The Demenscenter in Linköping (Sweden) received Demensfondens new “Dementia Team of the Year” scholarship of SEK 50,000 (Swedish krona, equivalent to just over EUR 4,400) to be used for continued skills development. The scholarship aims to draw attention to a multi-professional dementia team/cognitive team and contribute to spreading good examples in Sweden. Demensfondens is very motivated because their multi-professional teamwork with collaboration in the municipality and region has shown that there are opportunities for working methods that provide good support to people with dementia and their relatives through the course of the disease. The Dementia Fund received 36 applications. Members of the association board with experience and skills such as dementia nurses and former Medically Responsible Nurses (“Medicinskt Ansvarig Sjuksköterska”) have assessed all applications. “It was not easy to choose one of so many valuable initiatives and good working methods.
Despite such different conditions that exist around the country, the teams have managed to find ways of working that provide good support for people with dementia and their relatives. It gives hope for the future," says Liselotte Björk, Chairperson of Demensförbundet, the Swedish Dementia Association. The scholarship will be used for continued skills development and will be used within one year. It was presented on World Alzheimer's Day on 21 September. Demensfonden is one of the most important research funds for research on nursing and dementia in Sweden. Since it was founded in 1994, Demensfonden has supported research projects at Swedish universities and colleges. Demensfonden is managed by Demensförbundet and controlled by the Swedish Fundraising Control.
