LGBTQ

  • Evidence for practice/Research news

    This section aims to keep readers up to date with research in dementia care and the current best evidence to support practice. We aim to provide a channel of two-way communication between researchers and practitioners, so that research findings influence practice and practitioners’ concerns are fed into the research agenda. We welcome contributions such as:…...

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  • Book review

    LGBTQ+ People and Dementia: A Good Practice Guide Sue Westwood and Elizabeth Price,Jessica Kingsley Publishers,ISBN 9781839973307 £16.99 This slim volume, one of the University of Bradford Dementia Good Practice Guides, is packed full of information, insights and helpful guidance. The book explains the particular challenges for LGBTQ+ people who are affected by dementia and why…...

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  • It started with a tweet: working together to create online support for LGBTQ+ people affected by dementia

    [su_box title=”Author details” box_color=”#bbe4fa” title_color=”#000000″] All contributors to this article are members of the LGBTQ+ Dementia Advisory Group, and most were also involved in the steering group which set up Speak Out with Dementia. Lucy Whitman was dementia engagement officer at Opening Doors and facilitator of Speak Out with Dementia until March 2022. Chris Maddocks…...

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  • Bringing dementia out into the light

    Figures suggest there may be 68,000 LGBT people with dementia in the UK, but they remain largely invisible to care and support services. Claire Days and Andrew Gilliver describe how the Bring Dementia Out programme has helped to bring about change Over the last two years, our Bring Dementia Out programme has been highlighting the needs of LGBT+…...

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