Dementia UK also has other amazing resources and leaflets.

The toolkit hosted by the Race Equality Foundation will provide enhanced care for members of South Asian communities – many of whom receive significantly less effective dementia care from statutory services compared to their counterparts from White British communities. ADAPT South Asian Dementia Pathway – An online toolkit of enhanced interventions (raceequalityfoundation.org.uk)

Home - Dementia Tip-Share

Dementia Creatives

Home - Dementia Creatives

Dementia Diaries

Dementia Diaries

Time for Dementia - Visiting Families (youtube.com)

Bring Dementia Out Innovation January to February 2019

Bring Dementia Out Innovation January to February 2019 (youtube.com)

Moving Sounds

Doorstep Music in Lockdown (youtube.com)

"Music is the wonder of life" (youtube.com)

Ageing Well Festival

Ageing Well Festival 2023 (youtube.com)

If you would like to order printed copies please contact Davina.DeLaszlo@brighton-hove.gov.uk. Online information can be found here: Directories - Ageing Well Thank you, Davina

The titles have been selected and recommended by health professionals, people with lived experience and their families and carers, as being helpful with reliable information and advice.

The booklist is intended for people living with dementia and their families and carers. It includes titles to help young children understand more about dementia.

The booklist and more information about the recommended titles can be found at Reading Well for dementia - The Reading Agency

• give you hope for the future

• inspire you through examples of real-life experiences

• offer ideas to help you live your life as you choose

Dementia care activity booklets are culturally competent activity booklets for use in care settings; one tailored for South Asian communities and one tailored to Black Caribbean/African communities – for health and care professionals https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/dementia-care-activity-booklets/

Complete the new free e-learning module to support increased knowledge of how care can be improved for people from ethnic minority communities throughout the dementia care pathway: https://elearninghub.rcpsych.ac.uk/products/NHSE_Dementia 

The National Academy for Social Prescribing explored ways to support older people struggling financially by integrating financial wellbeing into community-led social prescribing initiatives. This report details the two pilot programmes and a national training programme they led to gain valuable insights into improving financial stability. Older People Social Prescribing- National Academy for Social Prescribing | NASP

Tonic Housing published a study exploring discrimination, social isolation, long-term health conditions and financial stress among LGBTQ+ people in London aged 50 and above. Precarious Lives — Tonic Housing

a resurce to ensure an older loved one stays active and engaged with our guide, packed with 100 ideas for maintaining hobbies, interests and activities.

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology released this document outlining their plan to address the digital divide by opening up opportunities through skills, tackling data and device poverty, breaking down barriers to digital services, and building confidence. Digital Inclusion Action Plan: First Steps - GOV.UK

The causes of having a fall are multifactorial – a fall is the result of the interplay of multiple risk factors. These include:

• muscle weakness

• poor balance

• visual impairment

• polypharmacy – and the use of certain medicines

• environmental hazards

• some specific medical conditions, which might make a person more likely to fall

Short fillm (131) Stay Active at Home - Strength and balance exercises for older adults - YouTube

Booklet get_up_and_go_0.pdf

• Community Group Toolkit

• Resident Engagement in Sheltered Housing

• Don’t Call Me Old – engaging younger older adults

• Working with Older Men

Inclusive involvement practice – involving Black, African and Caribbean communities

Alzheimer’s Society’s is commited to community engagement and inclusive involvement practices. They have developed an involvement toolkit created with full input from people affected by dementia.

Key learnings were tailoring approaches to foster safe and effective involvement, particularly focusing on increasing the representation and voices of Black, African, and Caribbean communities, groups historically underrepresented in sharing their lived experiences.

isolation in older people:

This report gives an overview of how the Centre for Ageing Better has worked in partnership with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to develop new approaches to employment support. 

This report gives an overview of how the Centre for Ageing Better has worked in partnership with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to develop new approaches to employment support. 

At the heart of the project are reflection boards, which invite people to contribute thoughts, questions, advice and lived experiences. The boards encourage open conversations and capture the voices of people affected by dementia, including people living with the condition, carers, family members, professionals and community members who want to learn more. By sharing real stories and perspectives, the project helps make dementia more human, relatable and better understood. People can engage in whatever way feels comfortable to them, whether by adding a reflection, reading others’ contributions or simply learning more about the topic.

The project concludes with a community event featuring lived experience speakers and local support organisations. These events provide opportunities for learning, discussion and signposting to services available in the local area. By bringing people together to share experiences and learn from one another, What I Wish I Knew About Dementia helps raise awareness, challenge misconceptions and support the development of more dementia-friendly communities.

For more information or to get involved contact Devna Vickerman, Alzheimer's Society

Email: Devna.Vickerman@Alzheimers.org.uk

Charlotte Toal, Alzheimer’s Society

Email: Charlotte.Toal@Alzheimers.org.uk