Flemish Impulse Funding for Networks for Dementia Research. KU Leuven
Within the framework of this project, new therapies for ND will be created by means of a multidimensional approach.
Within the framework of this project, new therapies for ND will be created by means of a multidimensional approach.
Stay @ home with dementia: the need for implementation of care technology. Methodology and practice.
Dementia is the most pressing concern of our aging society and one we are currently ill-equipped to handle. Mounting evidence points to the importance of experiencing meaning in life for well-being in dementia. However, the mechanisms by which meaning is established and maintained remain poorly understood. The current proposal addresses this knowledge gap by forwarding spontaneous cognition as a key mechanism in the daily construction of ...
Dementia causes progressive cognitive impairment that erodes an individual’s ability to carry out normal life activities, eventually requiring admittance into an institutional care facility. A movement within dementia care, and more broadly within gerontology, seeks to extend the ability for a person with dementia to remain living at home in the community where they have cultivated interpersonal relationships. Wandering is a particular ...