‘It is not okay for loneliness to be seen as inevitable in older age’ says @LAlcockFerguson Campaign to End Loneliness #BGSconf

Still Alice features Scottish actress Sharon Small. It is a unique insight into the experience of a woman fighting to maintain her identity as her world changes because of dementia. Don't miss this powerful play: goo.gl/NU4YAZ

Elzana Odzakovic discusses the experience of walkable neighbourhoods for people with dementia in Sweden

Martin Quirke explores care home lay outs and how to evaluate them according to dementia design principles #BSG2018

Interesting question re human rights in care homes. How come law requires prisons to give prisoners access to outdoors and fresh air but not care homes? Should access to fresh air be a human right?

Martin Quirke from Dementia Centre presents on his PhD findings from Queensland, Australia on care home design #BSG18

The wonderful Dementia Communities and @InclusiveSFV crew after a hard day of discussions and planning in a sweltering Manchester #BSG2018 #meltinginmanchester

Our researchers are at the BSG conference this week sharing their knowledge #BSG2018 x.com/Richard_Ward_1…

Great work Dr Catherine Pemble! #BSG2018 x.com/KaindeManji/st…

More excellent work by our team from Dementia Communities #BSG2018 x.com/Richard_Ward_1…

.University of Stirling are leading the way with the use of #digital #technology in #dementia care. Read how their award winning #app can improve home environments for those living with dementia bit.ly/2miZr61 #IdeasBecomeLegend #ScotlandIsNow

I find this latest Dementia Diaries fr Agnes Houston MBE about her recent hospital stay truly shocking. "I was stripped of Agnes, I had lost myself, my self-respect, my dignity. I remember thinking Who am I?, lost in the sea of faded blues coming towards me." bit.ly/2MJEzUu

Really interesting to see the resonances between findings of Dementia Communities and this newly published CQC report showing the burden upon older people of fragmenting services + poor joint planning + low engagement with third sector: cqc.org.uk/sites/default/…

Are you passionate about human rights and want to improve the experiences of those living with dementia? Scottish Care are recruiting a Human Rights Project Worker, with a focus on promoting the human rights of care home residents living with dementia bit.ly/2CIR6mh

This is a brilliant overview from George Rook of how the media covers dementia and why this is so important. Should be required reading for journalists (and probably everyone else). "Dementia in the media…unsound and unbalanced". buff.ly/2JJewZl

New article about housing and home care services granted to people with dementia in Sweden published in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.117…

The inspiring DrDr (😊)Wendy Mitchell highlights the great importance of using the right language: people are ‘living’ with dementia’ and not ‘suffering’ with it - which makes people think of the negative implications. #SomebodyIUsedToKnow #language #dementia x.com/thismorning/st…

Hi Folks. Please follow the link for an update on work developments over the first few weeks in post as Integration and Inclusion Coordinator. bit.ly/2BY3237 Best Wishes Dave SVEnterprise Clacks Third Sector Interface CVS Falkirk @andrenacoburn71 Artlink Central

Delighted to host Prof John Keady to discuss all things dementia and neighbourhoods here University of Stirling on a lovely sunny day. nbdem Dementia Communities