Dementia is associated with psychosocial and behavioural difficulties. European scientists designed mindful activities to improve the social interactions and quality of life for those living with dementia. People with dementia can have problems recognising and relating to other people; this poses a challenge for their social engagement and well-being. To improve their quality of life … [Read more…]
The MinD project (March 2016-February 2020) has been dedicated to research, innovation and staff development with the aim to develop innovative design solutions to support people with early to mid-stage dementia with social engagement and quality of life. This two-week research visit (20 January-3 February 2020) was the last of about 40 such collaborative project … [Read more…]
2-16 December 2019: Presenting MinD designs at the EWGPWD This two-week secondment was the last of the MinD secondments to be hosted by Alzheimer Europe. It focussed on two important aspects of the project: The first was drawing together the insights and results of the project for academic, public and policy audiences. This includes guidelines … [Read more…]
Now rapidly drawing to a close, this was the last secondment of the MinD project in the Netherlands while there will be a further secondment in the UK in January. In both secondments, colleagues focused on collating, publishing and sharing results. In the Netherlands, Kristina from Manchester Metropolitan University focused on completing a chapter reporting … [Read more…]
This secondment, which was hosted by Alexianer St Hedwig Hospital in Berlin and Technische Universität Dresden, was focused on the MinD international conference 2019. Under the motto “Designing with and for People with Dementia: Wellbeing, Empowerment and Happiness”, the conference represented a unique opportunity to share state-of-the-art work in this field as well as to shape future … [Read more…]
Now in its fourth and final year, the MinD project team is working on drawing together all the insights from this exciting research. During this secondment, which took place in the Netherlands during July, seven visiting colleagues spent two weeks hosted by their Dutch partners analysing and comparing findings from the design evaluations, improving parts … [Read more…]
The fourth and final scheduled secondment to Luxembourg took place during May. The Luxembourg secondments have often been about taking stock, writing and planning. This meeting has followed on in that vein. During an extended fortnight, 13 people participated, including five colleagues from Alzheimer Europe. Two of our group, Vjera Holthoff and Rosa Almeida, gave … [Read more…]
Julie and Binta have travelled from UK to partner INTRAS in Spain to peer review The Good Life Kitwith participants of the public and patient involvement group who eagerly share memories during This Is Me and nod delightedly at one another’s recollections. We demonstrate that with support, and within non-judgmental spaces, anyone can join in … [Read more…]
In December, colleagues from INTRAS and University Politechnico Catalunya (UPC), Spain, met in the UK at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The team continued preparing for the evaluation of the Good Life Kit (GLK) and for a further Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) Group event where the first GLK prototype was introduced. The Good Life … [Read more…]
At the end of November The MinD team met in Spain, at INTRAS Foundation in Valladolid, to start discussing about evaluation framework for the prototypes of The Good Life Kit (GLK) and the Social Engagement Map (SEM). Colleagues from Italy, Germany and UK worked with INTRAS Foundation partners to present MinD project at the International … [Read more…]