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Nutritional Care of Patients with Dementia in the Acute Setting (Complete Nutrition)

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This article discusses the role of the dietitian in an acute hospital working with dementia patients who may have a reduced ability and desire to eat and drink resulting in a decline in their nutritional status. The article outlines … Continue reading →

Supporting Dementia Workers: a Manager’s Guide to Learning and Development for Social Care Workers Supporting People with Dementia (Skills for Care)

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This guide is designed to assist managers in developing their workforce to enable them to provide high quality of care for people with dementia. The guide covers workforce planning and development to improve outcomes for people with dementia, and … Continue reading →

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Wandering Prevention Device (Lok8u Ltd)

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

Summary A local company (Lok8u Ltd) has launched a dementia wandering prevention device. This wrist mounted GPS / GSM / RF device may be used in the home and out and about. The main advantages of this equipment is that … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, Universal Interest | Tagged Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Freedom Watch (Wandering), GPS/GSM Devices, Lok8u Ltd (Bromsgrove UK), RF Receiver and Watch, Stuart Bowden-Rooke, Wandering, Wandering in Dementia, Wandering Prevention Devices | Leave a comment

Antipsychotic Drugs in Dementia: Best Practice Guide (RCN)

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This “Antipsychotic drugs in dementia: a best practice guide” booklet, has been published by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), with support from the Department of Health. The main content headings comprise: What is dementia? Behavioural and psychological symptoms … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, Community Care, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, RCN, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Aggression, Aggressive Behaviour, Agitation, Antipsychotics, Apathy / Indifference, Assess, Atypical Antipsychotics, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Delusions, Four Seasons Health Care, Hallucinations, Hallucinations in People with Dementia, History of Antipsychotic Use in Dementia, Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour, Misidentifications, Neuroleptics, Paranoid Ideas, PEARL (Positively Enriching And Enhancing Residents’ Lives) Project, Professor Alistair Burns, Professor Sube Banerjee, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Psychosis, Reduplications, Review (STAR) Initiative, Sleeping, Stop, Think, Wandering | Leave a comment

Perspectives On Ageing With Dementia (Joseph Rowntree Foundation)

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This Joseph Rowntree Foundation Perspectives paper explores the formation, development, benefits and challenges of the Scottish Dementia Working Group (SDWG). The views and experiences of people living with dementia are explored. Challenges faced by people living with dementia and … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Joseph Rowntree Foundation, National, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Ageing, Ageing With Dementia, Alzheimer Scotland, Awareness, Awareness Raising, Campaigning, Challenges of Living with Dementia, Diagnosis, Diagnosis of Dementia, Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Independence and Relationships, Patient Information Factsheet, Political Campaigning, Post-Diagnostic Support, Scottish Dementia Forum, Scottish Dementia Working Group (SDWG), SDWG: Scottish Dementia Working Group, SNP Government, Spirituality, Staying Independent, Stigma | Leave a comment

Who Benefits Most From Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST)? (University College London)

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The study investigated the factors which predict who is likely to benefit from Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST). Two hundred and seventy-two people with dementia took part in a 7-week CST intervention and were assessed pre-treatment and post-treatment. Results were also … Continue reading →

Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Universal Interest | Tagged Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors (AChEIs), AChEIs, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), CST: Patient Response Factors, Mental Health Sciences Department (University College London), North East London NHS Foundation Trust, Professor Martin Orrell, Quality of Life Indicators, Reality Orientation, Reminiscence, UCL: Department of Mental Health Sciences, University College London | Leave a comment

New Intelligence on End of Life Care in England (National End of Life Care Intelligence Network)

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 10, May 2012]. Summary The latest report from the National End of Life Care Intelligence Network (NEoLCIN) called “What do we know now that … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, Association of Palliative Medicine / Specialist Advisory Council, Care Homes: Last Year of Life, Care in General Hospitals, Dignity Therapy, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Readmissions, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, End of Life Care, End of Life Care for People with Dementia, Environments for Care at End of Life, EOL, EPaCCS, General Hospitals, Gold Standards Framework (GSF), Gold Standards Framework After Death Analysis, Hospice Care, Inpatient Hospital Care: Last Year of Life, Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP), Methylnaltrexone, National Care of the Dying Audit Hospitals (NCDAH) Round 3, National End of Life Care Intelligence Network, NEoLCIN: National End of Life Care Intelligence Network, New Intelligence on End of Life Care in England (2012), Palliative Care, Palliative Care Funding Review, Place of Death, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Primary Care: Last Year of Life, Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF), Quality Innovation Productivity and Prevention (QIPP), Social Care, Specialist Palliative Care, VOICES Survey: East Berkshire and the Isle of Wight | Leave a comment

Falls Prevention: New Approaches to Integrated Falls Prevention Services (NHS Confederation)

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 10, May 2012]. Summary This Briefing (No.234) from the NHS Confederation and the Ambulance Service Network summarises the findings and recommendations from a workshop … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, NHS, Physiotherapy, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Ambulance Service Network (ASN), BBC Health News, Community Health Services Forum, Falls, Falls and Fracture Prevention in NHS South Central, Falls and Fractures, Falls and Syncope Service (FASS), Falls Assessment, Falls Prevention, Falls Reduction, Fragility Hip Fractures, Hip Fractures, Integrated Falls Prevention Services, Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), JSNAs: Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, Newcastle Integrated Falls Pathway, NHS Confederation, North East Falls Prevention Strategy, Reduction in South Central (FRISCy) Group, Secondary Prevention of Falls | Leave a comment

Delirium: Evidence Update (NHS Evidence)

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 10, May 2012]. Summary This April 2012 “Evidence Update” on Delirium presents a summary of selected new evidence of relevance to the NICE (2010) … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Delirium, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, National, NHS Evidence, NICE Guidelines, Systematic Reviews | Tagged Benzodiazepines, Bright Light Therapy, CG103, Confusion (Delirium), Delirium Abatement Programme (DAP), Delirium Evidence Update, Delirium Prevention, Delirium Prevention and Management, Evidence Uncertainties, Haloperidol, Interventions to Prevent Delirium, Melatonin, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), NICE Clinical Guideline CG103, Olanzapine, Pain Management, PRE-DELIRIC (Prediction of Delirium in ICU Patients), Risperidone, Rivastigmine, Think Delirium | Leave a comment

Guidance on National Commissioning for Quality and Innovation “CQUIN” Payment Framework (Department of Health)

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 10, May 2012]. Summary The Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) payment framework is intended to link a proportion of each service providers’ income … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Local Interest, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Indicators, Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Payment Framework, CQUIN Dementia Goal, CQUIN Frameworks, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospital, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in Emergency Departments, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN), Dementia CQUIN: FAIR (Find; Assess and Investigate; Refer), Dementia Diagnostic Assessment, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia Liaison Services, Discharge Planning, FAIR (Find; Assess and Investigate; Refer), Falls, FAR: Find Assess Refer, General Hospitals, Geriatric Liaison Teams, Hospital Discharge, Identification and Referral, Liaison Mental Health Services, Liaison Psychiatry Services, Liaison Services, National Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Payment Framework, National Commissioning for Quality and Innovation “CQUIN” Payment Framework (Department of Health), National Dementia CQUIN, National Dementia CQUIN: Quick Guide, NHS Safety Thermometer, NHS Safety Thermometer Goal, NHS Safety Thermometer User Guide, Pressure Ulcers, Psychiatric Liaison Services, Referral, Safety Thermometer, Urinary Tract Infections (in Patients with Catheters), VTE (Venous Thromboembolism), Wounds (Pressure) | Leave a comment

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