Dementia

A resource hub for anyone supporting people with dementia. Navigate through the sections for guidance, information and accredited training.

Dignity in care

This practical guide helps to define dignity in care, as well as how best to implement it. It is aimed at care providers, managers and staff who work with adults – especially older adults – in a range of settings.

Getting to know the person with dementia

Part of Dementia

Dementia e-learning

Part of e-Learning courses

Dementia e-learning by the Alzheimer’s Society and SCIE aimed at anyone who comes into contact with someone with dementia and provides an introduction to the disease and the experience of living with it. Includes video footage of people with dementia and their carers.

Dignity in care: personal hygiene

Part of Dignity in care

This film gives us an insight into people’s lives and the way they want to maintain their surroundings. It’s important to support people to maintain their personal hygiene and appearance, and their living environment, and to the standards that they want.

Enabling positive lives for autistic adults

Part of Autism

A quick guide for social workers

The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and care planning

Part of Mental Capacity Act (MCA)

This report on the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and care planning provides guidance for both commissioners and provider of social care on how care and support plans can comply with the principles of the MCA.

Improving personalisation in care homes

Part of Person-centred care

An action planning tool to help managers and owners of care homes for older people to build a shared understanding of what personalisation means and plan practical improvements to make your care home more personalised.

Nurses in social care: Meeting the new standards of proficiency

Part of Person-centred care

Promoting positive mental wellbeing for older people

Part of Person-centred care

NICE / SCIE quick guide that discusses how to improve older people's mental wellbeing by offering personalised support.