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< or ≥. Natalie Yates-Bolton University of Salford n.yates-bolton@salford.ac.uk Kate Irving Dublin City University kate.irving@dcu.ie. Map of the session. Consider different constructions of dementia Less than or more than or equal to? Case studies in hope

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  1. < or ≥ Natalie Yates-Bolton University of Salford n.yates-bolton@salford.ac.uk Kate Irving Dublin City University kate.irving@dcu.ie

  2. Map of the session • Consider different constructions of dementia • Less than or more than or equal to? • Case studies in hope • Planning and building dementia friendly communities

  3. 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

  4. The Neuron

  5. Plaques and tangles

  6. Healthy brain / demented brain

  7. 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 impairment SP = social psychology

  8. 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 =

  9. Human Rights Ways in which to support the undiminished humanity of people living with dementia Ways of achieving dementia friendly communities and societies

  10. Experience across Europe http://www.alz.co.uk/adi/pdf/gp201210.pdf

  11. Case Studies in Hope

  12. 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 < ?

  13. 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?

  14. Making a positive difference Plan a dementia friendly community. What would this look like? What would this feel like? How could this goal be achieved?

  15. Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge (UK) Dementia friendly communities

  16. Dementia design • Design Council (UK)

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