Dementia Partnerships
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. Read more »
Monthly Archives: December 2013
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. Read more »
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. Read more »
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. Read more »
Tune in to Dementia
This film 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 friendly. Read more »
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 dementia. Read more »
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 perspectives. Read more »
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. Read more »
Greening Dementia
This literature review explores the existing evidence of the benefits and barriers facing people living with dementia in accessing the natural environment and their local green space. Read more »
Red and Yellow Care
Red and Yellow Care offers specialist care and support for people living with dementia, treating the whole person, not just the condition. Read more »