Dementia awareness resource pack
The resources include:
- South West Dementia Partnership (2011) About the dementia awareness resource pack. Bridgwater, South West Dementia Partnership.
Introduction to the dementia awareness resource pack
/wp-content/uploads/dementia-awareness-resource-pack-about.doc - Alzheimer’s Society (2011) Remember the person. London, Alzheimer’s Society.
The idea of Remember the person is encouraging people to be a friend to someone with dementia. It is trying to take the fear out of dementia and make people realise that people living with dementia are just people. It gives them ten simple things they can do to help a family living with dementia that will hopefully get people to support families living with dementia more. http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/download.php?fileID=869 - National End of Life Care Programme (2009) Planning for your future care – A guide. London, National End of Life Care Programme NHS
This booklet provides a simple explanation about advanced care planning and the different options open to people.
http://www.endoflifecareforadults.nhs.uk/publications/planning-for-your-future-care-evaluation - Age UK (2010) Going into hospital. London, Age UK.
Age UK factsheet which provides information about going into hospital.
http://www.ageuk.org.uk/Documents/EN-GB/AgeUKIG07%20Going%20into%20hospital%20Guide.pdf - Mental Health Foundation (2010) 10 Ways to look after your mental health. London, Mental Health Foundation.
The Mental Health Foundation produces a range of publications, including reports, briefings and information booklets. Most of these can be downloaded free of charge from this site.
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/content/assets/PDF/publications/How-to-look-after-your-mental-health.pdf - Dementia UK (2011) Admiral Nursing Direct Postcard. London, Dementia UK.
Contact details for information and support for family carers, people with dementia and professionals. Provided by experience Admiral Nurses and available by telephone and email
http://www.dementiauk.org/assets/files/what_we_do/admiral_nurses/Dementia_UK_Admiral_Postcard.pdf - Social Care Institute for Excellence (2010) The Dementia Gateway Postcard. London, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE).
Postcard about the SCIE Dementia Gateway which offers free access to a wide range of resources, focusing on key topics in dementia care, e-learning materials, and films.
http://www.scie.org.uk/dementia - Royal College of Nursing and Alzheimer’s Society (2010) This is me leaflet. London, Alzheimer’s Society.
This leaflet provides professionals with information about a person with dementia to help enhance the care and support they receive whilst in an unfamiliar environment. It is not a medical document.
http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/download.php?fileID=849 - Alzheimer’s Society (2010) What is dementia? London, Alzheimer’s Society.
This Alzheimer’s Society factsheet explains dementia.
http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/document_pdf.php?documentID=106 - Princess Royal Trust for Carers (2009) Putting People First without putting Carers Second. London, Princess Royal Trust for Carers.
This report examines the challenges local councils and health trusts face in making personalisation a reality for carers alongside those they care for. The report offers some of the high impact solutions that are already in place to meet those challenges.
http://static.carers.org/files/ppf-final-3920.pdf - Innovations in dementia (2011) Videos by people with dementia. Exeter, Innovations in dementia.
A series of films made by people who are living with dementia. The films show people living their lives positively, with vitality and creativity. They are about people who are still learning, and still growing. They show that dementia is life-changing, but not life-ending.
http://www.innovationsindementia.org.uk/videos.htm - South West Dementia Partnership (2011) Dementia awareness resources library sheet. Bridgwater, South West Dementia Partnership.
Information sheet that provides a sample of the resources from the dementia awareness resources library, developed by the South West Dementia Partnership. The resources are additional examples, which are frequently asked about or have been developed locally.
/wp-content/uploads/dementia-awareness-resources-library-sheet.doc - South West Dementia Partnership (2011) Dementia: useful organisations, telephone numbers and websites. Bridgwater, South West Dementia Partnership.
Information sheet that provides a summary of useful organisations, telephone numbers and websites to support people living well with dementia.
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