London: The new London Centre for Dementia Care aims to ensure that good practice is shared and relevant research identified, developed and disseminated, writes joint chair Margaret Butterworth. Author/s: Margaret Butterworth For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Email network: Those who teach dementia care practitioners have a responsibility and the power to raise standards of care, writes John Hagans, launching a new email support group. Author/s: John Hagans For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Scottish Highlands: Elizabeth Jones reports on a three-year project providing support to carers of people with dementia in remote, scattered communities in the Highlands of Scotland. Author/s: Elizabeth Jones For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Internet: Lesley McKinnon explains how to avoid information overload on the internet and offers a painless guide to finding some useful dementia resources. Author/s: Lesley McKinnon For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Milton Keynes: Vicki Dent reports on a simple but very effective change to a daily activity – mealtimes – which had welcome positive effects for residents and staff. Author/s: Vicki Dent For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
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....
Kate Allan and John Killick discuss issues arising from the growing range of exciting and creative work now being undertaken using the arts in dementia care. Author/s: Kate Allan, John Killick For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Is person-centred care an impossible pipe dream – unworkable in the real world of care, and worse, causing despair as staff feel they are falling short of the ideal? In this first of a series analysing the obstacles that stand in its way, Tracy Packer highlights the gap between ideal and reality. Author/s: Tracy Packer...
Jan Dewing describes her work with the Royal College of Nursing in developing its dementia strategy, including a specialist role for nurses in dementia care. Author/s: Jan Dewing For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
The views and experiences of lesbians and gay men with dementia, and their carers, are largely unrecognised, and it seems no one is taking responsibility either for investigating, or meeting, their needs, writes Richard Ward. Author/s: Richard Ward For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive...