May/June 2001

  • Strong gains: young offenders as volunteers in dementia care

    Community placements of young offenders into day care settings for people with dementia brough gains for both generations as well as the host organisations, as Gillian Granville reports. Author/s: Gillian Granville For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • It’s our philosophy!

    Rhonda Knight describes how a nursing team developed a new ward philosophy, involving everyone in the process as much as possible so that a true sense of ownership and commitment to the principles was achieved. Author/s: Rhonda Knight For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive…...

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  • Difficult decisions: what are a person’s ‘best interests’?

    Much dementia care practice is founded on an assumption of the person’s ‘best interests’ but these are often far from easy to determine. Reviewing the issues, Graham Stokes argues that care plans must be founded on agreed and conspicuous safeguards which are not only ethical but also easily understood and administered. Author/s: Graham Stokes For…...

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  • Dementia advice and support: a new service initiative

    Alisoun Milne and Jayne Lingard describe the development of the Dementia Advice and Support Service, an important new initiative from the Mental Health Foundation. Author/s: Alisoun Milne, Jayne Lingard For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • Enriching lives: evaluation of the ExtraCare activity challenge

    The ExtraCare Activity Challenge took 19 people with dementia out of their normal care environment for an exciting outdoor activity holiday. Dawn Brooker describes how Dementia Care Mapping has helped to evaluate this experience and how its benefits for both residents and staff might be developed for the future. Author/s: Dawn Brooker For the full…...

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  • Kiwis who care

    New Zealand: The Alzheimer’s Society of New Zealand is hosting this year’s Alzheimer’s Disease International conference. Susan Frade of ADI reports; plus a report from the North Sea Dementia Research group. Author/s: Susan Frade For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you…...

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  • An educational audit

    Trafford: Don Chapman and Alicia Clare describe an education programme for nursing assistants. Author/s: Don Chapman, Alicia Clare For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • How can we know what it’s like?

    Newcastle: Karen Pieroni and Lorna Mackenzie describe an initiative to help carers understand what the experience of dementia is like from within. Author/s: Karen Pieroni, Lorna Mackenzie For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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  • How volunteers can help with early memory loss

    South Cotswolds: Kirstie Davison describes a project which aimed to identify the information and help needed by people living in a rural area with memory problems and a possible prognosis of dementia, and the contribution volunteers can bring. Author/s: Kirstie Davison For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The…...

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  • The sweet smell of success

    Bristol: Tina Free and Louise Chambers describe their Mobile Therapy Unit, offering complementary therapies to people with dementia living at home Author/s: Tina Free, Louise Chambers For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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