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…
Posts Categorized: Research
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…
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…
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…
Carers Week: Getting carers connected with the community
This week marked Carers week in the UK. Carers week aims to raise awareness of people who provide unpaid care and support for a relative. It provides a platform for…
Whose quality of life is it?
Dr Yu-Tzu Wu, a research associate at King’s College London, and Dr Catherine Quinn, a lecturer at the Centre of Applied Dementia Studies, and colleagues from the IDEAL programme have…
Yorkshire Slow Learning – A sabbatical at the Centre for Applied Dementia Studies
So, what did you learn? I should be prepared for the most obvious question after a 2-month sabbatical at the world famous Centre for Applied Dementia Studies (CADS), but I…
Ethnography of dementia-friendly involvement : an ongoing research
The Centre for Applied Dementia Studies was very pleased to have Simon Lemaire from The Universite de Namur (Belgium) visiting us for three months. Simon tells us about his research…