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Dementia-Friendly Extra Care Housing: a Compendium of Best Practice (Housing LIN)

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A Housing Learning and Improvement Network report provides a compendium of case studies illustrating good practice in extra care housing schemes and other housing-related community-based services. The focus is on supporting people with dementia to maintain meaningful relationships and … Continue reading →

Helping People With Dementia to Stay at Home (Housing LIN / DHWG / Halsall Lloyd Partnership)

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Earlier research indicated 85% of people would wish to remain at home for as long as possible when given a diagnosis of dementia. A report published last month covers how housing providers (social housing providers in particular) might support … Continue reading →

Dementia-Friendly Housing Charter (Housing LIN / Housing and Care 21 / Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Research indicates that 85% of people wish to stay at home as long as possible after a dementia diagnosis. Currently a third of people would not know where to find information on making their homes more dementia-friendly. The Dementia-Friendly … Continue reading →

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 →

DSDC Training and Advice Services in West Midlands (DSDC / The Lighthouse)

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The respected Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) at Stirling University will provide a free information event entitled “Changing the Culture of Dementia Care” at Sandwell’s The Lighthouse. The Lighthouse Project has established a dementia resource hub in the West … Continue reading →

Positive Risk Taking in Dementia-Friendly Communities (JRF)

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) “Viewpoint” document discusses the role of positive risk-taking in building dementia-friendly communities. It stresses the benefits of positive risk-taking, which allows scope for realising the remaining capabilities and potential of people living with dementia, … Continue reading →

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Foundation Guidelines for Dementia Friendly Communities (North East Dementia Alliance)

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This report, commissioned by the North East Dementia Alliance, might be considered a handbook for people involved in the development of dementia friendly communities. It attempts to identify how dementia friendly communities might be created, covering the core aims … Continue reading →

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Your Community Matters™ Phase 1 Final Report (Life Story Network)

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Life Story Network (LSN)’s “Your Community Matters™” project, funded by the Department of Health, was commissioned to develop life story work as a personalised approach to supporting people with dementia, their families and carers. This project also explored engagement … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Age-Friendly Cities and Communities, Age-Friendly Communities, Age-Friendly Environments, Building Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Care Home Sector, Care Homes, Care Integration, Community Engagement, Community Support, Community Support Services, Compassion, Compassion in Practice, Compassionate Care, Culture of Compassionate Care, Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia Care and Support Compact, Dementia-Friendly Care Homes, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Communities at the Housing Level, Dementia-Friendly Community Model, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Friendly Wards, Designing Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Developing a Dementia-Friendly Environment in Intermediate / Sub-Acute Care in Community Hospital Sites, Domiciliary Care, Engagement, English Community Care Association (ECCA), Everton in the Community (EiTC) Dementia Project, Health and Social Care Integration, Home Care, Home Care Organisations, Home Care Workers, Housing Associations, Housing Providers, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Care and Support, Integrated Care and Support: Our Shared Commitment, Integrated Whole System Services for People With Dementia, Integration of Health and Social Care, Integration of Housing Care and Support, Leading Change Matters Programme, Life Story Network (LSN), Life Story Network CIC, Life Story Work, Life Story Work in Dementia Care, Liverpool, Liverpool Housing Trust (LHT), Merseyside, MHA Care Group, National Voices, NHF: National Housing Federation, Pass on the Memories, Patient and Public Engagement (PPE), Patient Engagement, Person-Centred Dementia Care and Support, Post-Diagnostic Support, Public Engagement Exercises, Registered Social Landlords (RSLs), Resident Engagement, Residents, Sanctuary, Social Care Volunteers, Supporting Integrated Care, Tenants, UK Home Care Association, UKHCA: UK Homecare Association, United Kingdom Homecare Association (UKHCA), Volunteering, Well-Being, Whole System Integration, Whole Systems Approach, Your Community Matters™, Your Community Matters™ Phase 1, Your Story Matters (YSM) Programme | Leave a comment

Alzheimer’s Society Holds Dementia Friends Information Sessions (Department of Health)

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Volunteers across England are now able to sign up for training / awareness sessions to become a Dementia Friend. Over 12,000 people have already registered an interest in becoming a Dementia Friend. Over 60 Dementia Friends sessions and 30 Dementia Friends Champion … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Awareness, Awareness Raising, Campaigning, Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group, Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Champions, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Rural Parishes, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Friendly Villages, Dementia-Friendly Wards, Designing Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Empowerment, Engagement, Office of Civil Society, Preventative Care, Preventing Loneliness, Prevention, Prevention Programmes, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Staff Awareness, User Involvement, Voluntary and Community Organisations, Volunteering, Volunteers | Leave a comment

Dementia Friends (Alzheimer’s Society: Official Website)

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

[A version of this item features in Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust), Volume 3 Issue 4, November 2012]. Summary The Dementia Friends initiative aims to make everyday life better for people with dementia by changing the … Continue reading →

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