Commentary on contemporary issues surrounding Dementia, from the Centre for Applied Dementia Studies, University of Bradford
As a person living with dementia, one of my most severe symptoms has been loss of balance. Even to walk across a concrete floor feels like the ground is buckling…
By Justin Mazzotta (MSc Advanced Dementia Studies Alumni) ‘Voices from the frontline’ is a theatrical adaptation of a piece of research carried out by the University of Bradford’s Centre for…
We have recently launched our new “50 Shades of Dementia” short course training programme. These courses aim to provide university standard dementia training to people with a vested passion and…
Several papers (co)-authored by members of the team have been published in the last three months. Have a look at these: Drawn from life: Co-creating narrative and graphic vignettes…
Difficulties in staff recruitment and retention in adult social care are not new, but a recent report by Skills for Care warns the sector is now facing an increased number…
Oládayò Bífárìn tells us how his PhD “Perceptions and experiences of caregivers of older relatives in mainland China – A multigenerational study” (supervised by Prof Jan Oybode, Dr. Liz Breen…
At the Centre for Applied Dementia Studies we have been committed to improving the quality of care for people living with dementia for more than 30 years now. So when…
Beulah Shadrache has successfully completed the MSc Advanced Dementia Studies early this year. In this blog, Beulah shares her thoughts about the course and her hopes for the future. I’ve…
Huey Ling Pang, currently undertaking the MSc in Advanced Dementia Studies at the University of Bradford, shares her experience of studying with us: Aged care is my passion. When I…
I am very pleased that the main trial paper out of the VALID study has now been published in PLOS medicine and is available here. This study formed a significant…