November/December 2001

  • Pioneers’ progress

    Bedford: Margaret Anne Tibbs, Pat Stock and Jeanette Rothen describe the Alzheimer’s Link project. Author/s: Margaret Anne Tibbs, Pat Stock, Jeanette Rothen 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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  • Cognitive therapy for carers: distinguishing fact from fiction

    Ian James, Ian Powell and Katharina Reichelt describe how they encourage carers to monitor their own thoughts as a way of understanding the strong emotions they experience. This knowledge can then help carers to find better strategies for coping with difficult caring situations Author/s: Ian James, Ian Powell, Katharina Reichelt For the full article please…...

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  • Money matters: a system fraught with glaring inequality

    In the second of two articles, Barbara Pointon analyses the chaos of funding and benefits that rarely seem to help the people they are intended for, and asks again, ‘Whose service is it?’. Author/s: Barbara Pointon For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available…...

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  • Whose hands are on the wheel? Experiences of giving up driving

    Driving can be a very important issue for people in the early stages of dementia. Anne Mason and Heather Wilkinson report and comment on responses to their study in which people with dementia and carers gave their reasons for stopping driving, how the decision was made, and their views on driving assessments. Author/s: Anne Mason,…...

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  • The crisis of care home closures

    Budgets are tight, new standards have to be met – many care home owners have had enough. Madeline Armstrong reports Author/s: Madeline Armstrong 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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  • Once a person, always a person

    Yes, Frank had dementia, but he was a person first, writes Martina Lavery, reflecting that we should be more open to what people with dementia can teach us Author/s: Martina Lavery 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 strong need to hold on

    Jackie Diamond, manager of a day centre in Israel, asks why many people with dementia collect objects, often not their own Author/s: Jackie Diamond 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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  • Action planned

    Suzanne Cahill, director of the Dementia Services Development Centre, Dublin, reports on JDC’s recent conference there Author/s: Suzanne Cahill 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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  • First-hand experience

    Glasgow: Jayne Lingard and Alisoun Milne describe another pilot project of the Dementia Advice and Support Service Author/s: Jayne Lingard, Alisoun Milne 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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  • Let’s blur the divide that’s between staff and residents

    Finland: Pirjo Kotala and Katri Siukola describe a group of small homes in Finland which involve residents in every aspect of their running Author/s: Pirjo Kotala, Katri Siukola 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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