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Dementia‐friendly communities: challenges and strategies for achieving stakeholder involvement

Abstract

Dementia-friendly communities (DFCs) are a UK policy initiative that aims to enable people with dementia to feel supported and included within their local community. Current approaches to DFC creation rely on stakeholder involvement, often requiring volunteer assistance. There is though a lack of evidence that examines the reality of achieving this. This paper critically assesses the challenges and strategies for achieving stakeholder …

Authors

Heward M; Innes A; Cutler C; Hambidge S

Journal

Health & Social Care in the Community, Vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 858–867

Publisher

Hindawi

Publication Date

May 2017

DOI

10.1111/hsc.12371

ISSN

0966-0410