The ADS blog this week reflects on the latest work in our CHARM project, Care Home Action Researcher-in-residence Model. Please see https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/ to find out more. To contact the Association for Dementia Studies please use dementia@worc.ac.uk Connect with us on twitter @DementiaStudies and on Facebook @adsuow
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The ADS blog this week introduces a new project we’re working on, ‘Wear to Care’ which is investigating views towards the clothing worn by staff in care homes. Please see https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/ to find out more. To contact the Association for Dementia Studies please use dementia@worc.ac.uk Connect with us on twitter @DementiaStudies and on Facebook @adsuow
The ADS blog this week reflects on a recent online seminar in which Kirrie Connections Meeting Centre presented several examples of creative arts projects they and their members with dementia have been part of. Please see https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/ to find out more. To contact the Association for Dementia Studies please use dementia@worc.ac.uk Connect with us on […]
The ADS blog this week addresses a tricky topic, discussing sex and intimacy in relation to older people with dementia living in care homes. It was written for us by a member of the Housing and Dementia Research Consortium, so please see https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/ to find out more. To contact the Association for Dementia Studies please […]
The Care Fit for VIPS toolkit is a free online resource which aims to help people improve the quality of dementia care and support. Three versions have been available previously (care homes, domiciliary care, day care), but the range has recently been expanded to include hospital care and community settings. The ADS blog this week […]
As part of the Research Seminar Series 2019-2020 the next seminar will be presented by Dr Shirley Evans. Dr Evans, who is a Research Fellow with Association for Dementia Studies and Programme Manager – UK Meeting Centres Support Programme, will be presenting a seminar entitled ‘Meeting Centres for People Affected by Dementia: Combining Research with […]
On Monday 10th February we held an information session about the new funding for Worcestershire Dementia Meeting Centres, which was attended by around 100 interested individuals. Our blog this week provides an overview of the day for those who may have been unable to attend on the day. Please see https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/ to find out more. […]
As part of the Research Seminar Series 2019-2020 the next seminar will be presented by Dr Shirley Evans. Dr Evans, who is a Research Fellow with Association for Dementia Studies and Programme Manager – UK Meeting Centres Support Programme, will be presenting a seminar entitled ‘Meeting Centres for People Affected by Dementia: Combining Research with […]
We’ve started a new series of monthly ‘Bring Your Own Lunch’ webinars to hear the experiences of different Meeting Centres. The first one took place at the end of January, and the ADS blog this week provides an overview of what was shared in case people were unable to attend. Please see https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/ to find […]
The Association for Dementia Studies blog this week takes a look ahead at some of the events and conferences we’ve got coming up in the next few months. Please see https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/ to find out more. To contact the Association for Dementia Studies please use dementia@worc.ac.uk Connect with us on twitter @DementiaStudies and on Facebook @adsuow
The Association for Dementia Studies blog this week provides an update on the CHARM project – the Care Home Action Researcher-in-residence Model – using a slightly different style of presenting the blog as a series of images. Please have a look at https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/ to find out more. To contact the Association for Dementia Studies please […]
Worcestershire Dementia Meeting Centres – Information Meeting 10 February 2020 at University of Worcester Arena Staff are also welcome to pass this onto any contacts they have in Worcestershire who would be interested in attending this event. To book a free place please use the online booking system https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/worcestershire-dementia-meeting-centres-information-meeting-registration-88869086831 For more information to email meetingcentres@worc.ac.uk Key […]
The Association for Dementia Studies has hosted the Housing and Dementia Research Consortium (HDRC) since 2014, and through its steering group the HDRC has been linked with the ‘Bring Dementia Out’ programme. This programme aims to address the needs of LGBT people living with dementia, so if you want to find out more please have […]
This week’s ADS blog gives an account of an event that our TAnDem (The Arts and Dementia) PhD students hosted on Tuesday about using their findings to shape the future. It was a great day with lots of interest, so have a look at https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/. To contact the Association for Dementia Studies please use dementia@worc.ac.uk […]
This week’s ADS blog reflects on some of our highlights from 2019, so to find out what we’ve been up to have a look at https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/ To contact the Association for Dementia Studies please use dementia@worc.ac.uk Connect with us on twitter @DementiaStudies and on Facebook @adsuow Association for Dementia Studies
At UK Dementia Congress earlier this month we announced the fifth winner of the Hennell Award, and our ADS blog this week takes a look at all five winners so far. To find out more go to https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/. To contact the Association for Dementia Studies please use dementia@worc.ac.uk Connect with us on twitter @DementiaStudies and […]
Our blog post this week focuses on one of our previous projects, ‘Connecting Communities’. We were involved in evaluating an Alzheimer’s Society initiative aiming to increase awareness of dementia amongst Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. Take a look at https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/. To contact the Association for Dementia Studies please use dementia@worc.ac.uk Connect with us on […]
ADS recently attended UK Dementia Congress, one of the key dementia conferences of the year. Our blog post this week shows our involvement in the conference, including posters, presentations, workshops, the Hennell Award, 10th anniversary celebrations (with cake), and an award for our own Professor Dawn Brooker. Take a look at https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/. To contact the […]
