Daren Felgate, training co-ordinator for the Alzheimer’s Society, reports on a recent initiative to train the trainers Author/s: Daren Felgate For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Special events and celebrations bring a host of benefits for people with dementia and staff too, writes Leah Abramowitz Author/s: Leah Abramowitz For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Christine Mellow and Sally Glover describe the process and outcomes of developing a carers’ training and education programme using a partnership approach Author/s: Christine Mellor, Sally Glover For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
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....
In the first of a three-part series, Kate Allan introduces Hearing the Voice of People with Dementia, a project exploring the process of staff, rather than outside researchers, undertaking service user consultation work with people with dementia Author/s: Kate Allan For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full…...
Mike Bender, Viv Horton, Fran Rees and Avril Butler explain how they are helping female staff to explore and share major aspects of their lives with other women, including those who have dementia, in a new training course. Author/s: Mike Bender, Viv Horton, Fran Rees, Avril Butler For the full article please see the PDF…...
Richard Cheston and Kerry Jones give guidance and discuss their experience of setting up and running support groups for people in the early stages of dementia Author/s: Richard Cheston, Kerry Jones For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Residents’ emotional needs can be easily neglected in a busy care home environment. Errollyn Bruce presents a tool developed to help staff observe, reflect and use their observations in care planning Author/s: Errollyn Bruce For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you…...
In the fourth part of her series on barriers to person-centred care, Tracy Packer asks what care workers themselves need in the dementia care environment Author/s: Tracy Packer For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
‘Sundowning’ or ‘Sundown Syndrome’ – a commonly observed tendency for people with dementia to become more confused and agitated around late afternoon to nightfall – has been widely discussed, but with little consensus even as to whether it really is a syndrome. Jan Dewing reviews the literature Author/s: Jan Dewing For the full article please…...