Living with Dementia Toolkit
Welcome to the Living with Dementia Toolkit for people with dementia and their carers. This set of resources is based on research, and the expert experiences of people with dementia and their carers. If you would like to learn more about how we developed them click here. These resources are here to:
- give you hope for the future
- inspire you through examples of real-life experiences
- offer ideas to help you live your life as you choose
Do you support someone living with dementia?
Click here to read our Message for Carers.
Watch the Living with Dementia Toolkit animation
We have co-created an animation to introduce the toolkit. It explains who the toolkit is for, why we created it, what you'll find and how to use it.
Click on the image below to watch the video. It is 2 1/2 minutes long.
There are five themes to the toolkit. Click any of the below buttons to visit the resources in that theme.
Pick and choose among the themes and resources to find something which suits you. You do not have to look at everything.
Not sure where to start? Click the ‘How are you feeling today?’ button below for suggestions.
Here is Professor Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia and Older People’s Mental Health at NHS England and NHS Improvement, introducing this toolkit:
Professor Alistair Burns – National Clinical Director for Dementia in England
Click on the image below to watch the video. It is 2 1/2 minutes long.
Listen Button instructions
The Listen Button lets you listen instead of reading (just click on the button at the top right of any page). You can find out more about this function by clicking here.
Expanding Text Option
By clicking on one of the three letter As that appear at the top of each page you are able to increase (or decrease) the size of the text on any page.
Subtitles on videos
All of the videos on this website are subtitled. These do not come on automatically. Once you've clicked play, look for the subtitle button in the bottom right-hand corner. With one click the subtitles will appear.
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