Peer reviewed article published and opportunities to participate available as ‘A Good Life with Dementia’ gathers momentum
A peer-reviewed article has been published in the US journal PLOS One (Public Library of Science) setting out the findings of the University of York study into the Good Life with Dementia course.
Entitled ‘The Good Life with Dementia approach: A realist-informed qualitative study of a peer-tutored course, co-produced with and for people living with dementia’ the article is co-authored by academics, professionals and people with lived experience.
Read the article here: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0349444
The follow-on study to the one featured in this article is now underway. It is testing the Good Life model across diverse communities in Bristol, Manchester and Sheffield. If you have a diagnosis of dementia and live in one of these areas, you could be involved.
Find out more about the study here: https://sscr.nihr.ac.uk/research/dementia/good-life-with-dementia/ and contact Kate Gridley kate.gridley@york.ac.uk if you are interested in participating.
If you would like to explore bringing A Good Life With Dementia to your area or would like to train as a facilitator, contact Damian Murphy Damian@myid.org.uk
Read more about how A Good Life with Dementia has evolved via Innovations in Dementia: https://www.innovationsindementia.org.uk/2026/06/a-good-life-with-dementia-building-the-evidence/