The latest changes in the NHS – Primary Care Groups – bring opportunities for improving dementia services in primary care, as Steve Iliffe reports. Penny Weaver adds a voluntary sector view. 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....
Diane Waller describes a multidisciplinary pilot project to evaluate the effects of art therapy on a group of elderly patients with dementia. Author/s: Diane Waller For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
When new drug treatments for Alzheimer’s disease were launched last year, professionals feared that all the publicity could create false hopes among carers and relatives. However, this study by Frances Vaughan, Robert Jones and Louise Cunliffe showed that most carers’ expectations were consistent with the clinical information they had been given. Author/s: Frances Vaughan, Robert…...
Circle dancing has much to offer people with dementia, writes Dorothy Jerrome. It is a way of communicating through touch and rhythm that can provide emotional security, encourage expression of feelings – and also improve balance, motor and social skills. Author/s: Dorothy Jerrome For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the…...