Jutlla K (2023) Using co-production to create culturally inclusive dementia resources. Journal of Dementia Care 31(5)23-24. Family carers are often poorly supported by care services, especially in minority ethnic communities. Karan Jutlla celebrates a successful community initiative in Wolverhampton to co-design the resources carers need. Family carers are the largest resource for dementia care…...
Browne J (2023) Nubian Life – delivering culturally appropriate daycare. Journal of Dementia Care 31(5)25-26 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 community hub in west London. Nubian Life is an established specialist provider of culturally specific activity-based care,…
Truswell D (2023) Peace of Mind. Journal of Dementia Care 31(5)30. Cheryl Jackson, who runs Peace of Mind Home Care Solutions, tells David Truswell how her agency provides culturally competent domiciliary care to the African-Caribbean Community Peace of Mind Homecare Solutions is a small domiciliary care agency based in north-west London, supporting people in the…
Lim JNW (2023 Eddie Chan: Dedicated Chinese Community leader. Journal of Dementia Care 31(5)29-30 Eddie Chan is a community activist dedicated to improving the lives and wellbeing of Chinese people in the UK. Jennifer Lim spoke to him about the dementia projects he has set up, including the Chinese Admiral Nurse in London Project. [Q]…
Mukadam N (2023) Engaging with the South Asian community about memory loss. Journal of Dementia Care 31(5)31-32. Clinician and researcher Naaheed Mukadam shares her experience of using music and dance to explore memory and identity with South Asian people with dementia and their families As a researcher, I have always been interested in ethnic inequalities in dementia….
Parish M, Bond JA (2023) Queering up dementia care: the next steps, Journal of Dementia Care 31(5)33-35. LGBTQ+ people affected by dementia have experienced a lifetime of discrimination and their needs often go unmet. Mike Parish, John Angel Bond and colleagues describe the process of transforming a small group of passionate volunteers into a community…
Holmes C, Collings S (2023) Bristol Dementia Wellbeing Service – an integrated dementia pathway. Journal of Dementia Care 31(5) 35-37. Inspired commissioning, a highly integrated approach and close relationships with diverse communities are key components of the Bristol Dementia Wellbeing Service. Carrie Holmes and Stephen Collings describe how it works. Bristol Dementia Wellbeing Service (BDWS)…
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…