John Keady

Professor of Older People’s Mental Health Nursing, University of Manchester•http://www.nursing.manchester.ac.uk/staff/JohnKeady/

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Areas of interest: Arts and Recreation Dementia and Communities Research

John Keady is Professor of Older People’s Mental Health Nursing at the University of Manchester. His post is jointly funded by Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, with a clinical base at the Meadowbrook Unit, Hope Hospital, Salford. John is founding Co-editor of Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice. He is a member of INTERDEM: the European forum for early intervention in dementia, Alzheimer's Disease International, the Alzheimer's Society and the International Risk Network. John trained as a mental health nurse and held a number of clinical appointments before moving into academia. His research is largely qualitative, involving studies of early awareness and adjustment, family coping, palliative care and professional roles. He has published widely.

Supporting the friendships of people with dementia

Using illustrative case examples, in this paper we explore the friendships of people with dementia in the early stages of the condition and the benefits of looking beyond the family as the ‘go to’ support network that practitioners tend to focus on in their work with people with dementia. Ward R, Howorth M, Wilkinson H, Campbell S & Keady J (2012). Supporting the friendships of people with dementia, Dementia, 11 (3), pp. 287-303

Making dementia friendly neighbourhoods

The ‘Neighbourhoods and Dementia’ study was one of six research projects announced by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) along with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), as part of a £20 million funding boost which will significantly add to the understanding of dementia.

Neighbourhoods and dementia in the health and social care context

The National Dementia Strategy in England has performed an essential role in transforming health and social care services and improving the commissioning architecture. However, to date, little attention has been paid to understanding the ways in which the outdoor and built environment impacts and intersects with the lives of people with dementia and their carers. Keady J, Campbell S, Barnes H, Ward R, Li X, Swarbrick C, Burrow S and Elvish R (2012). Neighbourhoods and dementia in the health and social care context: a realist review of the literature and implications for UK policy development. Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, 22(2), pp 150-163.