Resources
GRACE is flexible because no two people living with dementia are the same. Here you will find resources to support the delivery of GRACE including a video overview of each booklet.
You can access GRACE modules free of charge, if you work in the NHS or UK social care or for your own interest. They are designed to be facilitated by a person with training and supervision. If you would like training, or to use them in a different setting, please contact us: j.budgett@qmul.ac.uk.
Please note: NIDUS is now called GRACE. Some videos may still reference NIDUS
Introduction
The facilitator works through the session one booklet to find out what is important to the client, and what support they have already. The client and facilitator then identify goals around what is most important to help the person with dementia live as well and as long as possible in their own home, and decide the goal they would like to focus on first.
1. Making decisions
These booklets look at how to support people living with dementia to make decisions about their welfare, health and finance, and make decisions on their behalf when needed.
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2. Communicating
These booklets look at how to improve communication between people living with dementia, family and professionals.
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3. Understanding behaviours
These booklets consider what people living with dementia are communicating through their behaviour, and supporting their emotional wellbeing.
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4. Managing Physical Health
This booklet looks at ways to support the physical health of people living with dementia.
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5. Increasing physical activity
This booklet explores helping people living with dementia to be more physically active.
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6. Understanding emotions
These booklets explore how to understand and support people living with dementia experiencing low mood, anxiety or loss of motivation, and how to support them to stay active.
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7. Carer modules
These booklets look at how to improve carer wellbeing and support.
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8. Living well and safely
These booklets explore how to support people with dementia to be as independent as possible in household tasks and personal care, and to reduce distress associated with these activities.
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9. Relaxation techniques
These booklets have a series of relaxation exercises that can be added to the end of any session.
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10. Sleeping, drinking and eating
This includes a couple of booklets to support people living with dementia to sleep better, and a couple of booklets focused on supporting a healthy diet and eating well.
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11. GRACE last session
In the final session, the client and facilitator bring together what works best for the client, both old and new strategies. They put together a plan for the client to keep using to help achieve their goals.
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