Resources for professionals working with BAME communities

Available resources

This is a live resource and will be updated as new sources are identified.  To request a resource be added please email [email protected]

This page and resources have been developed in partnership with the London Dementia Clinical Network (NHS England). Most of this information has been produced by other organisations, and we do not vouch for the quality or accuracy of these, nor accept responsibility for the content of external websites.

Good practice and outreach projects

Getting help for forgetfulness

Skillsforcare - Dementia and diversity: A guide for leaders and managers

Translated resources

Inside the brain: An interactive tour (Arabic)

Inside the brain: An interactive tour (Chinese)

What is dementia? audio file (Punjabi)

Translated resources for anyone affected by dementia

We also have a number of translated publications we have produced for anyone affected by dementia.

Cognitive assessments

The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) - available in many languages

General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition - available in Chinese

The Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS) - a short cognitive screening instrument designed to minimise the effects of cultural learning and language diversity on the assessment of baseline cognitive performance.