At this year’s Dementia Congress in Brighton I sat alone and listened to the Tom Kitwood Memorial address – a rare opportunity amidst a mighty presence and input by people with dementia via the DEEP network. I found myself reflecting on my 20 years working in the dementia field, being inspired by Kitwood’s work as […]
Why are design and the environment of such importance to people who are living with dementia? This question takes us back to three core principles: The first is that the experience of living with dementia can only be understood within the social model of disability. That is to say that, while the clinical symptoms of […]
iD blog 1, Damian Murphy, April 2018 I have just spent about 18 months as a director of Innovations in Dementia (iD). iD has just completed 10 years – of doing what it says on the tin. I wasn’t there at the beginning. Instead I was searching for the right fit. Coming to Innovations has […]