Drive-thru health care
Simon Denegri relates an experience of health care in the US. Author/s: Simon Denegri For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Issue: May/June 1998
Expanding Vision
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....
Reaching ethnic minorities
A project in Birmingham, described by Alaba Okuyiga Author/s: Alaba Okuyiga For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Across the great divide
Kirsteen Cameron and Dr KF O’Neill report on inter-agency collaboration in Glasgow. Author/s: Kirsteen Cameron, KF O’Neill For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
An idea whose time has come
Maria Parsons introduces the new Anglia and Oxford Dementia Services Development Centre. Author/s: Maria Parsons For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
A vital new network
The specialised care needs of ethnic minority communities are discussed by CNEOPSA project’s Naina Patel and Dr Naheed Mirza. Author/s: Naina Patel, Naheed Mirza For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
How can we measure spiritual well-being?
While it is often assumes that spiritual well-being will automatically result from person-centred approach to care, there may also be another dimension deserving attention, suggests Errollyn Bruce. Author/s: Errollyn Bruce For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Support and a crucial sense of belonging
Catherine Thrower describes how a memory group for people in the early stages of dementia developed into an effective peer support system, enabling positive growth. Author/s: Catherine Thrower For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Sharing good times and bad
Using diaries as a channel of communication between staff and the main carers of clients has helped create closer and more rewarding relationships for all concerned, report Joyce Walne and Maxine Wallbank. Author/s: Joyce Walne, Maxine Wallbank For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is...
Fit for life: why exercise is vital for everyone
Susie Dinan would like to see more people with dementia more active, more often. Activity and music sessions could be extended, she urges, to include exercises that promotestrength and mobility and so maintain independence. Author/s: Susie Dinan For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is...