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| What makes a dementia-friendly community? | | Author(s) | Steve Milton |
| Journal title | Journal of Dementia Care, vol 20, no 2, March/April 2012 |
| Publisher | Hawker Publications, March/April 2012 |
| Pages | pp 12-13 |
| Source | www.careinfo.org |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Social inclusion ; Participation ; Neighbourhoods, communities etc ; Design ; Well being. |
| Annotation | The author, from Innovations in Dementia, went out to hear from people with dementia what they would regard as a 'dementia friendly community'. He found that people with dementia and their carers wanted to stay active within the community. While the physical environment is a factor, the attitude of others is more important. Local groups were seen as key places of safety and allowed them to stay connected, especially through one-to-one support provided by "buddying" schemes. Local communities should increase their awareness of dementia, make mainstream services more dementia friendly, and provide more accessible information about local services and facilities. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130322233 A |
| Classmark | EA: RNA: TMB: RH: 33: D:F:5HH |
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