When we’re feeling useless… (adapting our care during the pandemic)
What is a family carer to do in a time such as this? While family care associations and public health organizations around the world have been working on online certificates,…
Posts Categorized: CoDeC
The Problem with the War on Covid
Are we at war against the Covid-19? The way world leaders and others describe the current pandemic would have people think so! Read Amanda’s opinion on this week’s blog post from…
Dementia in a Time of Coronavirus
In this week’s blog post from the Coronavirus and dementia in care homes (CoDeC) study, Gloria gives a raw and powerful account of having relatives moved to a care home…
When support is suddenly removed: The Covid-19 lockdown and its impact on Nigel
In this week’s blog post from the Coronavirus and dementia in care homes (CoDeC) study, we get to know Nigel and how the pandemic has affected his activities of daily living….
Creative reflections on the Covid-19 pandemic
In this week’s blog post from the Coronavirus and dementia in care homes (CoDeC) study, two participants share their stories with us via poems. The poems have been written during…
Let’s hear it for care home staff!
In this week’s blog post from the Coronavirus and dementia in care homes (CoDeC) study, lead researcher Andrea Capstick issues a plea for care home staff to receive the same…
Lockdown, not locked in
As part of the Coronavirus and Dementia in Care Homes Study, staff who work in care homes have been asked to share their experience of working in these settings since…
Stuart and Barbara’s story
Since July 2020 we have been conducting a study on Coronavirus and Dementia in care homes. We want to understand what’s going on in care homes and nursing homes. We…
Coronavirus and Dementia in Care Homes Research Study
Since the Covid-19 pandemic started, those who work with people living with dementia in care homes have had to deal with very new and unusual circumstances, which many were unprepared…
Telephone interactions with people living with dementia during Covid-19 lockdown
In this week’s blog, Justin Mazzotta, currently studying on the MSc Advanced Dementia Studies at the University of Bradford, tells us about his experience of working with three men living…