An Unmissable Event
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....
Issue: September/October 2006
Can a clinical audit improve communication?
Joe Herzberg, Richard Reynolds and Melanie King explain how a series of clinical audits was used as the basis for training staff on a continuing care ward about good communication with people with dementia Author/s: Joe Herzberg, Richard Reynolds, Melanie King For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The...
Video portraits: creating lasting records
Sitar Rose describes the work of the Portraits project, using video to capture individual records of people with dementia Author/s: Sitar Rose For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Making person-centred care happen: a view from Holland
Sarah Zoutewelle-Morris describes a visit to St Jansgeleen, a care home in Holland where staff have been working hard to make person-centred care a reality Author/s: Sarah Zoutewelle-Morris For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
How to make the world wide web dementia-friendly
How can websites be designed to make them as easy as possible for people with dementia to use? As Nada Savitch explains, asking people with dementia is the only way to find out Author/s: Nada Savitch For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available...
Watering the seeds of joy: promoting positive emotions
Marc Balint and Neil Ralph describe a study of the effects of group therapy directed at facilitating positive emotions on the well-being of people with dementia in a continuing care home Author/s: Marc Balint, Neil Ralph For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available...
The diagnosis of dementia: who wants to know?
Paul Elson describes a study which sought the views of older people who were consulting their doctors about memory difficulties, on whether they would like to be informed of a subsequent diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease Author/s: Paul Elson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive...
Technology
Fiona Taylor reports on some positive applications of assistive technology in community settings Author/s: Fiona Taylor For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Kindling a response
Jim Ellis offers a personal approach to communication Author/s: Jim Ellis For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Dementia Plus news
David Jolley explains the latest developments at the West Midlands Dementia Services Development Centre Author/s: David Jolley For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....