Knitwear and stripes ⁦NIHR School for Social Care Research⁩ #SSCR2024 ⁦Iria Cunha⁩ ⁦Prof Ann-Marie Towers⁩ Finn Turner-Berry💚⁩ ⁦Mark Wilberforce⁩

Ann-Marie Towers chairs our first afternoon session of day 2 on Inclusive Engagement in Research

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Family and friends of people living in care homes have a key role in our research. This evening we were joined by Prof Carl Thompson ⁦Carl Thompson⁩, he led a discussion around the use of technology in care homes. Great discussion this evening 🙌 big thanks to everyone!

Free webinar on the benefits of gardening for people with dementia by Mark Emery, Training, Education and Consultancy Office at Thrive 📢

📅 Monday 22 April
⏲️ 2pm
📍 Online

Register your place here: bit.ly/3JbDy2Y

Publication day! ✨

Our latest paper looking at what is important for care home staff when supporting residents to wander safely.

To read more: tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.10…

Today we met with scientists from 🇨🇦 and 🇪🇸 , and shared some of our experiences of academics and care homes working in partnership. Great to meet - ENCOARteam Shirin V, NP PhD Kathy mcgilton, Astrid Escrig Pinol, and Jennifer Bethell.

Evening meeting with our fabulous family and friend representatives. We were joined by Alys Griffiths and Emma Hock, who led a discussion on safe wandering in dementia. Great meeting, thanks all🙌

Last year the Leeds Beckett Centre for Dementia Research Leeds Beckett Centre for Dementia Research Leeds Beckett joined the NICHE-Leeds gang 🙌 Fab to spend time together today discussing exciting plans/next steps. Stay tuned folks

Care home resident representatives have a key role in identifying and addressing topics which matter. Here is a pic of some of our family and friend panel members (and Peppy!) meeting with Academic and Practice Linking Pins. Always a pleasure to work with family and friends 🙌

Our colleagues Kathy mcgilton Montserrat Gea and Angela NICHE Leeds Springfield Healthcare leading discussion about the difference nurses with advanced skills can make to the lives of people in long term care with Deborah Sturdy and leaders in social care School of Healthcare

Pitching ideas, making links and connections, planning joint conference symposiums - fantastic afternoon with our international colleagues from🇪🇸 🇨🇦 🇳🇱 🇨🇭 Franziska Zúñiga Academische Werkplaats Ouderenzorg Limburg Kathy mcgilton Montserrat Gea

Some Linking Pins from Leeds and Maastricht were being festive at the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) conference in Florida last month. A tad warmer compared to 🇬🇧 and 🇳🇱 😀 Merry Christmas everyone! 🌲⭐️🌲⭐️

Yeah, when you're ready Academische Werkplaats Ouderenzorg Limburg 👍😂

Let’s go 😀

Hello Florida 😀 ready for The GSA 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting.
Gerontological Society of America (GSA) #GSA2023

We have formed an international network of living labs in long term care based on the Limburg model. We joined Dutch, German and Austrian colleagues in Maastricht to launch the network and collaborate. Next year we will meet in Leeds NICHE Leeds School of Healthcare

Today, Academische Werkplaats Ouderenzorg Limburg, NICHE Leeds, PraWiDem Living Lab (DE) & Opinion Lab gather Maastricht University for kick-off of the International Network of Living Labs using the Limburg Living Lab model.

Together, we intent to collaborate on #longtermcare projects & host a yearly research seminar

Fun and games with our international colleagues Academische Werkplaats Ouderenzorg Limburg Kathy mcgilton Karen Spilsbury 💚💙💛 Carl Thompson Kirsty Haunch Iria Cunha Katya Sion Judith Urlings

Loop Architects completes ring-shaped nursing home for dementia patients in Iceland dezeen.com/2022/07/03/loo… via Dezeen

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