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Vol 5 No 3 June/July 2016
Australian Journal of Dementia Care
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Comment
by Professor Richard Fleming
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News
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Research News
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Events
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Resources
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Project updates & viewpoints
Supporting the right to vote
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With Australia’s Federal election to be held on July 2 this year, Bridget Howes considers
how people living with dementia in residential aged care can be supported to vote
The story of dementia: Steven Sabat
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John Killick continues his series of articles for
AJDC
, exploring the history of dementia
through the stories of individuals
Features
Loaded meanings: the narrative of behaviour
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Holly Markwell offers a valuable perspective on the debate about language choice and its
role in the perception and portrayal of dementia and behaviour
Adult safeguarding: creating positive care cultures 17
Positive care cultures are key to ensuring effective safeguarding in care organisations, say
Lynne Phair and Hazel Heath. In the second of three articles, they explore the links
between organisational culture and abuse
Making a day a great day
19
Are we really focusing on the most important things in residential aged care facilities? Do
we offer opportunities for residents with dementia to enjoy life, pursue their interests, be
themselves? Kirsty Bennett offers her view
What people want from residential care homes
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Kate Swaffer explains what people with dementia want from residential care, based on her
own experience living with younger onset dementia, as a past care partner, and from
feedback she’s gathered during interviews with people with dementia around Australia
Designs on the future
24
Traditional and current solutions to dementia design are unlikely to be palatable to future
generations, says Brian Kidd. He reports on a successful teaching program for
architecture students aimed at increasing the pool of empathetic and dementia-aware
designers able to create innovative environments in the years ahead
The adventures of Gladys in (an augmented) wonderland 27
Jil Raleigh’s innovative design project uses a hypothetical scenario, featuring Gladys and
her PRO-d glasses, to explore the potential of wearable ‘smart’ devices and augmented
reality to empower and enable people with dementia in public spaces
Will good dementia design eventually prevail?
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Architect David Hughes has been at the forefront of the debate on appropriate design for
people with dementia for several years. Using examples from around the world, including the
UK and Australia, he discusses what’s been achieved and the many challenges still ahead
Research focus
Translating knowledge about
environmental design into practice
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Richard Fleming, Lyn Phillipson and Kirsty Bennett report on the results of an evaluation of
the Dementia Training Study Centres’ national environmental design education and
consultancy service
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Regulars
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For all who work with people with dementia
Vol 5 No 3 June/July 2016
Cover: This image was created by architect
Jil Raleigh as part of an innovative design
project exploring the potential of ‘smart
devices’ and augmented reality to enable
people with dementia to more easily
access and navigate public space. Jil’s
article on p27 is one of several in this issue
looking at the topic of dementia design –
past, present and future