News: January 2017
Finding new ways of living with dementia
As the Welsh Government seeks views on its recently launched dementia strategy, Bangor University is bringing together people living with dementia, and organisations who are also working on dementia related support and research projects to share best practice in north Wales. Living with dementia in North Wales – we’re in it together , a Conference at the University on 27 January, will hear the experiences of people living with dementia, as well as those of a number of organisations providing dementia supportive programmes and conducting dementia-related research.
Publication date: 26 January 2017
Combining daycare for children and elders benefits all generations
We live in a society where care of young and old is increasingly segregated , with very limited opportunity for the two age groups to interact. If we just thought a little more socially, however, these “book end generations” could become great resources for each other – all we need to do is put them in the same place. This article by Catrin Hedd Jones , Lecturer in Dementia Studies, School of Healthcare Sciences was originally published on The Conversation . Read the original article . Catrin Hedd Jones , Bangor University
Publication date: 4 January 2017