ACEmobile dementia assessment toolA new mobile application has been developed by clinicians in Plymouth, supported by international colleagues, that provides an easy-to-use dementia assessment tool that can be used by a wide range of medical and other healthcare staff. Read more »
Intentional ward rounds involving occupational therapists and physiotherapists working alongside nurses are being undertaken at University Hospitals Bristol. Read more »
Making a Difference in Dementia: Nursing StrategyThis nursing vision and strategy for dementia care, published by the Department of Health, makes clear that every nurse can make a difference to the care of people with dementia. Read more »
Compassion, Care, and CommunityStaff and volunteers from general and community hospitals and voluntary organisations in the South West attended an inspiring, uplifting and stimulating conference in Taunton on 8 March 2013. Read more »
This project aims to improve care and support to people living with dementia and their carers in Gloucestershire in order to prevent unnecessary hospital admission and premature residential care admission as well as to reduce length of stay after a hospital admission. Read more »
This project aims to make Somerset dementia friendly place in which people with dementia are valued, befriended and encouraged to live independently and engage in everyday activity. Read more »
This Bristol-based project will put people with dementia at the heart of hospital design to improve their experience of care, highlighting the important role the environment can play in supporting innovation in service delivery and care quality. Read more »
This project aims to stop the cycle of readmission in crisis by improving end of life care planning starting when a person with dementia is first admitted to a Dorset hospital in an emergency. Read more »
This project aims to develop dementia friendly communities in Cornwall and to deliver community and hospital peer support alongside the provision of meaningful activities. Read more »
This project aims to improve the experience of people with dementia whilst in acute hospitals across Kent and Medway. Read more »