Place Based Ageing

Our research focuses on older people with multiple health and social care needs, including the oldest old and those with cognitive impairment and dementia. We lead and collaborate on a programme of multi-disciplinary, externally funded studies on health care provision to older people and their family carers living at home, in care homes and in hospital. This includes how primary health care works with social care and long-term care providers to support this population.

For further information, contact Professor Kathryn Almack: Professor Claire Goodman

Our activities fall into the following areas:

Older people's health and complex conditions - living well with dementia	Adult social care - living well in the community
Lead: Professor Claire Goodman	Lead: Professor Kathryn Almack
Dr Mel Handley Lisa Irvine Dr Greg Windle	Dr Jenni Lynch Dr Alison Tingle Dr Leisha O'Brien Dr Krystal Warmouth Dr Richard Vytniorgu Dr Lida Efstathopoulou Dr John Woolham Dr Steven Owen Kerry Micklewright

Dementia care research

Dementia friendly health care and dementia aware communities
Dementia and other co morbid health conditions
Promoting interdisciplinary working for innovation in dementia care
Understanding how to achieve shared decision for people living with dementia
Social care needs assessments for people with dementia and their carers

Care home research

Supporting integrated working between the NHS and care home providers
Supporting palliative and end of life care.
Continence care for people living with dementia in care homes.
The adoption and use of technology to facilitate residents’ access to health care.
Development of a care home trial repository for secondary data analysis of social care research priorities
Development of a minimum data set for care homes
Building research capacity in care homes
Medication management and deprescribing initiatives in care homes.

Social care, primary care and community research

Developing research capacity in adult social care
Use of digital technologies to support older adults living independently
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) experiences of belonging, community inclusion and loneliness
Community based interventions for older people living with pre frailty at home
Primary and social care workforce recruitment and retention

End of life care

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) experiences in later and end of life
Compassionate communities
Family experiences of death, dying and bereavement