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| An evaluation tool for age-friendly and dementia friendly communities | | Author(s) | Stefanie Buckner, Calum Mattocks, Melanie Rimmer, Louise Lafortune |
| Journal title | Working With Older People, vol 22, no 1, 2018 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2018 |
| Pages | pp 48-58 |
| Source | http://www.emeraldinsight.com/loi.wwop |
| Keywords | Neighbourhoods, communities etc ; Urban areas ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Attitude ; Dementia ; Social inclusion ; Participation ; Evaluation ; Pilot ; Sheffield. |
| Annotation | The authors report how an evaluation tool originally developed for Age-Friendly Cities was pilot-tested in the context of the Dementia Friendly Community (DFC) initiative in Sheffield. The original evaluation tool was adapted to a focus on dementia friendliness. Data collection involved scoping conversations, documentary analysis, interviews and group discussions. Following evidence appraisal, Sheffield's approach to dementia friendliness was assessed. A local steering group was central to the study. This article presents finding and outputs on which other communities with dementia friendly agendas can draw. The evidence indicates areas of strength in Sheffield's approach to dementia friendliness: involvement of older people; service provision; collaboration; and monitoring and evaluation. Scope for improvement was identified around resource allocation, and use of existing guidance on dementia friendliness. Recommendations for policy and practice include enhancing pooling of resources, more detailed recording of resources allocated to dementia-related activity, and collection of evidence on how people affected by dementia have shaped the city's DFC initiative. Key research outputs are an adaptable logic model and an emerging evaluation framework for DFCs. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180323214 A |
| Classmark | RH: RK: TOB: DP: EA: RNA: TMB: 4C: 4UC: 85C |
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