< or ≥Natalie Yates-BoltonUniversity of Salfordn.yates-bolton@salford.ac.uk

Kate IrvingDublin City Universitykate.irving@dcu.ie

• Consider different constructions of dementia• Less than or more than or equal to?• Case studies in hope• Planning and building dementia friendly

communities

Map of the session

Dementia defined• Dementia is a term used to describe various

different brain disorders that have in common a loss of brain function that is usually progressive and eventually severe. 100 different types of dementia!

• How many people in Ireland have dementia• Progression trajectory

The Neuron

Plaques and tangles

Healthy brain / demented brain

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Kitwood challenged the exclusively medical construction of dementia that had emerged by the 1970s

D = P + B + H + NI + SP

D= dementia process P = personality

H = physical health B = biography

NI = neurological impairmentSP = social psychology

The ways in which society values people living with dementia will be considered

the ways in which people with dementia are seen as being less than they were before <

compared with having more to offer than before >

or being equal to others in society =

Human Rights

Ways in which to support the undiminished humanity of people living with dementia

Ways of achieving dementia friendly communities and societies

Experience across Europe

  http://www.alz.co.uk/adi/pdf/gp201210.pdf

Case Studies in Hope

Consider the ways in which society in your country values people living with dementia

the ways in which people with dementia are seen as being less than they were before <

compared with having more to offer than before >

or being equal to others in society =

How could there be a move toward ≥ rather than < ?

Dementia friendly communitiesDementia friendly society

• What is a dementia friendly community?

• What is a dementia friendly society?

• What are the challenges to achieving dementia friendly communities and society ?

• How can these be overcome?

Making a positive differencePlan a dementia friendly community.

What would this look like?

What would this feel like?

How could this goal be achieved?

Dementia friendly communities

Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge (UK)

• Design Council (UK)

Dementia design