Dementia Partnerships
Dementia-friendly health and social care environments
This design guidance published by the Department of Health outlines the elements of the built environment that can make a difference to the quality of care for people living with dementia. Read more »
Dementia Adventure
Dementia Adventure is a multi-award winning social enterprise which connects people living with dementia with nature and a sense of adventure. Read more »
International Dementia Design Network
The International Dementia Design Network aims to provide a forum for collaboration in dementia design research, innovation and education. 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 »
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 people with dementia. Read more »
ode
ode is a fragrance-release system designed to stimulate appetite among people with dementia. The mains-powered unit releases three food fragrances a day, adjustable to coincide with the user’s mealtimes. Read more »
The LiveWell Dementia Hub
The LiveWell Dementia Hub will be a single one stop shop offering assessment and information for people in Stockton-on-Tees living with dementia, their families, carers and the wider public. Read more »
Virtual Hospital
The Virtual Hospital, developed by the Dementia Services Development Centre, aims to show good design can help to make an acute hospital setting dementia-friendly. Read more »
Building dementia-friendly communities: A priority for
everyone
This report, published by the Alzheiner’s Society, explores evidence from people with dementia about their experiences of living in their community and the ten key things they would like to see in a dementia-friendly community. Read more »
Purposeful Activity Volunteers at Weston General
Hospital
Purposeful Activity Volunteers (PAV) are being recruited to visit inpatients with dementia at Weston General Hospital, providing a period of social inclusion to this vulnerable group of people. Read more »