Designing for Ageing and Dementia International Research Network, 2019-2020

The data consists of outputs from the network activity which describe the project and summarise the lessons learned. Please check related resources.<p>The network focused on designing environments for ageing and dementia in which people affected by dementia can live the lives they wish, from which social and economic benefits will accrue. The work aimed to increase insights through cross-national and cross-cultural comparison and to identify key lessons for policy and practice. The objectives were: to build on and strengthen existing and new links involving academic and non-academic organisations; to engender shared understandings, engaging with communities, businesses, care providers and people living with dementia; mentor ECRs to develop interdisciplinary research links; generate RQs for comparative research and cross-country, cross-cultural lesson learning; develop research methodology and outcome measures relating to QoL and social and economic benefits; programme of applied, cross-national, cross cultural research with impact; to publish reflections on the work; to achieve a sustainable collaborative network.</p>