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Posted by DSDC Team, on 12th November
Great news! The DSDC has now put their Leading the Way in Dementia Care: a learning programme for social care leaders online as a blended learning experience. It offers 12 hours of learning...
22
Dec
by Wendy Perry
This was originally written 4 years ago, unfortunately, high prescribing rates still exist and recent research suggests that rates are climbing again...
23
Nov
by DSDC Team
Katey has worked for many years within social care and has worked in partnership with housing and health services. The presentation below is based on...
27
Oct
by DSDC Team
Participants in this research will use virtual reality (VR) to view and experience photorealistic 3d models of UK housing designs. They will be asked...
26
Oct
by Gayle Henry
Delirium can be a sign of infection and/or some other form of ill-health in the frail elderly. Unfortunately these days we have yet another...
21
Oct
by DSDC Team
Altro is an international manufacturer of flooring and wall cladding solutions who are hosting their fifth annual Care Forum, ‘Looking at 2020...
21
Sep
by Martin Quirke
Since it was first published in 2008, the Dementia Design Audit Tool (Cunningham et al.) has helped to grow and sustain the global reputation of DSDC...
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