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Dementia-Friendly Yorkshire (Joseph Rowntree Foundation)

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) report presents twenty “grassroots” dementia-friendly projects, which are examples of how communities across Yorkshire are being transformed along more dementia-friendly lines. The projects have been based in shops, churches, mosques, legal services, cafes, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Age-Friendly Cities, Age-Friendly Cities and Communities, Age-Friendly Communities, Age-Friendly Environments, Airedale General Hospital, Airedale General Hospital: Keighley, Alzheimer’s Society Bradford Area, Bradford, Care in Local Communities, Church of England, Church of England Diocese of Bradford, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, City of York Council, Co-operative Society, Creating Dementia Friendly Environments, Dementia Café, Dementia Cafes, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia Friendly Communities Programme, Dementia Friendly Doncaster, Dementia Friendly Extra Care Housing, Dementia Without Walls, Dementia Without Walls (York), Dementia Without Walls Project, Dementia-Friendly Churches, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly City, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Community Model, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Hospitals, Dementia-Friendly Libraries, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Friendly Villages, Dementia-Friendly York, Dementia-Friendly Yorkshire, Doncaster, Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group, Doorstep Crime Project, Fenwick Department Store: York, Health Action Local Engagement (HALE), Health Action Local Engagement Healthy Living Project, Hull & East Yorkshire, Hull & East Yorkshire NHS Trust, Intergenerational Cohesion, Intergenerational Mingling, Intergenerational Relations, Intergenerational Solidarity, Joseph Rowntree School in YorkJoseph Rowntree School in York, Keighley, Leeds, Libraries, Local Community Assets, Local Community Groups, Meri Yaadain Project, Museums, North Yorkshire County Council Libraries, Northallerton, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Roshni South Asian Women’s Resource Centre, Rothwell, Rowntree Foundation, Schools, Sheffield, Shipley, South Asian Communities (in Bradford), South Asian Community, Sport and Active Leisure: City of York Council, Sport and Leisure, Tea Cosy Memory Café: Rothwell, Trading Standards, Trading Standards Doorstep Crime Project, Transport, York, York Dementia Without Walls, York Hospital, York’s Dementia Without Walls Initiative, York’s Sport and Active Leisure, Yorkshire | Leave a comment

Self-Help Groups for People With Dementia Living in Extra Care Housing (Housing LIN)

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Housing LIN Case Study No 80 summarises findings from the Mental Health Foundation’s (still ongoing) evaluation of three peer support groups for people in the early stages of dementia, living in three Housing21 extra care housing schemes. Peer … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Housing LIN, Integrated Care, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Dementia Friendly Extra Care Housing, Extra Care Housing, Extra Care Housing and Dementia, Housing and Ageing, Housing and Dementia, Housing and Mental Health, Housing and People with Dementia, Housing Learning and Improvement Network, Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN), Housing21, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Lawton-Brody International Activities of Daily Living Scale (IADL), Loneliness, Loneliness and Dementia, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Mental Health Foundation (MHF), Mutual Support, Peer Support, Peer Support Groups, Peer Support in Long Term Conditions, Peer Support Networks, Peer Support Roles, Peer Support Services, Preventing Loneliness, Retirement Communities, Retirement Housing, Self-Esteem (Peer Support), Self-Help, Self-Help Groups, Self-Help Groups for People With Dementia, Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (sWEMWBS), Social Capital, Social Isolation, Social Networks, Social Wellbeing, Social Wellbeing in Extra Care Housing, Support Networks, SWEMWBS: Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale | Leave a comment

Charities Warn Government About Ageing Population (BBC News)

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

Summary Leading charities have alerted the government that more should be done to prepare for the impact of an ageing population. A recent questionnaire by the care provider Anchor found that more than three-quarters of the 2,200 adults polled believe the government is not ready to cope … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, Alzheimer's Society, BBC News, Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Age and Ageing, Ageing, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Ageing Society, Anchor, BBC Health News, Centre for Policy on Ageing, Demographic Changes, Demographic Time-Bomb, Demographics, Independent Age, International Longevity Centre UK, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Opinion Matters, Ready for Ageing Alliance, Social Demographics | Leave a comment

Living Well Through Activity in Care Homes (BAOT / COT)

