The Silviahemmet Foundation “Dementia care and training for quality of life”

The Silviahemmet Foundation was founded by HM Queen Silvia on Valentine"s Day 1996. The training of Silvia nurses and training certification of entire units is combined with broad-based training in practical dementia care for the various categories of staff involved in providing care. The Silviahemmet endeavours to make an active contribution to the development of good care provision for people with dementia and their relatives. www.silviahemmet.se

Silvia nurses

Sophiahemmet University College operates in conjunction with the Silviahemmet Foundation to provide a unique university education in dementia for nurses and staff nurses.

The training has a clear focus on care and is based on the philosophy of palliative care, which is concerned with controlling symptoms, establishing communication and relationships, teamwork and providing support for relatives. The close cooperation between the Sophiahemmet University College and the Silviahemmet Foundation is a fruitful collaboration for this unique training concept and the common goal is to contribute to the development of future dementia care. www.sophiahemmethogskola.se

JSCI, the Japan Swedish Care Institute

has operated in Japan since 2005 in conjunction with SCI, Swedish Care International. The operation trains instructors within Japanese dementia care and so far has trained around 20,000 people in dementia and elderly care issues in Japan. www.jsci.jp