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Karen has over 40 years’ experience in dementia care in a variety of settings and contexts. For the past twelve years she has worked with Dementia UK and Admiral Nursing, and is now the Head of Research and Publications. She gained a PhD at University College London focusing on advance care planning and end-of-life care in dementia. She holds honorary academic positions at the Universities of Nottingham, Liverpool and De Montfort, Leicester.
Karen Harrison Dening -
December 6, 2019
Dementia specialist Admiral Nurses are being asked more and more to support production teams of theatre, film and TV programmes on how best to portray dementia. The profile of dementia in the arts has risen sharply over the last decade;...
Karen Harrison Dening -
December 20, 2018
I recently attended an international research workshop that aimed to elicit the views of attending ‘experts’ in the field of dementia research and care. The focus of the workshop was to explore methodology that examined the receptivity of ‘early diagnosis...
Karen Harrison Dening -
July 5, 2018
Today I helped facilitate the first ECHO meeting for the Dementia and End of Life Community of Practice (DCoP)! I am sure this initiates a lot of questions for the reader of this blog so here goes! The first Dementia...
Karen Harrison Dening -
June 21, 2018
The OPAL programme (Identifying And Addressing Shared Challenges In Conducting Health And Social Care Research For Older People) was supported by The Newton Fund Researcher Links and funded by the British Council and the Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP). It...
Karen Harrison Dening -
May 30, 2018
As I go about my ‘ordinary, everyday life’ - when not wearing my Dementia UK hat – I still seem to try and view the world through eyes that seek the most ‘dementia friendly’ of aspects. I cannot help it. ...
Karen Harrison Dening -
May 30, 2018
Unpaid carers are still the mainstay of support for people with dementia in the UK. Research spanning several decades, perhaps even half a century, describes the nature of their day to day lives, the financial costs to their pockets, their...
Karen Harrison Dening -
February 19, 2018
There is much debate on when is the best time to offer advance care planning to people with dementia. I would say as soon as possible after the diagnosis of dementia is made. Many professionals feel that getting people with dementia...
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