Why direct care workers need support
The UK care system is increasingly under pressure. Up to 80% of the older people living in care homes have some form of dementia. Whilst there are increasing numbers of…
Leading practice change using Dementia Care Mapping
Advanced DCM Course Participants with Julie Prowse, one of the trainers Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) is an established approach to embedding person-centred care for people living with dementia in…
Erasmus+ Staff Mobility Grant
In June 2017, Kathryn Lord was lucky enough to be supported by the University of Bradford to access an Erasmus+ Staff Mobility Grant. With this grant, Kathryn visited esteemed colleagues…
Gail Mountain’s colleague and PhD student Becky Field awarded 2017 Early Researcher award
Gail Mountain’s colleague and PhD student Becky FieId gave an oral presentation at this year’s Royal College of Occupational Therapy conference, which took place in Birmingham June 2017. Her presentation…
Catherine and Denise at the British Society of Gerontology Conference 2017, Swansea University
Catherine Powell and Denise De Waal tell us about their experience at British Society of Gerontology Conference 2017 “Do Not Go Gentle” – Gerontology and a Good Old Age…. We arrived at…
Gail Mountain’s recent trip to Geneva
Gail Mountain is Professor of Applied Dementia Research within the School of Dementia Studies and Associate Dean for Research in the Faculty of Health Sciences. Gail is also an occupational…
How do older people work out care for themselves, and what can we learn by speaking with multiple family members?
Catherine Powell is a Research Fellow at the School of Dementia Studies. Catherine is currently working on the National Institute for Health Research funded ‘Better Health in Residents in Care Homes…
Building a dementia-friendly world: update from the 32nd International Conference of Alzheimer’s Disease International
Kathryn Lord is a Research Fellow at the School of Dementia studies and is currently funded as part of our programme of work to improve transitions in dementia care. She…
Researching End of Life Care: Can hospices afford not to be involved?
Research in palliative and end of life care is lacking. Less than 1% of the £500 million in research funding that was coordinated by the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI)…
Towards socially inclusive practice
The Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia aimed to change common misconceptions about dementia and to make dementia care more person-centred. However, social exclusion remains a common problem, particularly for people…