Current Issue
Technology in dementia care: a special issue
Technology-empowered independence
Co-design and co-production of Assistive Technology
Ethical frontiers in AI
Virtual Reality aids design
Voice-activated tech
Online opportunities
News
This is a brief selection of the news and resources regularly posted and updated on our website.Reports by Beth Britton. Report ‘Hope for All Ages: Fifty ways to leave the world a better place by 2050’ published United for All Ages, a thinktank and social enterprise that brings younger and older people together to build...
Living with dementia
Editor’s Pick – Dementia Diaries: A farewell to a family of voices
Milton, S. (2025) ‘Dementia Diaries: A farewell to a family of voices’, Journal of Dementia Care, 33(6) pp. 12-13 After 10 years of sharing stories, struggles, laughter, and wisdom, the Dementia Diaries project has come to an end. It’s hard to say goodbye to something that became more than a platform – it became a lifeline, a community, and for many, a kind...
Co-production
Astell, A. (2025) ‘Technology Empowered Dementia Independence (TEDI) Network Plus System Change: Launching the Big Conversation’, Journal of Dementia Care, 33(6) pp. 14-15 A new research project that will be identifying new ways for technology to support people with dementia to live independently as well as linking them with help and support as part of...
Ethics/Philosophy
Viewpoint: Technology and consent
Williamson, T. (2025) ‘Viewpoint: Technology and consent’. Journal of Dementia Care, 33(6) p.16 JDC editor Toby Williamson reflects on the issue of consent to the use of surveillance technology, and to portrayal of people in films and photography Surveillance technology Consent is an issue that frequently comes up in discussions about the use of technology in dementia care. So many tech products are designed to observe,...
Living With Dementia
Middleton, P. (2025) ‘Tech and me’, Journal of Dementia Care, 33(6) p. 17 Peter Middleton describes how technology enables him to live well with dementia. Author Details Peter Middleton is a passionate advocate, blogger, and volunteer living with young-onset dementia. Diagnosed in 2018, he turned his experience into a mission to raise awareness, support research, and challenge stigma. A...
Co-production
How do people with dementia use technology in their everyday lives?
Astell, A., Awan, H., Pearson, D., Venkatesh, R. and Wilkins, E. (2025) ‘How do people with dementia use technology in their everyday lives?’, Journal of Dementia Care, 33(6) pp. 18-20 Professor Arlene Astell and trainees describe a research project conducted at the University of Reading and Northumbria University that used ‘home technology tours’ to explore what tech...
Co-production
Viewpoint: Co-producing assistive technology
Ehtemam, N. (2025) ‘Viewpoint: Co-producing assistive technology’, Journal of Dementia Care, 33(6) pp. 22-23 Neda Ehtemam describes her work with innovators and experts by experience. Author Details Neda Ehtemam is Senior Innovator at Alzheimer’s Society where she works with innovators and people living with dementia to help shape groundbreaking solutions to the challenges that people affected by dementia face. This Viewpoint is Neda’s...
Carers and Families
Review: Dementia Compass – an online course
Ward, J. (2025) ‘Review: Dementia Compass - an online course’, Journal of Dementia Care, 33(6) p. 23 Jane Ward reviews Dementia Compass, a free online training resource designed to help carers, families, and professionals understand and respond to dementia Dementia Compass claims to be “a reflective training resource designed to transform how carers, families, and professionals understand and respond to...
Education and Training
Practical Dementia Resources: A platform for peer-to-peer shared learning
Marshall, D., Cossar, M. and White, L. (2025) ‘ Practical Dementia Resources: A Platform for Peer-to-Peer Shared Learning’, Journal of Dementia Care, 33(6) pp. 24-26 David Marshall, Maureen Cossar and Lynn White describe a project in Scotland to facilitate practical peer-to-peer learning, designed by and for practitioners caring for people with dementia. Motivation and context for the project The National Dementia Strategy for Scotland, “Everyone’s Story” (Scottish Government,...
Carers and Families
Online opportunities: Using technology to connect unpaid carers
Eley, R. (2025) ‘Online opportunities: Using technology to connect unpaid carers’, Journal of Dementia Care, 33(6) pp. 27-29 Together in Dementia Everyday (tide) is an organisation for current and former unpaid carers of people with dementia. Ruth Eley discusses the online connections that tide provides. At first I found it very difficult to talk about the challenges that we faced as a family but I...
Carers and Families
Voice-activated technology: A guide for those caring for someone with dementia
Harris, I. (2025) 'Voice-activated technology: A guide for those caring for someone with dementia', Journal of Dementia Care, 33(6) pp. 30-31 Iona-Jane Harris describes how Dementia Carers Count has developed a guide for unpaid carers about how voice-activated technology can help them Dementia Carers Count (DCC) is a is a UK charity which supports, advocates...
Co-production
Brankaert. R., Bartholomeus, E., Tummers, A. and IJsselsteijn, W. (2025) 'Building bridges at De Meerpaal: A community-based living lab for co-designing technology involving people living with dementia' Journal of Dementia Care, 33(6) pp. 32-34 Rens Brankaert and colleagues from Eindhoven in the Netherlands describe a ‘Living Lab’ project where people living with dementia, their care...
Design/Environment
Bringing Design to Life: Virtual Reality as a tool for dementia-inclusive housing
Gibson, G. and Quirke, M. (2025) 'Bringing Design to Life: Virtual Reality as a tool for dementia-inclusive housing' Journal of Dementia Care, 33(6) pp. 35-39 Grant Gibson and Martin Quirke (L to R below) from the University of Stirling describe how virtual reality technology was used in research involving people with dementia to help design...
Community
The human-AI partnership in dementia care: navigating ethical frontiers
Casson, D. and Iglesias, A. (2025) ‘The human-AI partnership in dementia care: navigating ethical frontiers’, Journal of Dementia Care, 33(6) pp. 40-43 Daniel Casson and colleagues consider the ethical issues arising from the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in dementia care. The dementia care crisis has reached a tipping point. Recent findings from the Alzheimer's...
Design/Environment
Smart solutions? A look back at technology in dementia care’
Benson, S. (2025) ‘Smart solutions? A look back at technology in dementia care’. Journal of Dementia Care, 33(6) pp. 44-48 Sue Benson sifts through JDC archives that remind us of huge changes in the world of technology, in all our lives as well as dementia care, since 1993. When the Journal of Dementia Care (JDC) began...
Research
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: Information on recently-completed studies...
Editors
By Toby Williamson Williamson, T. (2025) De-Notes. Journal of Dementia Care 33(6) pp.51-53 Co-creating films involving people with dementia experiences from biggerhouse film While planning this special issue of the Journal I had the pleasure of speaking with Stephen Clarke from biggerhouse film, who have made a number of films involving people with dementia connected with the DEEP network and Innovations in Dementia. These...