Our blog post this week looks back at one of our previous projects, the ‘My Musical Memories Reminiscence Programme’ which tailored music sessions to the interests of participants with dementia. Take a look at https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/ . To contact the Association for Dementia Studies please use dementia@worc.ac.uk Connect with us on twitter @DementiaStudies and on Facebook […]
Our blog post this week presents our newest research project, CHARM: Care Home Action Researcher-in-Residence Model. It’s a collaborative project supporting staff, visitors and residents in care homes to design and implement their own unique and meaningful research projects. Take a look at https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/. To contact the Association for Dementia Studies please use dementia@worc.ac.uk Connect […]
Our blog post this week talks about the PIECE-Dem observational tool which can be used to enable people with advanced dementia to be involved in research by capturing their experiences, even if they are unable to communicate verbally. Take a look at https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/. To contact the Association for Dementia Studies please use dementia@worc.ac.uk Connect with […]
We have recently launched a new online Postgraduate Certificate in Person-Centred Dementia Studies, and our blog post this week provides some useful information about it for interested parties. Take a look at https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/. To contact the Association for Dementia Studies please use dementia@worc.ac.uk Connect with us on twitter @DementiaStudies and on Facebook @adsuow
Our blog post this week is a throwback to a project we worked on a few years ago around organisational culture in care homes. Take a look at https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/. To contact the Association for Dementia Studies please use dementia@worc.ac.uk Connect with us on twitter @DementiaStudies and on Facebook @adsuow
Following our hugely successful event at the Arena last week celebrating the findings from our ‘Namaste Care Intervention UK’ project, our blog provides a flavour of the conference for those who were unable to attend. Have a look at https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/. To contact the Association for Dementia Studies please use dementia@worc.ac.uk Connect with us on twitter […]
Our blog post this week talks about one of our recently completed projects, ‘Walking With Purpose in Extra Care, Retirement and Domestic Housing’. Have a look at https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/. To contact the Association for Dementia Studies please use dementia@worc.ac.uk Connect with us on twitter @DementiaStudies and on Facebook @adsuow
Our blog post this week is from one of our sport and dementia PhD students. It’s a wonderful account of her experiences of dementia café seated exercise sessions, so take a look at https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/. To contact the Association for Dementia Studies please use dementia@worc.ac.uk Connect with us on twitter @DementiaStudies and on Facebook @adsuow
Our blog post this week is a throwback to a project we worked on a few years ago around dementia and sight loss. Take a look at https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/. To contact the Association for Dementia Studies please use dementia@worc.ac.uk Connect with us on twitter @DementiaStudies and on Facebook @adsuow
Our blog post this week is taking a look back at a couple of previous projects relating to different housing settings. To find out more about ASSET and ECHO please visit https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/. To contact the Association for Dementia Studies please use dementia@worc.ac.uk Connect with us on twitter @DementiaStudies and on Facebook @adsuow
Our blog post this week is from a member of the Housing and Dementia Research Consortium, looking at ways of responding to distress among people with dementia in extra care housing. Take a look at https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/. To contact the Association for Dementia Studies please use dementia@worc.ac.uk Connect with us on twitter @DementiaStudies and on Facebook […]
Our blog post this week is a version of a presentation on ‘Shifting stereotypes in supporting people affected by dementia’ that Professor Dawn Brooker gave at a conference a few weeks ago. Take a look at https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/. To contact the Association for Dementia Studies please use dementia@worc.ac.uk Connect with us on twitter @DementiaStudies and on […]
Our blog post this week provides a summary of progress for the Meeting Centre Support Programme as it approaches the end of its first year. Have a look at what’s been happening at https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/. To contact the Association for Dementia Studies please use dementia@worc.ac.uk Connect with us on twitter @DementiaStudies and on Facebook @adsuow
Our blog post this week is from another of our PhD students looking back at a conference they presented at last month, the Leisure Studies Association Conference in Dundee, https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/. To contact the Association for Dementia Studies please use dementia@worc.ac.uk Connect with us on twitter @DementiaStudies and on Facebook @adsuow
Our blog post this week is from one of our PhD students looking at her work around uncovering the hidden voices of women in respect to dementia, sport and reminiscence https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/. To contact the Association for Dementia Studies please use dementia@worc.ac.uk Connect with us on twitter @DementiaStudies and on Facebook @adsuow
Our blog post this week looks at the topic of green dementia care following an article we recently had published in the journal ‘Working with Older People’: https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/. Evans, S.C., Barrett, J., Mapes, N., Hennell, J., Atkinson, T., Bray, J., Garabedian, C. & Russell, C. (2019). Connections with nature for people living with dementia. Working […]
This week’s blog post is a final one from Marleen Prins, a visiting colleague from the Netherlands who reflects on her time spent with ADS: https://adsdementiablog.wordpress.com/. To contact the Association for Dementia Studies please use dementia@worc.ac.uk
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