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Introducing hope and doodle
- Author:
- PLANK Annie
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 22(5), 2014, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Hope and Doodle are a self-advocacy group for people with dementia in South London. The group was developed to give people with dementia the chance to meet others in a similar situation and to access information that is important to them. The article reports on the process of setting up the group, the content of their meetings, and how the group is able to provide support to its members. (Edited publisher abstract)
Life story work: sharing skills
- Authors:
- AYAZ Farhat, GRANT Maxine
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 21(2), 2013, pp.13-14.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
A six-week life story project conducted on a mental health assessment ward for older people with dementia is described. Three speech and language therapy students were paired up with with three healthcare support workers to work jointly alongside three patients and families on the ward to develop a life story record. The project brought together the skills of healthcare support workers and students. At the end of the project family members, clients and all involved were invited to an event where the final life story material was presented. (Original abstract)
Together in song
- Authors:
- CRAMPTON Jane, TAYLOR Fiona, GRADY Maggie
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 20(6), November 2012, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Mindsong is a social inclusion project set up in 2006 by Three Choirs Plus, the community and outreach arm of Gloucester Three Choirs Festival. The project offers music therapy to people with dementia who are either living in residential care or attending a day centre in the county. This article describes a singing event organised by Mindsong which brought together over 100 people from care home communities. ‘Together in Song’ took place in the Chapter House of Gloucester Cathedral in April 2012 with 52 residents and 49 carers and relatives and 10 Mindsong volunteers. The event was led by the music therapists and aimed to be a coming together in song rather than a performance. The pace was matched to the feel of the group, with flexibility for people to sing solos or to cut out entire songs in order to match the mood of the room. The result was an afternoon with an immense amount of community feeling and sense of togetherness. The plan is to run this event bi-annually.
Volunteer befrienders: can it work?
- Author:
- CRESSEY Melanie
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 20(5), September 2012, pp.15-16.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Age UK Camden’s Dementia Befriending Service links volunteers with older people with dementia or memory loss, living at home or in a care home, as a way of offering regular social support. The service began in 2009 and currently supports 45 clients and has 30 volunteers. The volunteers visit clients for 2-3 hours a week. They act as a link between the client and the rest of the community, taking an interest in them, their history and interests, whilst being sensitive to the impact of dementia on their lives. The role also requires volunteers to link the person to other services should they require further support. This article explains some of the practical aspects of running the scheme, such as the training and supervision of the volunteers, and describes 2 examples of how befriending has made a difference in the lives of people with dementia.
Reminders that make sense: designing multisensory notifications for the home
- Author:
- MCGEE-LENNON Marilyn R.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Assistive Technologies, 6(2), 2012, pp.93-104.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
It is likely that technology will play a significant role in supporting people in their homes as they get older. The purpose of this paper is to present a synthesised overview of a project which is developing multimodal configurable reminder systems for the home. The aim of the MultiMemoHome Project is to understand more fully the different multimodal solutions available and to understand how effective and appropriate these methods are with real users in the home context. The paper presents an overview of multimodal interaction techniques and how they can be used to deliver messages to the user in a way that is more appropriate to the user's needs, the devices available, and the physical and social environment that the person is in when they receive a message. The paper argues that electronic reminders or notifications delivered in the home (such as appointments or when to take medication to your phone, computer or TV) should be available in multiple sensory modalities (visual, auditory, tactile and olfactory) in order to increase their usability and acceptability and make them accessible to a wider range of users. A set of guidelines and lessons learned on how to design usable and acceptable multimodal reminder systems for the home are presented.
Measuring the benefits
- Authors:
- SIMS Dianna, MCCRUM Tracey
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 20(4), July 2012, pp.20-22.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
This article describes how a memory service in north Somerset has turned anecdotal impressions of the psychological benefits of a post-diagnosis support group into an evidence-based practice. The “coping with forgetfulness” group uses the Assimilation Model of Psychotherapeutics which assumes that people undergoing problematic experiences work through a series of stages or levels that enable them to reach a point of emotional acceptance – and by exploring difficult experiences people can understand their meaning. At the start of the groups, people often do not want to use the word dementia. The group setting provides the confidence to vocalise the term, making the situation more manageable and less taboo. This in terms enables practical management strategies to cope with dementia.
Poetry in dementia care: overcoming the challenges
- Authors:
- GREGORY Helen, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 20(2), March 2012, pp.20-23.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
The poem ‘opposite’ was written during Try to remember, an intervention for people with dementia. The authors have previously described the project, from its commissioning and design to the implementation and evaluation, and highlighted some of the benefits brought to people with dementia. In this second article, the authors present some of the challenges they encountered, and in doing so, present a ‘less polished’ view of the arts-based intervention. The article has sections from all four project team members (the GP, project coordinator, the poet and the researcher), each presenting their individual views on the challenges they faced. The article attempts to highlight some of the complexities, contradictions, struggles and setbacks which characterise dementia care.
Hearing older voices
- Author:
- SOUTHGATE Jaki
- Journal article citation:
- Viewpoint, 126, January 2012, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Mencap/Gateway
Older Voices, is a three year project funded by Comic Relief that is working with 17 people with a learning disability over the age of 50. The project is running a series of workshops to make the older people aware of their rights to services and give them the confidence and skills to change things, such as discrimination. This article provides a brief overview of the project which is being run by Mencap Wales.
Nurse-led support improves dementia care at end of life
- Authors:
- THOMPSELL Amanda, EASTON Nicola, STACPOOLE Min
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 19(6), November 2011, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
The modernisation initiative ‘End of Life Care Programme’, 2008-2011, aims to improve end of life care for people with dementia in Lambeth and Southwark, London. The ‘Nurse Facilitator for End of Life Care’ role was created to encourage and support best practice, and combine end of life care with dementia care skills. The role provided an opportunity to effect lasting change by enhancing the skills of care staff, which was deemed a necessity in care homes because of the high turnover of care staff. The facilitator worked closely alongside nurses and care staff in several ways, through observation and sharing tasks. Advice from the facilitator led to improved pain management in numerous cases, resulting in a decrease in distressing client behaviour. The role has demonstrated that end of life care does not require specialist input, but rather is the responsibility of carers, which was aided by the End of Life Care Programme.
Designing a community safety net for dementia
- Author:
- QAZI Afifa
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 15.9.11, 2011, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
A consultant old age psychiatrist explains how he developed support available in the community for older people with dementia in order to avoid or shorten hospital admission rates. His strategy include improving access to himself in his role as a consultant, improving training and development, and improved liaison between different services to prevent people falling through the net.