1. © The Association for Dementia Studies Welcome to the Association for Dementia Studies at the University of Worcester Professor Dawn Brooker & Dr Simon Evans Association for Dementia Studies University of Worcester UK

2. Association for Dementia Studies (est. 2009) Developing evidence-based practical ways to help people live well with dementia

3. Committed to person –centred value base. Multi-professional group of educationalists, researchers and practitioners inclusive of people living with dementia Cutting edge contribution to developing evidence- based practical ways of working with people living with dementia, their families, friends and carers that enable them to live well. Using this evidence we deliver education programmes that empower people to provide skilled, competent and compassionate care. The Association for Dementia Studies

4. The ADS LINK Group The experience of people living with dementia and their families inform the work of ADS at all stages. ADS LINK group Sept 2014 University of Worcester Association for Dementia Studies

5. Care Fit for VIPS website www.carefitforvips.co.uk Dementia Pledge

6. Major Work clusters 1.Home, Communities and Diversity: living well & adjusting post diagnosis 2.Skilled Care and Leadership for Complex Care Services 3.Enriching Lives through Creativity, Arts, Nature and Sport 4.Person Centred Design & Technology

7. 1. Home, Communities and Diversity: living well & adjusting post diagnosis Dementia Friendly Communities DAA ASSET Housing research: Enriched Opportunities Programme Housing Dementia Research Consortium Meeting Centres and models of post diagnostic support Connecting Communities Domiciliary care and support action learning sets PhDs care at home and personalisation Schools and younger people DEEP – Over the Rainbow Women & dementia

8. 2. Skilled Care and Leadership for Complex Care Services Care Homes Research PIECE-dem, CHOICE, FITS, ANS in care homes Early & timely diagnosis, ALCOVE, experience of diagnosis PhD’s in MCI and care home culture VIPS, website and practice Stand by Me Leadership and Specialist Action Learning Sets ++ Foundation Degree in Dementia Studies Dementia and sight loss Hospitals acute and community ALS Primary care and community health teams working with people with multi & co morbidities Dementia care bundles, national audit of dementia, PIE practice development, delirium prevention (POD) End of Life care Hennell award

9. 3.Enriching Lives in dementia through Creativity, Arts, Nature and Sport The Arts in Dementia TANDEM doctoral training centre with Nottingham University funded by Alzheimer’s Society. 6 new PhD studentships (3 at Worcester) 2015-16 Musical memories evaluation Sound Healing research Arts research network Worcester arts network Courtyard theatre Dementia Adventure Care Farms Disability Sports opportunities; Dementia friendly cricket DAA tournament Football

10. 4. Person Centred Design & Technology The Enhancing the Healing Environment from the Kings Fund hosted by ADS from January 2015 i-pads evaluation The EHE app development Ability House Links to City University Hackathon

11. Please stay in touch with us Dawn Brooker University of Worcester Association for Dementia Studies Tel +44 (0) 1905 855250 dementia@worc.ac.uk http://ihsc.worc.ac.uk/dementia Photographs of people living with dementia taking part in The Enriched Opportunities Programme