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Provide user-friendly information about assistive technologies available for people with dementia.

The Alzheimer's Society has been supporting people with dementia since 1979, with local groups throughout the UK.

Alzheimer Scotland is Scotland's leading dementia charity. We provide services and campaign actively to help people with dementia and their families and carers. This website is for people with dementia, carers, family members, professionals, policy-makers, students and anyone who wants to know more.

Arterre was founded over 20 years ago by sole proprietor Annie Pollock. The practice has carried out a wide variety of work for clients in most sectors of the building industry.

Bangor University - DSDC (Dementia Services Development Centre) Wales offers dementia care training, advice on design and service planning and carries out high quality research.

Burnnet Pollock specialise in university buildings, office buildings, buildings with complex technical and operational requirements, special needs housing and care homes and design for people with dementia.

The government has launched its consultation on the draft National Dementia Strategy inviting comment from all interested stakeholders prior to the publication of the final strategy and implementation plan in autumn. The consultation document reports on evidence gathered to date as part of the process of developing strategy from a wide range of reports.

Provides consultancy, advice and training to organizations to help them think creatively about how they can support and involve people with dementia.

Provide consultancy and dementia care training for those organizations and carers committed to learning the special skills needed to care for people with dementia.

Illustrated Books for people with Dementia and Alzheimers Disease.

The Progressive Managers’ Network develops outstanding managers. It will show you how to engage and inspire staff to do the things that matter in providing excellent care services. It will give you and your managers practical every day tools to ensure that staff are able to perform consistently to the best of their potential.

Working with the Progressive Managers' Network will ensure that:

• Communication and employee engagement is significantly improved
• A sense of urgency is developed around the delivery of effective, efficient and compassionate care
• Underperformers are managed effectively
• High performers are recognised and retained
• Every team member is coached, every week, to improve performance
• Every team member is regularly given new tasks and assignments to help them and the business to develop
• Strategies, plans, values and ethics are brought alive in the care setting
• Your managers are on the road to becoming exceptional.

"All of our managers have done NVQs in operational management – but still shied away from managing poor performers. Now they have the tools they need to manage this group effectively"

"That was an inspiring session"

"I would have liked longer"

Short, practical training sessions that make a real difference to performance.

re'new Leeds' mission is to help build sustainable communities in Leeds by assisting in the development of regeneration and housing strategy and facilitating innovative and targeted regeneration initiatives.

Ripley Training provides a wide selection of public and bespoke in-house training courses in all the core areas of training and development including Leadership & Management, Personal & Professional, HR and Health & Safety Management. We also have a number of skilled Professionals in Business Coaching, Human Resources, Health & Safety, Risk Management, Policies & Procedures and Recruitment.

Scottish Care represents residential care homes and care providers in Scotland.

PSS is a dynamic charity which has beeen pioneerring new ways to support people within their communities since 1919.

The University of Stirling The Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) helps develop a whole range of services and workshops for people with dementia and their carers.

The Centre in Northern Ireland has been set up as a branch of The Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling which was established in 1989 and exists to improve people’s understanding and knowledge of dementia.

The Lewy Body Society (Dementia with Lewy Bodies DLB) was founded in 2006 in order to raise awareness and educate the public, the medical profession and those in healthcare decision-making positions about dementia.

The University Of Bradford Dementia Group Division of Dementia Studies School of Health Studies established in 1992, the Bradford Dementia Group was set up to develop teaching, education and research in the field of dementia care.

Brighten Mealtimes to Enhance Dementia & Alzheimer's Care Setting the table with boldly colourful cups and plates may be an easy and practical way to help loved ones with Dementia and Alzheimer's stay properly nourished. Researchers found that using colourful tableware appeared to make it easier for those with advanced Dementia and Alzheimer's disease to see the food and beverages in front of them, leading them to eat and drink at least 25 percent more at mealtimes.

3663 will be exhibiting an exclusive range of tableware products, specifically designed for Dementia & Alzheimer sufferers. The main purposes are:

• To support the person with dementia in experiencing success and independence whilst dining and drinking
• To maximise cognitive abilities
• To maximise functional abilities
• To enhance a sense of 'home'
• For the crockery and glassware to be multi-purpose to aid individual preferences in eating