Dementia without walls
This Resource Hub has a range of external links for those wanting to learn about and develop Dementia Friendly Communities.
These key links include a number of excellent resources for those wishing to move forward in developing dementia friendly communities. There is a lot of activity in this field and we will aim to add to these on a regular basis, to ensure that learning is shared across communities and among those working at national, regional and local levels.
National dementia strategies
National initiatives
- Dementia Action Alliance
- Local Dementia Action Alliance Contacts
- The Dementia Challenge Website
- Dementia Friendly Communities - champion group members
- Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia
- Dementia Friendly Communities (Alzheimer's Society webpage)
- Dementia Friends Website
Useful resources
- Dementia Capable Communities (Innovations in Dementia report)
- Resources for nurses (Royal College of Nursing Dementia)
- Learning and guidance for local authorities (LGA)
- Dementia Friendly Toolkit (Innovations in Dementia/LGA)
- E-Learning - The Open Dementia Programme (SCIE)
- Tomorrow is another Day (Alzheimer's Society course)
- Involving people with dementia in speaking roles (ADI)
- Memory Cafe start-up guide (REPOD - Rotarians easing problems of dementia)
- Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI)
- Knowing the foundations of dementia friendly communities for the North East
Design, Housing, Technology and Outdoor environments
- 'Living well with dementia' challenge (The Design Council)
- Design and Built Environment (Housing LIN)
- Neighbourhoods for life (Housing LIN)
- Breaking new ground: the quest for dementia friendly communities (Housing LIN)
- Dementia Gateway: resources (SCIE)
- Dementia-friendly health facilities design (Architecture and Design Scotland)
- Dementia design checklist for healthcare facilities (University of Stirling)
- Developing supportive design in hospitals (The Kings Fund)
York Dementia without Walls
- Creating a Dementia Friendly York (JRF report)
- Programme manager Philly Hare introducing the project (YouTube)
- York DWW newsletter September 2012
- Dementia Without Walls film introduction (YouTube)
- Living with dementia, getting a diagnosis(YouTube)
- Living with dementia, getting around (YouTube)
- Living with dementia, public transport (YouTube)
- Living with dementia, the importance of community (YouTube)
- Breaking Thoughts - performance by Joseph Rowntree school students (film)
Engagement and empowerment
- A Stronger Collective Voice For People with Dementia (JRF report)
- People with dementia speak out! (Mental Health Foundation film)
- I CAN! I WILL! Stand up and Speak Out About Dementia
- Overcoming the stigma of dementia (World Alzheimer Report 2012 summary)
- Perspectives on Ageing with Dementia (Dot Weaks)
- Love, loss and Laughter by Cathy Greenblat
Other local dementia friendly and age friendly communities
- Liverpool Hope University
- Bruges
- Edinburgh A City for All Ages
- Age friendly Manchester
- UK Age friendly consortium
- Ireland's Age friendly counties programme
- North East Dementia Alliance
Blogs
