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The Getting Through Initiative: inside the interactions
- Authors:
- KILLICK John, ALLAN Kate
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 14(2), March 2006, pp.27-29.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
The author reports on some of the things they learnt from working on the Good Sunset Project. This Australian project worked with a small number of individuals with advanced dementia using communication techniques borrowed from 'coma work'.
Activities that paint a thousand words
- Author:
- MacGREGOR Kate
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 13(6), November 2005, pp.19-20.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
The communications manager at BUPA Care Homes explains how an arts project enabled residents at a dementia care unit to express themselves, and describes the positive effect it had on the care team.
PARO the seal shows promise
- Author:
- MEE Erin
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 24(5), 2016, p.15.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
There is a growing interest in the use of artificial intelligence and assistive technologies in dementia care. This article looks at how the PARO robot seal is being used with older adults with advanced care and support needs in Age UK's Lewisham and Southwark's Stones End Day Centre. (Edited publisher abstract)
Better communication within
- Authors:
- COWLEY Sophie, WARD Liz
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 30.10.12, 2012, p.16.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Care home residents require support from a range of staff and organisations, however communication between these organisations is often poor. The Care Home Connect programme, an initiative of the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement which is working to improve communications across all parts of the system is briefly described. One aspect of the programme involves bringing together residents, relatives and staff from across the system to understand different experiences of communication and interaction.
Poems for life
- Author:
- CLARK Katie
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 18(5), September 2010, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
This article describes a reading group where people with dementia can rediscover the joys of reading poetry together. The group is run by The Readers Organisation, a national charity which has created a social outreach project called Get Into Reading which sets up reading groups in all sorts of community settings around the UK. In November 2006, a reading group was set up at Redholme Memory Care Home in Liverpool, taking the Get Into Reading model to residents, staff and carers and bringing them together with poems as the shared point of focus. Poems are read aloud by the project worker and the group members are free to join in as they wish. The article discusses how sharing the poetry together enhances communication and calms agitation among the group members.
Alzheimer's Cafe for people with and affected by dementia
- Author:
- MORRISSEY Matthew V.
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 11.04.06, 2006, pp.29-31.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Discussing emotional trauma is a central part of care in dementia and can help individuals value and make sense of their lives. The Alzheimer's cafe, started in 1997 in the Netherlands, can facilitate this. This article reviews and an adapted version of an Alzheimer's cafe, operating in the UK in Farnborough, focusing on eight couples where one partner was newly diagnosed with dementia. It is primarily a reflective account.
Care to talk? A framework for appreciative conversations about dementia: Innovative practice
- Authors:
- PAGE Sean, ROWETT Roger, DAVIES-ABBOTT Ian
- Journal article citation:
- Dementia: the International Journal of Social Research and Practice, 16(8), 2017, pp.1069-1074.
- Publisher:
- Sage
When people with dementia are admitted to hospital, both they and their carers and families have crucial roles to play. They should be positioned as the only true experts in the unique individuality of the person and brought into the nursing process as an equal partner in care. ‘Care to Talk’ is a conversational model developed through Appreciative Inquiry to facilitate this way of working. The model, its development and outcomes are discussed. (Publisher abstract)
Life story work in dementia care - a new road map
- Authors:
- ELEY Ruth, KAISER Polly
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 25(2), 2017, pp.22-26.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
The authors' talk about the value of life story work with people who have dementia, carers and staff who support them. They outline the approach they take, which is based on the "Five Ps" - Person, Principles, Purpose, Product and Process. (Edited publisher abstract)
Talking mats: a model of communication training
- Authors:
- MURPHY Joan, ALEXANDER Jean, McLINTON Ann
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 24(5), 2016, pp.22-25.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Talking Mats is an interactive communication resource which was devised by NHS speech and language therapists in a series of research projects at Stirling University. The authors explain how it works and why it is a valuable tool. They use an example of training they were commissioned to do in a long stay hospital in Glasgow, where patients were mainly older people with dementia who often found it difficult to communicate their needs and wishes. (Edited publisher abstract)
Music for life: cultural change 20 years in the making
- Authors:
- GARRETT Padraic, CRICKMAY Ursula
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 21(6), 2013, pp.28-31.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
The Music for Life project has pioneered interactive music making workshops for people with dementia in care homes and day facilities. The three main strands of the project are: music improvisation workshops, working with care staff to enhance their understanding of the emotional needs of people with dementia as part of a person-centred care approach, and developing personal musicians to work in this area. This article looks back over the 20 years of the project and the experience of Jewish Care, who commissions three Music for Life projects each year. It explains how the project works and the learning opportunities it offers care staff. The benefits for communicating and building connections are highighted and two short case studies are included. Wigmore Hall in London has managed the project since 2008 (in partnership with Dementia UK until 2013). (Original abstract)