Dementia

The first residents have moved into a new development of 42 homes at College Mains, Dumfries following a £6.3 million investment programme by Loreburn Housing Association (LHA). The investment was jointly funded by the Scottish Government via the Affordable Housing Supply Programme (£3.1

With an estimated 90,000 people living with dementia in Scotland, a new practice framework aimed at improving the way that housing organisations can support people those affected was launched at an event in Edinburgh. Housing and dementia: a practice framework for Scotland’s housing sector was

The focus of this year’s World Alzheimer’s Day was on breaking the stigma faced by people living with dementia. In this blog, CIH Scotland’s policy and practice manager, Ashley Campbell, explores how the housing sector can support people to live well with the illness.

Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) hosted a visit from the Virtual Dementia Tour Bus with staff and volunteers able to experience and understand what it may be like to suffer from the disease.

Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) is sponsoring and supporting the Living and Caring for Dementia Event to be held in Duns on September 12.

CIH Scotland’s policy and practice manager Ashley Campbell, outlines a new framework, developed in partnership with CIH Scotland, Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s ihub and Alzheimer Scotland, which aims to help housing organisations record the work they are already doing to support peop

Stirling Council has launched a new funding programme to support the development of dementia-friendly communities across the region.

A new 'Smart Flat' showcasing how the use of technology can support vulnerable people to continue living independently in their own homes has opened in Perth.

A woodland in the Highlands is the first in the country to become Dementia Friendly. Scotland’s walking charity Paths for All has helped Evanton Community Woodland to become accessible for people living with dementia.

As Scotland plans for an ageing population, Kingdom Housing Association has become one of the first social landlords in the country to introduce dementia training courses for staff and the first organisation that operates across Fife to receive the Dementia Friendly Fife Award. Kingdom worked with A

Scotland’s walking charity has been given £50,000 to help those living with dementia get outdoors and get walking. The funding, which has been secured for two years, will go towards Paths for All’s dementia friendly walking project, Care about Walking, which aims to embed physical activity and

Esther Wilson CIH Scotland chair Esther Wilson reflects on the important links between housing, health and social care and encourages housing organisations to re-examine their services to ensure that people with dementia are able to live independently at home.

Viewpoint resident John Baillie tries his hand at the Tovertafel 'magic table' Housing and care provider Viewpoint has today launched its “ground-breaking” new dementia strategy which harnesses the power of technology and innovation to revolutionise the way it cares for residents with dementia.

Agnes Houston MBE The world’s first design school for people with dementia, which will see the attendees learn vital design skills from experts in dementia design, will take place in Birmingham’s Crowne Plaza Hotel today.

A new practice guide has been launched to help housing practitioners offer suitable support to people affected by dementia. The guide is one of the outputs from a larger research study on housing’s role in dementia carried out for CIH Scotland by housing consultancy Arneil Johnston. It provides re