Improving Dementia Education And Awareness (IDEA)
- advice
- aged care
- communication
- dementia
- dementia friendly
- dementia friendly environments
- family carers
- professional carers
- resources
- websites
A website, suitable for care workers, health professionals and family carers, linking to free online resources
A website resource from The University of Nottingham. Suitable for care workers, health professionals and family carers.
It links to a range of audiovisual and text material, and includes free online courses, the Dementia Day-to-Day blog where authors talk about their experience of dementia, resources and a selection of dementia news from around the world.
What’s included?
- Self-care for direct care workers in dementia.
- Dementia care and awareness.
- Coping skills for families and carers.
- Designing space for dementia care.
- Understanding and managing challenging behaviour.
- Challenging stigma, myths and stereotypes.
Website users will need to register for full access to all the resources. Some of those on offer are:
- Room 217: Care Through Music
- Good To Go: A Guide To Dementia-Friendly Days Out
- AT Dementia, information on assistive technology that can help people with dementia live more independently.
A handy checklist lets you filter information on the website by topic, the user’s role, resource type and even how much time you have to view a resource.
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