Share your views on assistive technology and dementia
The Housing LIN is interested in hearing from you if you have experience of applying Assistive Technologies to aid people with dementia and carers. Read more »
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Brain Waves, issue 49
The May 2012 edition of the Brain Waves newsletter, produced by Innovations in Dementia, features an update on the Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project. Read more »
New designs to help people live well with dementia
The Design Council have launched five design concepts to help people with dementia and their carers live better, including: buddiband; ode; Dementia Dog; Grouple and Trading Times. Read more »
Give your views on improving the quality of nursing care
The independent Nursing and Care Quality Forum would like to hear your views on the quality of nursing and care, and how you think this could be improved. Read more »
Personalisation: lessons from social care
This briefing paper, published by the 2020 Public Services Hub, explores the challenges of quality and funding for the adult social care sector through the lens of the personalisation agenda. Read more »
The case for tomorrow: facing the beyond
This new report from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services is the successor document to the influential ‘All our Tomorrow’s’ report published in 2002 and articulates six key areas that require attention to create the environment to build better care and wellbeing services for older people. Read more »
New models of care for dementia
This report proposes a new understanding of the dementia journey and a revised model of care for dementia, aimed at improving experiences and outcomes, and informing service redesign and commissioning. Read more »
Care to Learn training programme
Care to Learn is the Introductory End of Life Care Training Programme from the National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC). It is relevant to all staff caring for people at the end of life, in particular those working in care homes, housing organisations, other community settings and hospitals. Read more »
Brain Waves, issue 48
The March 2012 edition of the Brain Waves newsletter, produced by Innovations in Dementia, includes features on: EVA radio; Our lives, our story conference; Dementia friendly communities in Ireland. Read more »
Making Yeovil District Hospital dementia friendly
This project aim to improve the health care environment on Ward 6A of Yeovil District Hospital to better meet the needs older and vulnerable patients, including people with dementia, confusion and memory loss. Read more »