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Design challenges – the journey
This video shows how the Design Council Challenges use design to develop practical solutions to social problems. In this case the ode fragrance-release system designed to stimulate appetite among...
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Carers Call to Action
The Dementia Action Alliance have launched the Carers Call to Action to transform the lives of family and friends caring for people with dementia. By working together, leading charities, public bodies...
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The Dementia Training Pathway for Care Homes
This dedicated training pathway for care homes and their staff leading to nationally accredited qualifications that has been developed in Gloucestershire. Background The Partnership for Older People...
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Just Checking
Just Checking is a simple online activity monitoring system that helps people who are becoming forgetful stay independent in their own home. Just Checking uses small, wireless sensors in the home to...
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Dementia in the Acute Hospital Setting
This search of current nursing literature discusses the training of pre and post-registered nurses relating to care of patients with dementia and the challenges that face both patients and nurses in...
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Worcestershire Early Intervention Dementia Service
Worcestershire Early Intervention Dementia Service (EIDS) have developed a clear referral pathway, which includes pre-assessment counselling, consent, family engagement, assessment by a competent...
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Greenwich Advanced Dementia Service
The Greenwich Advanced Dementia Service is helping people in the borough remain in their own homes for longer by supporting carers to increase their resilience. The service was developed by nurses and...
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Memory First
Memory First is an integrated dementia service run by a consortium of 162 GPs across 41 practices in Staffordshire. Its pioneering joined-up approach to care has cut diagnosis times from 3 years to 4...
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Dementia: A state of the nation report on dementia care and support in England
This report, published by the Department of Health, sets out what is known about dementia care, support and research. It highlights where improvements are being made and where improvements are needed....
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Putting dementia on the map
Putting dementia on the map published by the Department of Health draws on data and information about dementia health and care, dementia friendly communities and research. It highlights where...
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Improving GP coding of dementia in London
This project aimed to find out whether it is possible to raise diagnosis rates through undertaking an exercise to ‘clean up’ dementia coding and records at a practice level. The hypothesis was that...
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Dementia – a global epidemic
This infographic produced by Alzheimer’s Disease International highlights that Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia know no social, economic, ethnic or geographical boundaries. The number of people...
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The diseased Other
This film is about Alzheimer’s disease, stigma and medical reductionism. It is an artistic expression that explores scientific understandings of Alzheimer’s disease from philosophical and ethical...
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Memory Bank
Memory Bank is a reminiscence resource pack which uses archive films to stimulate memories of childhood, growing up, loved ones and family, sense of place, home and work life for people living with...
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Tune in to Dementia
This film shown below by Inspired Youth, made with students at Joseph Rowntree School in York, aims to raise debate around dementia with young people and support York in its bid to become dementia...
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Tommy on tour
This blog documents Tommy Whitelaw’s mission to raise awareness of dementia as he tours Scotland’s towns and cities sharing his experience of caring for his mother. Visit Tommy’s blog at...
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Dementia Diaries
The Dementia Diaries is an illustrated children’s book which tells the stories of 8 young people and their experiences of living with dementia in their families through four characters’ diaries. The...
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Dementia care review
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has announced plans to inspect more than 150 care homes and acute hospitals to review how people with dementia are cared for in England. The review will focus on: how...
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G8 dementia summit agreements
This declaration and communique set out what has been agreed at the G8 dementia summit held in London on 11 December 2013. Download G8 dementia summit declaration G8 dementia summit communique The G8...
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International Dementia Design Network
The International Dementia Design Network aims to provide a forum for collaboration in dementia design research, innovation and education. The network is open to individuals and organisations whose...
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