The Swedish Dementia Centre (SDC) was founded in 2008. The commission of creating a national centre for excellence in dementia care was given to two foundations, Silviahemmet and Stockholm Gerontology Research Center, by the the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs and commissioned by the National Board of Health and Welfare. SDC became an independent foundation in 2013. SDC is financed through governmental support and grant organizations.
Our commission
- collect, structure and disseminate knowledge about dementia and dementia care
- compile evaluations and research results
- develop more practically orientated knowledge
- facilitate translation of research and implementation of new knowledge into nursing and care, interventions and social policy
- be a link between research, practice and decision makers
- be the hub of a national network for research and development units.
Our vision is to be a centre of excellence that gradually builds up a bank of knowledge within the area of dementia, and actively promotes development in care of persons with dementia – towards a more dementia-friendly society.
Website
The website is divided into six areas; About dementia, Living with dementia, Working with dementia, Research, Education and Publications. It contains new research findings, current university programmes and courses as well as scales for diagnosis. There is also a calendar for upcoming events and conferences as well as a news section. We also run another website dedicated to young family members.
Education platform
The education platform with more than 490 000 users contains online courses for various professional categories and for family caregivers. All courses are free of charge and available to everyone.
Other channels
Other communication channels include newsletters, Twitter, Facebook and podcasts. Every year we participate and arrange workshops and conferences in Sweden and abroad.
Information sheets
Information sheets in different languages have been produced and are free of charge to download. The sheets cover different dementia-related topics. You can find the information sheets here (new window)