Peer Support for People with a Lived Experience of Dementia

Peer Support for people with a lived experience of dementia This Life Changes Trust funded project sought to evaluate the LCT programme of peer support initiatives for people with a lived experience of dementia. Our project adopted an appreciative enquiry approach using mixed methods to engage people with dementia, carers and practitioners to investigate: impact on people with dementia and their unpaid carers, facilitators and barriers for effective service delivery, the influence of partnership working and collaboration on service delivery and practice. The project with volunteer community researchers who have previously worked with us on ageing and dementia projects. The project concluded in April 2021, and a project launch event was held on 9th September.