We are delighted to welcome two new Clinical Associates to the DSDC Team; Lindsay Dingwall and Dio Giotas have been working away behind the scenes over the last few weeks to help us with the updates to the Best Practice in Dementia Care Learning Programme. You’ll find a bit more information about them below. Welcome to the team!

The Best Practice in Dementia Care Learning Programme has experienced its biggest update to date. Whether you are a current Facilitator or looking to implement the Best Practice Programme in your organisation, the changes will bring a plethora of enhancements for you. 

DSDC is delighted to award Knowl Park House in Mirfield a Gold Audit Accreditation Award for its Design for Dementia and Ageing – congratulations!  

For over 10 years now, we have been supporting the amazing work of SSAFA. We have been providing specific dementia education training to veterans, case workers and volunteers, who support people living with a dementia.  

If you can make one change today, we would ask that you start saying “A dementia” rather than “dementia”.

Despite its prevalence, stigma and misconceptions surrounding dementia persist, leading to social isolation, discrimination, and delayed diagnosis. Addressing this stigma is crucial to improving the quality of life for individuals living with a dementia and those who support them.

Did you know, you can lower your risk of dementia?

This Dementia Awareness Week, take a look at how you can reduce your risk and help educate others on these risk factors.

Over the past few months, our Senior Dementia Consultant Dave, along with specialist Associates, have reviewed and published an updated Best Practice in Dementia Care Programme at DSDC.

The importance of inclusion cannot be overstated, particularly when it comes to individuals living with a dementia. For too long, people with a dementia have been marginalised and excluded from societal participation, including teaching and education. However, it is imperative that we recognise the value and contributions that individuals living with a dementia can make in these areas. By embracing their involvement, we can foster a more inclusive and empathetic society, while also gaining valuable insights and perspectives.

This lady IS a Ballerina, she’s showing us! She perhaps can’t dance as she once did, but the music touches something deep within, that still allows her to communicate with us, to show us, I am still here.

Due to the amazing advancements of HIV Treatment, we are thankfully now seeing the first wave of “older people” living with HIV.

Did you know that an older people living with HIV

· Age faster

· Are more likely to be living with chronic conditions

· 8 out of 10 feared cognitive impairment and dementia