Issue: May/June 2002

Experience-based approach to respite care training

Jane Jeffs and colleagues in Poole realised that the best way to train people is to help them experience for themselves the environment they are creating for service users. Here she explains how community and residential care workers came together for five days to do just that Author/s: Jane Jeffs For the full article please...

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Sharing problems through group psychotherapy

Kerry Jones, Richard Cheston and Jane Gilliard investigate how a problem shared can be a problem halved for people with dementia, through group meetings Author/s: Kerry Jones, Richard Cheston, Jane Gilliard 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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Mary teaches us that caring is a continual learning process

Caring for Mary has taught Julie Trilsbach many things – especially that a flexible and person-centred approach is vital Author/s: Julie Trilsbach 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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Design a better bathroom: relaxing and comforting

Bathing doesn’t have to be a battle – with a little thought and adaptation, a bathroom can become a calming, soothing and comforting environment, as Margaret Calkins explains in this second of her series on design for dementia care Author/s: Margaret Calkins For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right....

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Intensive home-based dementia rehabilitation

Stephen Wey describes the work of the Leeds Community Treatment Team, which provides intensive home assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for people with dementia, with the aim of bridging the gap between hospital and community care Author/s: Stephen Wey For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive...

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