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...
Clare Morris explains the way memory is thought to work, how this information can help us in communicating, and how specific memory disorders can affect the person with dementia, in this sixth article of her series. Author/s: Clare Morris For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC...
We use the term “person-centred” very loosely in dementia care, but it is important to understand and acknowledge the distinct contribution of Rogerian person-centred counselling to the “new culture” we champion today, and to learn from its theory and practice, writes Ian Morton. Author/s: Ian Morton For the full article please see the PDF download...
Dr William Crum explains the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging to visualise the wastage of brain tissue in different forms of dementia. Author/s: William Crum For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Jill Manthorpe reviews a variety of late 20th century writing about dementia – but from the world of the imagination and not evidence-based medical or social science. Author/s: Jill Manthorpe For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
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....