Rakel Berenbaum reports on a choir for people with mild dementia which is helping them to sound a happy note Author/s: Rakel Berenbaum For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Two social scientists have produced a plan of action to improve dementia care in Ireland. Janet Convery takes a look. Author/s: Janet Convery 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 this deliberately provocative piece, John Killick argues that dementia demands too much of relatives, who are ill-equipped to adapt in a positive way. Then Jim Jackson responds: Oh no, John! Author/s: John Killick, Jim Jackson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available...
Debbie Hawkins and Sarah Eagger describe the process of setting up and running a support group for people in the early stages of dementia, the many benefits observed, and the important lessons learned. Author/s: Debbie Hawkins, Sarah Eagger For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive...
Many people with dementia respond positively to play-based activities – but their use remains controversial. Describing their own group work and its evaluation, David Pulsford, Irene Connor and David Rushforth argue that people with dementia may not see it as “play” in the same way we do. Author/s: David Pulsford, Irene Connor, David Rushforth For...
Students and younger unemployed volunteers were among those trained and supported in reminiscence work with older people with dementia, in a project described here by Greta Bradley, Bridget Penhale, Jill Manthorpe, and Jonathan Parker. Author/s: Greta Bradley, Bridget Penhale, Jill Manthorpe, Jonathan Parker For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the...
Can we – dare we – risk real communication with the person with dementia? In this first annual Tom Kitwood Memorial Address, Faith Gibson considers the question from many points of view. Author/s: Faith Gibson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if...
In this second of a series on communication, Clare Morris explains how the psychological mechanism of denial operates for a person with dementia; how anger and aggression can result if a person is confronted with something they understandably find too painful to acknowledge. Author/s: Clare Morris For the full article please see the PDF download...
Aimee Spector, Martin Orrell, Stephen Davies and Bob Woods report on the development and initial evaluation of an evidence-based therapeutic programme for people with dementia. Author/s: Aimee Spector, Martin Orrell, Stephen Davies, Bob Woods For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you...