DemECH

Resources on supporting people living with dementia in Extra Care Housing

The Supporting People Living with Dementia in Extra Care Housing (DemECH) project explored how Extra Care Housing can help people to live well with dementia.

We’re pleased to announce that the findings are now available as resources in three difference formats: key insights booklets, an infographic and a series of short videos. Links to each of the resources are provided below.

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Key insights booklets

Three booklets have been developed to provide key insights from this research project, and are aimed at different audiences:

• A booklet for people and families affected by dementia
• A booklet for organisations providing Extra Care Housing for people living with dementia
• A booklet for adult social care commissioners and professionals

The booklets describe the benefits and challenges of living in ECH for people with dementia and what helps a person with dementia to live well in ECH. The booklets for adult social care commissioners and professionals and for organisation providing ECH also describe the pros and cons of different models of ECH for people living with dementia.

Infographic

Using the booklets as a starting point, an infographic was developed to present a concise and easy-to-understand summary of the DemECH key insights. The infographic is available to download, print and share in three sizes:

DemECH infographic A2

DemECH infographic A3

DemECH infographic A4

Videos

To support and complement the three Key insights booklets, a series of three short videos have been produced. These again focus on the three different audiences and explore how people with dementia can live well in ECH. The videos feature ECH residents, family members, care staff, housing managers and housing providers to deliver the key research findings in their own words.

• A video for people and families affected by dementia
• A video for organisations providing Extra Care Housing for people living with dementia
• A video for adult social care commissioners and professionals

If you would like to find out more about the DemECH project please contact us at dementia@worc.ac.uk

Thanks to ForMed Films and Macreavy Media for their work to develop the infographic and videos respectively.