Dementia Partnerships
Person-centred approaches
This Community Care magazine feature on using person-centred approaches to supporting people to live well with dementia profiles the recent work of the Social Care Institute for Excellence in this field. Read more »
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Living Well with Dementia "The South West Way"
The South West Dementia Strategy Group recently organised a conference to present the findings of the South West Dementia Review and to discuss the way forward. Read more »
Local innovation scheme awards launched
After 10 years of celebrating and sharing, the Beacon Scheme is ending. It is being replaced by the new and exciting Local Innovation Awards Scheme. Read more »
Two local units pilot a new Enabling Environment Award
Two Units from Bodmin Hospital have been chosen by the Royal College of Psychiatrists to pilot the new Enabling Environment Award. Read more »
Dementia demonstrator sites in the South West region
This briefing provides summary information about the four dementia demonstrator sites in the South West region. Read more »
Prepared to care – Challenging the dementia skills
gap
This report published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia (APPG) explores the scale of the challenge in training the caring professions in dementia, and how it may be met. Read more »
Extra care housing and people with dementia: A scoping review of the literature 1998-2008
This literature review identifies recent published and grey literature relating to people with dementia living in extra care housing. Read more »
Housing and dementia
Information on all aspects of meeting the needs of people with dementia and their carers in housing settings. Read more »
New Horizons – a new vision for mental health and wellbeing
A new strategy that will promote good mental health and well-being, whilst improving services for people who have mental health problems. Read more »
National dementia strategy demonstrator site programme
The National Dementia Strategy requires an improved evidence base about the effectiveness of two service models proposed. Read more »