Measuring well-being when it matters most

Stuart Wright explains how profiling one resident’s well-being prompted staff to try a fresh approach to her care in the final days of her life Author/s: Stuart Wright 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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Medicines and people with dementia – antipsychotics: what are the facts?

Amanda Thompsell and Barbara Jesson clarify some best practice principles Author/s: Amanda Thompsell, Barbara Jesson 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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Out of the shadows: attending to its message

Toby Williamson spells out important messages from people with dementia and their carers on coping with dementia and diagnosis, drawn from research conducted last year by the Mental Health Foundation for the Alzheimer’s Society Author/s: Toby Williamson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is…...

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Valuing the contribution of people with dementi

Peter Ashley talks with Nada Savitch about how we can ensure that the contribution of people with dementia is valued in a way that promotes, rather than discourages, their participation Author/s: Peter Ashley, Nada Savitch For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if…...

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Ambitious study of complex interventions

Dawn Brooker explains the findings of the Centre for Aged Dementia Care Resident Study (CADRES) and reflects on the research, its background and implications Author/s: Dawn Brooker 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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Auditing design for dementia

Colm Cunningham explains how and why Stirling University’s Dementia Services Development Centre have developed a new audit tool for evaluating design in dementia care environments Author/s: Colm Cunningham 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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