People with Dementia and the Local Church
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This section will publicise conferences, publications etc, which people may wish to follow up.   Also...........

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CONFERENCES & PUBLICATIONS

The Leveson Centre for the Study of Ageing, Spirituality & Social Policy produces interesting and useful papers as well as organising conferences and study days. Contact at: Temple House, Fen End Road, Temple Balsall, Knowle, Solihull, B93 0AN

Some examples:-

  1. A Good Death. Papers presented at a Leveson seminar, 2003. Includes a paper 'Achieving a good death in dementia' by Beatrice Godwin. £5.00 (Leveson Paper 4)
  2. Dementia: Improving Quality of Life. Papers presented at a Leveson seminar by Kate Read, Jill Phillips, Margaret Anne Tibbs and Alison Johnson. £5.00 (Leveson Paper 6)
  3. Older People, Faith and Dementia (Leveson Paper 7), Chris Crosskey, 55 pages, £6.00.
  4. Seeing the Person Beyond the Dementia, Papers presented at a Leveson Seminar (Leveson Paper 8), 20 pages, £5.00.
To obtain copies of the above Leveson Papers phone 01564 778022


Dementia Poems:   This CD features a selection of poems read and introduced by John Killick, compiler and editor of the dementia poem collections You Are Words and Openings, from which the works are taken. This moving collection is ideal for use in many settings, to stimulate discussion in groups of people with dementia and/or their carers, with staff groups as a powerful training tool, or as a resource for reminiscence and activities. The personhood of those who speak in the poems shines through in their individual voices, their resilience, insight, wit and creativity. John Killick's reading gives life to the characters and clarity to the important messages they bring.

Single copy £9.99 (inclusive of p&p). To order phone 02077202108


People may be interested to read some of the essays and reflections written by Professor Morris Friedell who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and who writes about it in a very accessible way. Go to his Home Page by typing Morris Friedell in your search engine.

Faith found to delay dementia

Religious conviction can help to prevent the worst effects of Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers who found mental degeneration 20 per cent slower in adults with a strong Jewish or Christian faith than among non-believers. The most likely reason for this, concludes Dr Yakir Kaufman, the Canadian neurologist behind the research, is that spiritual beliefs engender "peace of mind". The finding follows a study of 100 people showing early signs of Alzheimer's disease, which is the most common cause of dementia.


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