November/December 2005

  • Technology in Dementia Care

    Sue Benson reports on JDC’s Technology in Dementia Care conference in Birmingham 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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  • Care to Communicate?

    Editorial Comment Author/s: Lynne Phair 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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  • It’s the little things …

    Wyn Abbot and Colin Dugdale describe one primary care trust’s efforts to take a lead on dementia awareness training Author/s: Wyn Abbot, Colin Dugdale 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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  • What is dementia care? 1. Dementia is communication

    What are the distinct skills needed for dementia care? In this first of three articles Richard Ward and colleagues describe what they discovered from analysing patterns of communication between staff and residents in care homes. Author/s: Richard Ward For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive…...

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  • Activities that paint a thousand words

    Kate MacGregor, communications manager at BUPA Care Homes, explains how an arts project enabled residents at a dementia care unit to express themselves, and describes the positive effect it had on the care team too, while Brenda Driver reports on a very successful art group run by the Cambridge and Ely Branch of the Alzheimer’s…...

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  • Good Sunset Project: quality of life in advanced dementia

    How can we improve communication with those who have advanced dementia? John Killick and Kate Allan describe a developmental project undertaken for Hammond Care in Australia Author/s: John Killick, Kate Allan 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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  • The last silent year of my mother’s life

    Rosemary Clarke describes the emotional turmoil she experienced during her mother’s final year, how she came to understand its origins and became able to give simple, trusting support at last Author/s: Rosemary Clarke 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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  • Extra care housing is not the answer for everyone

    Is extra care housing a complete solution to the care and accommodation needs of older people with dementia? Sue Garwood argues that choice and a range of services are needed. Author/s: Sue Garwood 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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  • Case study: using taped memories

    Bev Chapman and Mark Worthington describe the successful use of taped memories, or simulated presence therapy (SPT), to increase well-being for a woman with dementia on a hospital assessment ward Author/s: Bev Chapman, Mark Worthington For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if…...

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  • Exploring memory loss: a study starts

    Kerstin Steiber Roger describes a new study which aims to include the voices of people with dementia in research Author/s: Kerstin Steiber Roger 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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