Crucial impact of the world surrounding care

In this fourth of five articles on developing a benchmarking tool for person-centred care, Caroline Baker, Paul Edwards and Tracy Packer describe the last two factors: carer involvement and organisational strategy. Author/s: Caroline Baker, Paul Edwards, Tracy Packer For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive…...

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Spinning a yarn to weave the arts into care

Kevin Wood describes a creative partnership in south wales between a service for older people with dementia and the local arts development team Author/s: Kevin Wood 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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A cognitive perspective on training in care homes

Training which looks at care assistants and their work with people with dementia from a cognitive perspective – the way thoughts and images are influenced by mood and vice versa – can be extremely helpful, say Ian James, Ian Powell and Katherine Kendell in this first of two articles Author/s: Ian James, Ian Powell, Katherine…...

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Key factors that can make specialist homecare work

In response to a recent article, Brenda Walker discusses a particular structure she has found to be very successful for providing specialist homecare services for people with dementia Author/s: Brenda Walker 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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Complementary therapies in dementia care

Anne Wiles and Dawn Brooker report on a survey which aimed to discover the extent to which complementary therapies are being used with people with dementia, and whether they have been found to be effective Author/s: Anne Wiles, Dawn Brooker For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full…...

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