The Dementia awareness resources information sheet provides a sample of the resources from the dementia awareness resources library, developed by the South West Dementia Partnership.

• Download South West Dementia Partnership (2011) Dementia awareness resources library sheet. Bridgwater, South West Dementia Partnership.

Care homes

• Age UK (2010) Care home checklist. London, Age UK
  Age UK checklist you assist people with choosing a care home.
  http://www.ageuk.org.uk/Documents/EN-GB/Information-guides/AgeUKIL5_care_home_checklist_inf.pdf

Caring for someone with dementia

• Wiltshire Council (2011) Caring for Someone with Dementia. Wiltshire, Wiltshire Council
  Booklet providing advice and information for carers of people with dementia
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• Carers Support Service Cornwall Rural Community Council (2010) Carers Information Pack 2010 – 2011. Cornwall, Carers Support Service Cornwall Rural Community Council.
  Booklet providing advice and information for carers of people with dementia
  http://www.cornwallrcc.org.uk/carers

Causes of dementia

• Devon Partnership NHS Trust and Torbay Care Trust (2009) Areas of the Brain affected in Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia.
  This short film presented by Drs David Somerfield and Alison Carr gives an overview of the main regions of the brain important in dementia.
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDtQLhv4s50

Children and Families

• Mental Health Foundation (2010) The Milk is in the Oven. London, Mental Health Foundation.
  Lots of people helped with the researching and writing of this booklet. Young people said what they thought about dementia and growing older (there are comments from them throughout the booklet).
  http://www.interiorhealth.ca/uploadedFiles/Health_Services/Senior_and_Adult_Care/Dementia_Care/After_Diagnosis/milks_in_the_oven.pdf

End of life care

• National End of Life Care Programme (2010) Care towards the End of Life for People with Dementia: A Resource Guide. London, National end of Life Care Programme.
  This guide provides links to information sources, resources and good practice in end of life care (EoLC) for people with dementia.
  http://www.endoflifecareforadults.nhs.uk/publications/care-towards-the-end-of-life-for-people-with-dementia

Living well

• NHS Gloucestershire et al (2010) Gloucestershire Living Well handbook. Gloucestershire, NHS Gloucestershire et al.
  The inspiration for this handbook came from the real life experiences of a person living with dementia and his carer who felt it was important to have one place to store essential information.
  http://www.nhsglos.nhs.uk/?wpfb_dl=1656

• Cornwall Council (2009) Services for people with dementia. Cornwall, Cornwall Council.
  This booklet contains useful information about services available to people in the Cornwall area
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Medication

• Royal College of Psychiatrists (2009) Drug Treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Lodnon, Royal College of Psychiatrists.
  Factsheet on current medications available for dementias.
  http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthinfo/alzheimersanddementia/drugtreatmentofalzheimers.aspx

Seldom heard

• Joseph Rowntree Foundation and University of Edinburgh (2010) Supporting Derek. London, Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
  DVD and training manual on diagnosing and supporting someone with learning difficulties and dementia.
  http://www.jrf.org.uk/publications/supporting-derek
• Social Care Institute for Excellence (2011) Black and minority ethnic people with dementia and their access to support and services. Research briefing 35. London, Social Care Institute for Excellence.
  This briefing discusses the ways in which services can become better at responding to the needs of Black and minority ethnic people in their locality.
  http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/briefings/files/briefing35.pdf