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Friday, August 08, 2014

Building dementia-friendly communities: A priority for everyone

The report, Building dementia-friendly communities: a priority for everyone written by the Alzheimer's Society UK, provides evidence on dementia-friendly communities from the perspective of the person with dementia and their carer.  The report highlights some barriers to an effective dementia-friendly community and the type of support persons with dementia require.  The report highlights economic initiatives communities can initiate, and how to mobilize support from local authorities.

[This image was taken from the report, Building dementia-friendly communities: a priority for everyone, page x)

To read the full report, please visit http://bit.ly/1pGbZiO.

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