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Local Dementia Friendly Communities: Guidance for Councils (LGA)

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Guidance has been released by the Local Government Association (LGA), in collaboration with the Innovations in Dementia community interest company, which explains the responsibility of councils in helping to support people with dementia through the creation of local dementia … Continue reading →

Dementia Peer Support Resource Tool (Health Innovation Network)

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Health Innovation Network has produced a dementia peer support resource tool, in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Society, Age UK and Innovations in Dementia. This tool is designed to assist with establishing and running peer support networks for people … Continue reading →

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Dementia-Friendly Yorkshire (Joseph Rowntree Foundation)

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) report presents twenty “grassroots” dementia-friendly projects, which are examples of how communities across Yorkshire are being transformed along more dementia-friendly lines. The projects have been based in shops, churches, mosques, legal services, cafes, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Age-Friendly Cities, Age-Friendly Cities and Communities, Age-Friendly Communities, Age-Friendly Environments, Airedale General Hospital, Airedale General Hospital: Keighley, Alzheimer’s Society Bradford Area, Bradford, Care in Local Communities, Church of England, Church of England Diocese of Bradford, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, City of York Council, Co-operative Society, Creating Dementia Friendly Environments, Dementia Café, Dementia Cafes, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia Friendly Communities Programme, Dementia Friendly Doncaster, Dementia Friendly Extra Care Housing, Dementia Without Walls, Dementia Without Walls (York), Dementia Without Walls Project, Dementia-Friendly Churches, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly City, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Community Model, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Hospitals, Dementia-Friendly Libraries, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Friendly Villages, Dementia-Friendly York, Dementia-Friendly Yorkshire, Doncaster, Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group, Doorstep Crime Project, Fenwick Department Store: York, Health Action Local Engagement (HALE), Health Action Local Engagement Healthy Living Project, Hull & East Yorkshire, Hull & East Yorkshire NHS Trust, Intergenerational Cohesion, Intergenerational Mingling, Intergenerational Relations, Intergenerational Solidarity, Joseph Rowntree School in YorkJoseph Rowntree School in York, Keighley, Leeds, Libraries, Local Community Assets, Local Community Groups, Meri Yaadain Project, Museums, North Yorkshire County Council Libraries, Northallerton, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Roshni South Asian Women’s Resource Centre, Rothwell, Rowntree Foundation, Schools, Sheffield, Shipley, South Asian Communities (in Bradford), South Asian Community, Sport and Active Leisure: City of York Council, Sport and Leisure, Tea Cosy Memory Café: Rothwell, Trading Standards, Trading Standards Doorstep Crime Project, Transport, York, York Dementia Without Walls, York Hospital, York’s Dementia Without Walls Initiative, York’s Sport and Active Leisure, Yorkshire | Leave a comment

Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support in Scotland (Lewy Body Society / Alzheimer Scotland)

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary From late March 2013 onwards, a national commitment to support people diagnosed with dementia in Scotland will involve a named support worker tailoring care plans to help people with dementia and their families. The intention is to supply help and advice to assist families to … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Advance Care Planning (ACP), Advocacy and Advice Services, Agreed Care Plans, Alzheimer Scotland, Care Plan, Care Planning, Dementia Cafes, Financial and Legal Affairs, Five Pillar Model of Post-Diagnostic Support, Five Pillars of Post-Diagnostic Support, Information and Advice, Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA), Lasting Power of Attorney (LPoA), Legal Affairs, Legal Issues, Lewy Body Society, Memory Clinics, National Dementia Strategy for Scotland, Peer Support, Peer Support Services, Personalised Care Planning, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support in Scotland, Scottish National Dementia Strategy | Leave a comment

Growing Roles of Housing Staff in Facilitating the Diagnosis and Management of Dementia in the Community (Guardian Professional)

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012]. Summary Good housing and related services play a vital role in improving the lives of people with dementia. … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, In the News, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Telecare, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Accord Care & Support, Accord Group, Adaptive Technologies, ADASS Housing Network, Age UK, Age UK Walsall, Awareness Raising, Beechwood Court, Dementia and Housing Working Group, Dementia Cafes, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Department of Communities and Local Government, Design for People with Dementia, Design Techniques, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Readmissions, Environmental Design, Extra Care Housing, Extra Care Housing and Dementia, Fall Detectors, Home Adaptations, Housing Network, Housing With Care, Information and Advice, Lifting Cushions, LiveTime, National Housing Federation, National Housing Federation: Dementia and Housing Working Group, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Riverside Housing Association, Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, Smart Home Adaptations, Social Housing, Staff Awareness, Supportive Design for People with Dementia, The Guardian, Walsall, Willow Housing and Care | Leave a comment

Dementia 2012: National Challenge (Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 9, April 2012]. Summary This report presents the Alzheimer’s Society’s new evidence on the experiences of people with dementia; in particular the results of … Continue reading →

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Alz Café: Dementia Support Group (Wolverhampton City Council)

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 1 Issue 11, June 2011]. Summary Wolverhampton’s Alz Café is a monthly meeting for people with dementia or memory loss, their families and friends. This service … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Local Interest, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Information, Quick Insights, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton | Tagged Alz Café (Wolverhampton), Dementia Cafes, Dementia Support Group (Wolverhampton), Wolverhampton City Council, Wolverhampton Primary Care Trust | Leave a comment

Dementia Care Strategy (Wolverhampton City Council)

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A brief reference to this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 1 Issue 10, May 2011]. Summary The Dementia Care Strategy, officially launched on Friday October 1st 2010, sets out proposals for Wolverhampton City Council and its partners to meet … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), Local Interest, Patient Information, Quick Insights, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton | Tagged Dementia Awareness Training (Wolverhampton), Dementia Cafés (Wolverhampton), Dementia Cafes, Dementia Care Centre (Wolverhampton), Dementia Care Champions, Dementia Care Strategy, Wolverhampton City Council | Leave a comment

Cafe Co-ordinator/Dementia Support Worker (Wolverhampton)

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A Café Co-ordinator/Dementia Support Worker is required to work in the Wolverhampton area (this information is dated, as of March 2011). The person recruited will play a key role in facilitating the successful running of dementia cafés providing information & … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer's Society, For Carers (mostly), Local Interest, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton | Tagged Alzheimer's Society, Cafe Co-ordinator, Dementia Cafes, Dementia Support Worker, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton City Council | Leave a comment

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