We aim to build this page into a useful resource of practice development and positive practice examples in dementia care and in housing and design for dementia through the sharing of work being undertaken across the country. Scroll down the page to read examples.
Latest Example added:
Fusion Cafe: Stockton on Tees Dementia Cafe
This service has been established to provide a supportive environment for people with dementia and their carers to attend a social occasion together, where the effects of their dementia are understood and accepted. it's aims include:
- To involve visitors in the development of the café.
- Encourage people to establish their own peer support network.
- Provide information and signposting to other useful services where needed.
- Provide support where required from mental health professionals.
- Reduce social isolation.
- Improve communication and relationships between with dementia, carers and professionals.
Read the full information here
PEACH Training Agency in the North East of England
Dementia Care Partnership is assisted by the Department of Health to set up a value based training agency called the PEACH Training Agency to raise awareness about dementia and offer Dementia Specific Training Provision. The training is underpinned by PEACH Philosophy (Person Led, Empowerment, Attachment, Continuity, Hope) and is provided involving service users, carers. Some training is delivered using drama as a vehicle to deliver challenging messages.
Read the full information here
Housing and Design
The
King's Fund has been commissioned by the Department of Health to
further extend the Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE) programme in
a special initiative to improve the environment of care for people with
dementia.
Applications are now invited from NHS Trusts that
provide mental health and learning disabilities services to people with
dementia for the 10 places that are available in 2009. A further 10
places will be available in 2010 and an application process will be
conducted for these at a later date.
Link to the Department of Health Enhancing the Healing Environment Application and Information Page
Link to the Kings Fund Enhancing the Healing Environment Programme site
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The
Housing LIN have developed a web page to bring together information
about meeting the needs of people with dementia in housing settings -
particularly, but not exclusively, extra care housing. It aims to
provide:
- Dementia-specific research and information of value to those managing or developing housing-related services for people with dementia
- Information on housing-related services targeted at both the housing sector and those working in the dementia fieldIt is divided into topics, but as some material does not fit exclusively into a single topic area, some links or references will be included in more than one. Each entry may have a link to material on the Housing LIN website, somebody else's website, or reference details to something only available in hard copy format
To visit the Housing and Dementia pages of the Housing LIN, click here (Opens new window)