November/December 1999

  • Speaking up: advocacy for people with dementia

    Advocacy can help an older person with dementia to have more control over their life – to exercise choice and represent their own interests. Claire Goodchild describes Westminster Advocacy Service’s two-year pilot project, which was independently evaluated and has produced guidelines for further work in this area. Author/s: Claire Goodchild For the full article please…...

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  • Just another disability – designs on dementia

    The Glasgow 99 Year of Architecture and Design project Just Another Disability – Making Design Dementia Friendly has shown how proactive, thoughtful design can improve the lifestyle of people with dementia and their carers in many different environments. Robin Dick reports. Author/s: Robin Dick For the full article please see the PDF download linked to…...

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  • A sea-change at Kirklands

    Design to improve the environment of care can begin at a simple and affordable level. Anthea Innes explains how colours and themes transformed life for residents of an Anchor home in Cumbria. Author/s: Anthea Innes For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if…...

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  • Reminiscence by recreation

    In an example of how simple measures can be taken to bring residents’ memories alive, care assistant Mary McIlwaine tells John Killick about her work in a residential home in Belfast. Author/s: Mary McIlwaine 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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  • 3: Visual impairments and problems with perception

    A range of complex and specific visual impairments and perceptual problems can compound the difficulties faced by a person with dementia, as Clare Morris explains in this third article. Author/s: Clare Morris 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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  • Memory rehabilitation in early dementia

    Linda Clare reviews research on interventions designed to help with memory functioning in early dementia. Author/s: Linda 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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  • A celebration of diversity

    Margaret Anne Tibbs reports from the 15th International Conference of Alzheimer’s Disease International, held this year in Johannesburg, South Africa. Author/s: Margaret Anne Tibbs 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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  • Sharing their stories with rare honesty

    Barbara Jagger describes her work as listener, facilitator and scribe with people with dementia. Author/s: Barbara Jagger 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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  • Going forward into the past

    Linda Sheppard and Jennifer Rusted explain how they conceived and developed their portable memory aid – “A Pocket Book of Memories” Author/s: Linda Sheppard, Jennifer Rusted 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 fair way forward

    Editorial Comment Author/s: Sue Benson 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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