Current Research

Winston’s World is a beautifully illustrated graphic novel created by Professor Justine Schneider, from a research-informed narrative and award-winning cartoonist Tony Husband.

Dr Serena Sabatini has recently joined the Community and Public Health Approaches to Dementia (ComPHAD) project, which aims to develop new and sustainable approaches to estimate dementia prevalence, and identify older people’s needs in diverse communities across England.

AQUEDUCT are recruiting clinical teams that manage crisis in dementia for a clinical trial.

MIDDEL is a research project investigating music interventions to reduce depression symptoms in people living with dementia.

Most people with dementia are likely to spend years of their lives with a relative or close friend as their principal carer. We aim to study how singing affects these caring partnerships and the lives of the people involved. The study has been funded by the Alzheimer’s Society (grant number 400).

The PRIDE-app is an interactive online handbook for people and their families living with mild dementia which promotes positive physical, mental and social health.

DISTINCT supports fifteen Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) across Europe, who are carrying out research projects aiming to improve the lives of people with dementia and their carers through technology.

PAMI is a care home staff training tool for members of staff who have direct daily interactions with care home residents with dementia.

A new play developed from dementia research led by Professor Justine Schneider from the Institute of Mental Health was performed in Nottingham in September 2018.

Dr Fiona Marshall, an Alzheimer’s Society fellow, has led the “Scaling the Peaks” study for the past four years. The study explored the reality of living with dementia in rural and remote areas, including people’s experiences were of dementia services being delivered in the Peak Park, Derbyshire.

Our research includes:

Population based studies
Care homes – health service support to homes including effects of caregiver communication styles
Clinical trials in dementia
Dementia and employment
Technology in dementia
Home or domiciliary care.
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Helping people make decisions

Our DECIDE project (with the School of Health Sciences) is looking at how relatives and paid carers approach issues of mental capacity and decision-making in relation to everyday decisions made by frail older people.

Do people in real life adhere to the principles of the Mental Capacity Act?
How do they decide if a frail older person is capable of making a competent choice?

The VOICE study has looked at how healthcare professionals could improve their knowledge, confidence and skills at communicating with patients with dementia.

The Nottingham-led Improving Dementia Education and Awareness (IDEA) website, makes a range of quality courses and resources widely available - both nationally and internationally - with the aim of improving care and quality of life for people with dementia.

The Fidelity Index project has been successful in bringing together a wide range of providers, health and social care managers and academics, to identify the ingredients of good home care services for people with dementia.

Centre for

Dementia

Winston’s World – Exploring dementia home care through illustrative storytelling

Centre researcher joins ComPHAD project

AQUEDUCT: Achieving Quality and Effectiveness in Dementia Using Crisis Teams

MIDDEL

Pilot Randomised Evaluation of Singing in Dementia (PRESIDE)

PRIDE: Promoting Independence in Dementia

DISTINCT: Dementia: Intersectorial Strategy for Training and Innovation Network for Current Technology

PAMI-UK: Person Attuned Musical Interaction in dementia

New play developed from dementia research

“Scaling the Peaks”: Understanding the challenges of dementia in rural areas

Research interests

Research areas

Improving communications in dementia care

A centre for dementia resources

Home care for people with dementia