, Roger Watson, Anne Stimpson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to...
‘I’m still me’: living with the onset of dementia
Linda Clare describes research which aimed to contribute to developing understanding of the perspective of the person with dementia and their lived experience in the early stages. It provides new and useful insights into how best to support people with early stage dementia and their families. Author/s: Linda Clare For the full article please see...
ADI conference has to relocate
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Award winning chef contributes to book
Suffolk: Recipes and advice by Care Chef 2002 Martin Smith are featured in a new book Author/s: rg/admin/jdcarticles-amend.pl For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Making the news in Norway
Ragnhild Kruger reports on developments in the dementia care field in Norway Author/s: Ragnhild Kruger For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....