Jutlla K (2023) Using co-production to create culturally inclusive dementia resources. Journal of Dementia Care 31(5)23-24. [su_box title=”Author details” box_color=”#bbe4fa” title_color=”#000000″] Dr Karan Jutlla is head of the Health Research Centre and dementia lead in the Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing at the University of Wolverhampton, and a former carer for a family member with…...
Browne J (2023) Nubian Life – delivering culturally appropriate daycare. Journal of Dementia Care 31(5)25-26 [su_box title=”Author details” box_color=”#bbe4fa” title_color=”#000000″] Jazz Browne is chief executive of the Nubian Life Resource Centre [/su_box] Nubian Life’s intercultural approach depends on principles of cultural competence, person-centred care and co-production. Jazz Browne describes the vital work of this thriving…
Truswell D (2023) Peace of Mind. Journal of Dementia Care 31(5)30. [su_box title=”Author details” box_color=”#bbe4fa” title_color=”#000000″] David Truswell is a writer and researcher on the impact of dementia on Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities [/su_box] Cheryl Jackson, who runs Peace of Mind Home Care Solutions, tells David Truswell how her agency provides culturally competent…
Lim JNW (2023 Eddie Chan: Dedicated Chinese Community leader. Journal of Dementia Care 31(5)29-30 [su_box title=”Author details” box_color=”#bbe4fa” title_color=”#000000″] Dr Jennifer NW Lim is senior lecturer in public health, researching on health inequalities in accessing care and services for people from culturally diverse backgrounds, at the University of Wolverhampton [/su_box] Eddie Chan is a community activist…
Mukadam N (2023) Engaging with the South Asian community about memory loss. Journal of Dementia Care 31(5)31-32. [su_box title=”Author details” box_color=”#bbe4fa” title_color=”#000000″] Dr Naaheed Mukadam is an old age psychiatrist working in the UCLH Mental Health Liaison Team, and an Alzheimer’s Society senior research fellow at UCL [/su_box] Clinician and researcher Naaheed Mukadam shares her experience of…
Parish M, Bond JA (2023) Queering up dementia care: the next steps, Journal of Dementia Care 31(5)33-35. [su_box title=”Author details” box_color=”#bbe4fa” title_color=”#000000″] Mike Parish cared for his husband Tom Hughes for eight years and is a long-standing advocate for the rights of LGBTQ+ people with dementia and carers. John Angel Bond is a former social…
Holmes C, Collings S (2023) Bristol Dementia Wellbeing Service – an integrated dementia pathway. Journal of Dementia Care 31(5) 35-37. [su_box title=”Author details” box_color=”#bbe4fa” title_color=”#000000″] Carrie Holmes has worked for Alzheimer’s Society since 2015, and was a local services manager leading on community development with the Bristol Dementia Wellbeing Service from 2020 to 2022. Stephen…
Tell us what you are doing to make dementia care more inclusive In this issue of the Journal of Dementia Care, there are many examples of excellent initiatives which are helping to make dementia services more inclusive. We know there are lots of other brilliant projects going on, and we would like to hear about…
We’ve a lot of work to do to make sure that Dementia Diarists are as diverse as the communities in which we live. But we’ve benefited hugely from the words and advice of diarists over the years who bring our attention both to the diversity and difference of the dementia experience, and our need to…
Banerjee S (2023) Be alert to this assault on dementia care. Journal of Dementia Care 31(5)7 Sube Banerjee is professor of dementia and executive dean at the University of Plymouth. He has worked in national and international health policy and is an applied health researcher focusing on quality of life and quality of care in…