Case studies
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Jack and Jill and the Red Postbox
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Living Well with Dementia - Participation and Engagement Programme
The North East Dementia Alliance commissioned a pilot programme aiming to empower people living with dementia and their carers to take control of their own care and support and influence service and policy development.
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Age UK Gateshead
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Gateshead Dementia Friendly Community
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Dementia Awareness Week 2016 - Summary of North England DAA activity
Dementia Awareness Week 2016 concluded on Sunday as a huge success, with numerous events and activities taking place. Here are some of the highlights from the northern part of the country:
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Embracing Difference - Dementia Care for Minority Communities
The North East Dementia Alliance commissioned the theatre company Open Clasp to produce the DVD 'Embracing Difference: Dementia Care for Minority Communities'
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Smarter Homes for the Future - Stockton-on-Tees
The Smarter Homes for the Future project provides home care staff and other professionals with specialist dementia training so that they are able to advise people living with dementia about adaptations to make their homes more dementia-friendly
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Gentoo Healthwise Project
Gentoo, a large housing and support provider in Sunderland, has developed a case management system for people living with dementia. Healthwise allows frontline staff and Gentoo to flag up problems using an early warning system and refer people to other ag
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Northumbria University and Blaydon Resource Centre
Northumbria University has implemented a series of interactive dementia designs within Blaydon Resource Centre