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Dementia RED (Respect Empathy Dignity)
 — collaborating to build dementia supportive communities in North Wales - reporting on a pilot project (innovative practice)
Author(s)Annabel Chalk
Journal titleDementia, vol 15, no 2, March 2016
PublisherSage, March 2016
Pagespp 257-262
Sourcehttp://dem.sagepub.com
KeywordsDementia ; Community care ; Self esteem ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Wales.
AnnotationDementia RED (Respect Empathy Dignity) is based on the twin concepts of people living with dementia as citizens in their community and developing `bottom up' rather than `top down' approaches to dementia supportive communities. Since most people with dementia prefer to live at home, community connectivity is key to maintaining healthy relationships and wellbeing. For those living with dementia, the community plays a pivotal role in providing their lives with value and meaning. Building dementia supportive communities helps to raise awareness about dementia in the community through engagement and from identifying champions in the locality to voice issues. (NH).
Accession NumberCPA-160219201 A
ClassmarkEA: PA: DPA: F: 9

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