Timely Psychosocial Interventions in Dementia Care; Evidence-Based Practice
Take a read to learn more about Jill Manthorpe and Esme Moniz-Cook’s latest JKP publication, Timely Psychosocial Interventions in Dementia Care. Timely or early? That…
Category: Dementia
Breaking down barriers to using music in dementia care
‘There are 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK, with numbers set to rise to over 1 million by 2025.’(1) ‘Worldwide, around 50 million…
The Art of Dying by Nicola Kendall
Author of Namaste Care for People Living with Advanced Dementia, Nicola Kendall, discusses the art of dying, and the conversations we should be having with…
Do we need to enforce ‘silos’ in our thinking about cognitive impairment?
JKP author Shibley Rahman discusses how person-centred care is not defining individuals by disease entities, but addressing people’s diverse needs and looking at multi-faceted aspects…
Supporting People Living with Dementia in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities
Why should anyone working in dementia care read this book? by David Truswell Worldwide it’s estimated that there are currently 50 million people living with…
Dementia care: writing about it and ‘doing it for real’
In this blog piece Dave Pulsford, co-author of the second edition of bestselling book Dementia – Support for Family and Friends, talks about what it…
Professional Boundaries: Protection or Barrier?
Nicola Kendall, author of Namaste Care for People Living with Advanced Dementia, discusses professional boundaries when providing health and social care services to vulnerable people.…
Making Hope Possible
Tom and Karen Brenner, the authors of the new book on dementia—THE MONTESSORI METHOD FOR CONNECTING TO PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA, open up about how they…
The use of technology in dementia care
Using Technology in Dementia Care: A Guide to Technology Solutions for Everyday Living, Edited by Professor Arlene Astell, Dr Sarah Kate Smith and Dr Phil…
How do I talk to my children about Dementia?
Social worker, family therapist and author of My Book about Brains, Change and Dementia – Lynda Moore – talks about the importance of having an…