Issue: November/December 2002

More than carpets and chintz – creating a place for living

In this fourth of her series on design for dementia care, Margaret Calkins discusses the many ways in which the physical environment can help a care setting feel more like home. Author/s: Margaret Calkins 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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The missing link: benchmarking person-centred care

Currently, there is no benchmarking tool for person-centred care within the Department of Health’s Essence of Care framework, say Caroline Baker and Paul Edwards. They are developing an evaluative framework so that this element can be included in future. This first of four articles gives an overview. Author/s: Caroline Baker, Paul Edwards For the full...

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Improving care through improving nutrition

Eating and nutrition can present various problems for people with dementia, but they can all be overcome by being sensitive to the different practical and cultural aspects of eating. he first of two articles, Claire Biernacki explains. Author/s: Claire Biernacki For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full...

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Eating out: carers’ views on the pleasures and pitfalls

Little is written about the inclusion of people with dementia in everyday social situations. Here Jill Manthorpe, Roger Watson and Anne Stimpson reveal carers’ perspectives on eating out Author/s: Jill Manthorpe, Roger Watson, Anne Stimpson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if...

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Communication in day care: talking, writing, networks

In this second of two articles on communication in a day care setting (the T&T club in Edinburgh), Linda Armstrong and Anne-Marie Wright discuss good practice in verbal communication Author/s: Linda Armstrong, Anne-Marie Wright 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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