People living with dementia and physical activity “Having a conversation”

  This week is Dementia Awareness Week. Working with local Alzheimer Society Service User Review Panels (SURPs) in England, Bob Laventure had a series of informal conversations with people living with dementia about taking part in physical activity. They talked about their views, interests and experiences and the challenges they face in taking up and/or continuing a range…

NEW! Dementia: 1st Steps one day course from LLT

We are delighted to announce our new one day course for instructors, leaders, health and social care professionals working with people living with Dementia. This course is designed to provide physical activity and exercise instructors, teachers and instructors with both theoretical perspectives and practical applications to increase access and participation for people living with dementia.…

INSPIRE – Spring 2011 LLT Newsletter

Today we launched INSPIRE. Later Life Training qualified instructors, leaders and those who work closely with us have been asking for updates on a whole variety of things. We have a mix of updates on each of our courses, highlights from research (with our courses), highlights from practice (model services), upcoming events, thought provoking questions…

Delivering Quality Outcomes for People with Dementia Conference June 2011

Delivering Quality Outcomes for People with Dementia Thursday 30 June 2011 76 Portland Place, London Through a series of practical presentations delegates will have the opportunity to look in depth at priorities for securing improvements in dementia care including; the patient perspective, providing good quality care for people with dementia in care homes, improving the…