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Webinar: Diagnosing Advanced Dementia Mandate (DiADeM) in care homes

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Date: Thursday 27 March 2025

Time: 2:00 – 3:30pm

Location: Online (MS Teams). This webinar will be recorded. A copy of the recording and slides will be shared after the event.

Who Should Attend: Colleagues involved in the diagnosis and care of people with dementia, including commissioners, providers, colleagues working in care homes, primary care, community care and memory services.

                     

Dementia is under-diagnosed in care homes, which means that individuals and their families are unable to plan for the future and get the personalised care and support they need.

 

The Diagnosing Advanced Dementia Mandate (DiADeM) is a diagnostic tool designed to be used in care homes that can be used to assess individuals living with advanced dementia. In 2022, 14 sites in England took part in a pilot program to implement DiADeM. Each site was provided with funding to support staff training, supervision, and administration so that pilot staff could use the DiADeM tool to assess residents living with advanced dementia in care homes, and provide them with a formal diagnosis.

 

Join the NHS England Dementia team for a webinar to explore the results of this pilot program, including:

  • Benefits of using DiADeM to assess and diagnose dementia in care homes
  • The impact of DiADeM on stakeholder relationships and partnerships, including between NHS services and care homes
  • Impact on memory service waiting times, care planning and post-diagnostic support
  • Common challenges and solutions in using DiADeM
Future considerations for DiADeM, including links to frailty and memory service pathways.

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