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…

How prepared is the next generation of carers of people with dementia? Introducing the Caregiving HOPE project.

Everyone knows someone who provides care for an ill or disabled family member or friend. Many might be carers themselves. Indeed, carers are a vital aspect of all social care…

Young onset dementia – some green shoots for change?

When you log on to the Home page of Wendy Mitchell’s blog about her life with young onset dementia, underneath a picture of her smiling, you read: ‘I’m 59 years…

Heteronormativity and dementia: what’s the relevance?

What is heteronormativity? Heteronormativity (Warner, 1991) is a concept that was developed from within the overlapping fields of feminist theory, gender, and queer studies. It attempts to describe the way…

Dementia and Everyday Life event

On 7th April I was one of the speakers at a one-day event on Dementia and Everyday Life: Creative Approaches at the University of Manchester. The event was jointly organised…

Eating and drinking: a risky business?

Living in a Single Person Household or Group Living: The Experiences of Women Living with Dementia