Can dementia-friendly initiatives improve people’s lives?

Ward, R; Clark, AJ; Phillipson, L

Abstract

The publication last month (August 2021) of the World Health Organization’s toolkit for creating a dementia-friendly society marks the latest step in the coordination of a worldwide effort to tackle dementia as a global health challenge. But what does dementia-friendliness mean in practice, and whose purposes and interests do these initiatives ultimately serve?

Citation

Ward, R., Clark, A., & Phillipson, L. (2021). Can dementia-friendly initiatives improve people’s lives?

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Sep 15, 2021
• Deposit Date: Sep 16, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 16, 2021
• Journal: Transforming Society
• Publisher URL: https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2021/09/15/can-dementia-friendly-initiatives-improve-peoples-lives/
• Related Public URLs: https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/