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How Bad Hygiene Affects Seniors Already Suffering from Dementia (Guest Post: Krisca Te, Open Colleges, Australia)

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Considering the impact dementia has on a person’s ability to remember and take interest in the activities that once were common for them, it is not surprising that personal hygiene becomes neglected as this disease takes form. For caregivers, constantly … Continue reading →

Posted in For Carers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Universal Interest | Tagged Cleanliness, Dental Health, Dental Healthcare, Ear Infections, Krisca Te (Open Colleges; Australia), Personal Hygiene, Skin Care, Skin Hygiene, Washing and Dressing | Leave a comment

Silver Book: Quality Care of Older People with Urgent and Emergency Care Needs (University of Leicester)

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 12, July 2012]. Summary Older people seldom have one single condition; they frequently have multiple physical and mental health problems. This “Silver Book” is … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, ADASS, Age UK, Commissioning, Community Care, Delirium, Depression, Falls, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, National, NHS, Nutrition, Pain, Patient Care Pathway, Physiotherapy, Quick Insights, RCN, Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Standards, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Activities of Daily Living (ADL), Acute Assessment Units, Acute Medical Units (AMUs), Ambulance Service Commissioning, AMT-4 Short Cognitive Assessment Tool, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Audit Standards, BGS, Capacity Management System (CMS), Challenging Behaviour, Clinical Assessment of Frail Older People, Clinical Governance and Research, CMS Directory of Services, Commissioning an Integrated Emergency Department (A&E), Commissioning Urgent and Emergency Care for Older People, Community Support Team, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), Department of Cardiovascular Sciences: University of Leicester, Detecting Elder Abuse, Discharge Planning, Dr Simon Conroy: University of Leicester, Elder Abuse, Emergency Care, Emergency Departments, Emergency Frailty Unit, End of Life Care, Essence of Care Benchmarks, Falls, Frail Older People With Complex Needs, Geriatric Giants: Frailty Syndromes, Improving Care for Frail Older People, Information Sharing, Integrated Emergency Department (A&E), Integrated Whole System Services for People With Dementia, Integration, Interdisciplinary vs. Multidisciplinary, Mental Capacity Legislation Contact Points, Multidisciplinary Teams, NHS Pathways: Integrating Urgent Care, Nutrition and Hydration, Occupational Therapy, Out of Hours Care, Physiotherapy, RCGP, RCGP Centre for Commissioning, RCP, RCP: Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Nursing, Safeguarding, Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Safeguarding Older People, Seniors At Risk Tool, Service Integration, Silver Book, Skin Care, The Royal College of Psychiatrists, University of Leicester, Urgent Care in General Practice, Urgent Care Units, Urinary Tract Infections (in Patients with Catheters), Whole Systems Approach, Whole-System Approaches | Leave a comment

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