Caverly T, Holton R (2023) EDI: Actions not words – A recipe for change to address health inequalities. Journal of Dementia Care 31(2) 24-26. How do you make services more equal and accessible? What are the steps involved? Trish Caverly and Roxanne Holton describe how they facilitated considerable change in the service to offer a…...
James E, Stapleton S (2023) Development of Communication and Interaction Training (CAIT): A compendium of evidence-based tools for supporting people living with dementia who communicate signs of unmet needs. Journal of Dementia Care 31(2) 27-31. When people with dementia display signs of unmet need, care staff need the skills to respond effectively. Ewan James and…...
Tilki M (2023) An inclusive sports programme for people with young onset dementia. Journal of Dementia Care 31(2) 21-23 Programmes offering suitable activities can be hard to find for people with young onset dementia. Mary Tilki and colleagues report on an Essex day centre that has teamed up with Sport for Confidence on an inclusive…...
Jones I (2023) Alive’s allotment. Journal of Dementia Care 31(2) 14-15. Allotments are a great way to maintain physical activity, cognitive function and social interaction. Isobel Jones explains how one scheme is helping people remain stimulated and feel valued. We all know how being outside in fresh air can lift our spirits; that working with…...
Russell C (2023) Championing physical activity for people affected by dementia. Journal of Dementia Care 31(2) 19-20. Championing Physical Activity for People Affected by Dementia is the title of a pioneering course to help students working in a variety of sectors gain confidence in this kind of activity provision. Chris Russell and colleagues discuss findings…...
Asker C (2023) Culture Box: using multi-sensory arts and creative activities to decrease social isolation and loneliness in people with dementia during COVID-19. Journal of Dementia Care 31(2) 16-18 Many care homes will be interested in a new archive of online creative resources developed to address social isolation and loneliness. Chloe Asker, Hannah Zeilig and…...
Windle G, Roberts J (2023) From deficits to possibilities: the role of resilience. Journal of Dementia Care 31(2) 32-35. Despite being a well-known idea among other clinical groups, “resilience” has had less exposure as a concept in the dementia field. Gill Windle and Jennifer Roberts explore the features of resilience and how to use the…...
Jolley D (2023) A combined Major Conditions Strategy – right and wrong. Journal of Dementia Care 31(2) 13 Instead of its promised 10-year plan for dementia alone, the government now intends to publish a Major Conditions Strategy in which dementia is just one of six conditions covered. David Jolley considers this new approach, proposing that…...
To use the media’s favourite term, there was a dementia “U-turn” by The Department for Health and Social Care at the start of the year. Last May we were promised a 10-year plan to tackle dementia in England by the then health secretary Sajid Javid, but in January a new health secretary stood up in…...
How far should we go as a society to reduce dementia risk? For example, should we reform contact sports like football and rugby, associated with higher dementia risk for professional sportspeople? Or should we beware the nanny state? Jill Manthorpe, director of the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health & Social Care Workforce Over the past…...