Event Date
Thursday 24th July 2025
Time
10:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Description
The Eating and Drinking Well with Dementia at Home Guide is a new resource to support people living with dementia at home, specifically designed for family carers, friends, and home care workers.
We are honoured to welcome our keynote speaker, Dr Jane Townson OBE, Chief Executive, Homecare Association, who brings extensive expertise spanning social care, health, housing, and the technology sector. We will also be joined by people with lived experience, researchers, and representatives from key stakeholder organisations.
Everyone interested in nutrition, dementia, and home care is welcome, whether you're looking to learn more, support a family member, or are a care provider in the social care or healthcare sector!
What to expect:
• Keynote address
• Networking over lunch
• About TOMATO project and research findings that informed the development of the resources
• Panel and audience discussions
• Official launch of the resource (print copy available on the day). Please let us know of any specific dietary requirements.
For further information on this event, please contact HSSRKEAdministrator@bournemouth.ac.uk or yinusagg@bournemouth.ac.uk
How to get to BU:
Talbot campus is easily accessed via public transport and has bike storage points. Please see travel info
Lansdowne campus is located in the city centre and is easily accessed via bus and train links. For more travel information please see this link. There is no parking on site, however if public transport isn't possible for you there are a number of local pay and display car parks at Cotlands Road and Madeira Road.
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