Monthly Archives: January 2013

More Sleep to Avoid Memory Loss? (NHS Choices / Nature Neuroscience)

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A further critical appraisal of a dementia-related topic appearing in the news has been issued by the NHS Choices “Behind the Headlines” team. Age-related shrinking in the prefrontal cortex is associated with impairment in the ability of older adults … Continue reading →

Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Choices, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Universal Interest | Tagged Behind the Headlines, Brain Atrophy, Brain Shrinkage, Cognitive Decline, Medial Prefrontal Cortex (mPFC) Atrophy, Memory, Memory Problems, Non-Rapid Eye Movement (NREM) Sleep, Regional Brain Atrophy, Sleep, Sleep and Neuroimaging Laboratory: University of California, Sleeping, Slow Wave Activity (SWA), University of California | Leave a comment

Difficult Conversations in Dementia (Dementia, Department of Health)

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A “Ten Step Toolkit for Clinicians Involved in End of Life Discussions” has been published, which offers guidance for people dealing with dementia patients and their families. This handbook, written by Clive Lewis OBE DL, is based on the principles from his … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Universal Interest | Tagged Clive Lewis OBE DL, Difficult Conversations, Difficult Conversations in Dementia, Difficult Situations, End of Life Conversations, End of Life Discussions, Globis Mediation Group, Ten Step Toolkit for Clinicians | Leave a comment

Developing Clinical Senates (NHS Commissioning Board)

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Clinical Senates are to be established across the country from April 2013. There will be 12 Clinical Senates in England. Clinical Senates will include different professionals and include representatives of patients, volunteers and other groups. They are intended to work with Strategic Clinical Networks, … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), National, NHS, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Academic Health Science Networks, CCGs, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Clinical Leadership, Clinical Senate Assembly, Clinical Senates, Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs), HWBs, Local Education and Training Boards (LETBs), Multi-Professional Clinical Leadership, Multi-Specialty Clinical Senates, NHS Commissioning Board (NHSCB), NHSCB, Research Networks, Strategic Clinical Networks | Leave a comment

End of Life Care for People with Advanced Dementia (Jewish Care / UCL)

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This report covers the “End of Life Care in Advanced Dementia (ELCAD)” project. This was a three-year practice based study funded by the King’s Fund and carried out in a large Jewish Care nursing home in collaboration with University … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), King's Fund, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Advance Care Planning (ACP), Advanced Dementia, After Death Bereavement Questionnaire, Care Homes, Communication, Decision Making, Decision-Making at End of Life, Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR), Do Not Resuscitate (DNR), ELCAD: End of Life Care in Advanced Dementia, End of Life Care, End of Life Care for People with Dementia, End of Life Care in Advanced Dementia (ELCAD) Project, End of Life Care Research, Ethics and Decision-Making, Gold Standard Framework, Gold Standards Framework (GSF), Jewish Care, Jewish Care Homes, Lady Sarah Cohen House, Needs of Carers, QoL-AD Proxy, Relative’s General Health Questionnaire, Treatment at End of Life, University College London (UCL), Views of Relatives | Leave a comment

Social Demographics and Hospice Care Planning in the UK (Help the Hospices)

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Help the Hospices Commission into the Future of Hospice Care aims to supply strategic direction for hospices for the next 10 to 20 years. The Commission into the Future of Hospice Care and Cicely Saunders International have published … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK | Tagged BBC Health News, Care Funding, Charitable Funding, Cicely Saunders International, Commission into the Future of Hospice Care, Deaths in Usual Place of Residence (DiUPR), Demographics, Demos, DiUPR: Deaths in Usual Place of Residence, Dying for Change, Epidemiology, Financial Constraints, Financial Pressures, Help the Hospices, Help the Hospices Commission into the Future of Hospice Care, Hospice Care Planning, Hospice Movement, Hospices, Mortality, Mortality Rates, National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC), Palliative Care Units, Place of Death, Prevalence of Dementia, PRISMA Survey, Social Demographics, Social Epidemiology, Sustainable Funding, Watford General Hospital | Leave a comment

Spirituality and Ageing: Implications for the Care and Support of the Elderly (Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services: IRISS)

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) report examines how person-centred care can be enhanced by addressing the spiritual needs of elderly people. “Research into ageing and spirituality is based on assumptions of ageing as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Age and Ageing, Ageing, BBC Radio 4 News: Thought for the Day, Dignity, Dignity and Spiritual Care, Greek Verb LUO: Letting Go (Liberation / Resurrection), Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services: IRISS, IRISS: Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services, Palliative Care, Prayer, Presence: Being There, Ritual, Scottish Government, Scottish National Dementia Strategy, Scottish Social Services Council, Spiritual Reminiscence, Spirituality, Worship | Leave a comment

Sustainable Funding for Adult Social Care (London Councils)

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A funding gap of £907 million is forecast in the next five years in London. This document describes how councils are planning to narrow the funding gap for adult social care by working more closely with the NHS, improving … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, National, NHS, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Alternative Delivery Methods (Adult Social Care), Care Funding, Category Management, Demographic Changes, Demographics, Dilnot Commission Recommendations, Financial Issues, Health and Social Care Integration, Integration, Local Authorities, Local Authority Trading Companies (LATCs), Local Authority Trading Company (LATC), Local Government, Local Government Association, London, London Councils, Outsourcing, Partnership for Older People Projects (POPP), Preventative Care, Prevention, Social Care Funding, Social Enterprises, Sustainable Funding | Leave a comment

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