Dementia Partnerships
Dementia Care: sustaining the person within
The Open University has produced a free leaflet, Dementia Care: Sustaining The Person Within, to accompany the BBC programmes Can Gerry Robinson fix dementia care homes. Read more »
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Can Gerry Robinson fix dementia care homes
Videos and commentary following the BBC documentary in which Sir Gerry Robinson explores the care of people with dementia in care homes. Read more »
Commissioning domiciliary care for people with dementia and their carers
The purpose of this paper is to assist commissioners in ensuring that homecare for people with dementia is appropriate to their needs and/or the needs of their carers. It is informed by the views of people with dementia and of people who have been, or currently are, carers; and of people who are professionally involved… Read more »
Pocket guide to National Dementia Strategy for care homes
This pocket guide explains how the National Dementia Strategy (NDS) affects providers and managers of care home services. Read more »
Housing and Dementia – three new resources
The Housing Learning and Improvement Network, part of the Department of Health’s Care Networks, has produced three resources on the topic of housing and dementia. 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 »
The design of housing for people with dementia
This paper illustrates how the principles of designing for dementia have been successfully applied to extra care housing. Read more »
See me, not just the dementia: understanding people's experiences of living in a care home
This report looks at the experiences of people with dementia living in care homes in England, with a particular focus on whether their care offers dignity and respect. Read more »