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The British Association of Occupational Therapists (BAOT) and College of Occupational Therapists (COT) have produced a set of free online resources designed to help care home residents maintain health, their sense of purpose and involvement by continuing to engage … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Physiotherapy, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Active Engagement, Activity, Activity in Care Homes, Adults with Incapacity Act (Scotland), Animals, Arts Crafts and Creative Activities, Balance, Balancing Risk and Choice, BAOT, Benefits of Activity, Best Practice in Care Homes, British Association of Occupational Therapists (BAOT), Care and Communication, Care Homes, Cognitive Activities, Cognitive Stimulation, College of Occupational Therapists (COT), Communication, Community Activities, Community Involvement, Companion Animals May Help People With Dementia, COT, Creative Activities, Creative Activity, Creativity, Decision-Making Capacity, Decision-Making: Talking Mats, Dolls and Soft Toys, Drama Activities, Easing Decision-Making, Encouraging Healthy Behaviour, Encouraging Independence and Social Interaction, Engagement, Folders and Scrapbooks, Friendship, Gardening, Hobbies and Interests, Hope and Encouragement, Ideas for Activities, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Learning in Later Life, Leisure, Leisure Activities and Social Networks, Life History Information, Living Well in Care Homes, Living Well Through Activity in Care Homes (Toolkit), Making a Life History, MDS-HC (the Minimum Data Set Home Care), MDS-RAI (Minimum Data Set Resident Assessment Instrument for Long Term Care Facilities), MDS-RAI (the Minimum Data Set Resident Assessment Instrument), Meaningful Activity, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Minimum Data Set of the Resident Assessment Instrument (MDS-RAI) Pain Scale, Movement Activities, Multisensory Stimulation, Musical Activities, National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People (NAPA), Needs of Older People Living in Care Homes, Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy in Care Homes, Outings, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Pets, Pets as Companions for People with Dementia, Physical Activity, Physical and Emotional Contact, Pool Activity Level (PAL) Instrument for Occupational Profiling, Posture, Preventing Isolation, Recreation, Reflex Ability Level, Relationships, Relatives and Residents Association, Relaxation, Reminiscence, Reminiscence Boxes, Resident Engagement, Residential Care Homes, Risk Management, Rowntree Foundation, Rummaging, Sensory Ability Level, Service User Involvement, Significant Dates (Reminiscence), Skills Mix, Social Activities, Social and Leisure Needs, Spiritual Needs, Supporting Derek, Supporting Older People in Care Homes At Night, Supporting Practice – Evidence and Research (SPEaR), Supporting Relationships, Talking Mats, U3A University of the 3rd Age, User Involvement, Weight Gain, Workforce Development | Leave a comment

Consultation on Paying for Care and Support (Department of Health)

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Department of Health wants to know people’s views on the practicalities of planned changes to care funding, particularly about topics including: Implementation of the capped costs system. Administration of deferred payments. Helping people to make informed choices about … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Management of Condition, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged 12 Week Property Disregard, Accommodation Fees, ADASS Workforce Development Network, Additional Payments, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Barriers to Integration, BBC Health News, Cap on Care Costs, Capping Care Costs, Care Account, Care Bill 2013-14, Care Costs: Cap and Means Test, Caring for Our Future, Caring For Our Future: Implementing Funding Reform, Charging Framework, Choice, Control, Daily Living Costs, Deferred Payment Agreements, Deferred Payments, Dementia Tax (Alzheimer's Society), Dilnot Commission Report on Funding of Care and Support, Direct Payments, Disposable Income, Domiciliary Care, Eligible Needs, Fees for Accommodation, Financial Assessment, Financial Planning, Funding of Care and Support (Dilnot Commission), Funding Reform, Future Long-Term Care Costs, Health and Social Care Costs, Homecare, Hotel Costs: Accommodation Food and Bills, House of Commons Library, Independent Personal Budget, Information and Advice, Informed Choice, Integrated Care and Support, Joint Assessments, JRF Programme Paper: Paying for Long-Term Care, Local Authority Support, Long-Term Care (LTC), Market Shaping and Oversight, Means Test, National Minimum Eligibility Criteria, National Minimum Eligibility Threshold, National Minimum Eligibility Threshold for Adult Care and Support, Needs Assessments, New Charging Arrangements, Non-Residential Care, Ordinary Residence, Paying for Care, Paying for Care and Support, Paying for Long-Term Care, Personal Budgets, Personal Budgets (PBs), Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Personal Independence Payments, Personal Independent Payment (PIP), Progress Report on Funding Reform, Protecting Your Home, Recovering Local Authority Costs, Residential Care Costs, Resource Allocation System, Rowntree Foundation, Staying Independent, Tariff Income, Top-Ups (Additional Payments), Universal Deferred Payments | Leave a comment

Older People with High Support Needs in Housing With Care (Joseph Rowntree Foundation)

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) briefing discusses the promises and the challenges of Housing With Care (HWC) as a model for improving the quality of life of older people with high support needs. The main messages and practice examples … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Integrated Care, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Accord Housing, Action on Hearing Loss, Affordability, Anchor’s Older LGBT Group, Awareness, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Raising, Background Enabling, Brokerage, Clarity of Roles and Responsibilities, Community Life, Contour Homes, Control, Dementia Awareness, Diversity, Empowerment, Enablement, Enriched Opportunities Programme (EOP), Extra Care Charitable Trust, Extra Care Charitable Trust’s (ECCT) Enriched Opportunities Programme (EOP), Family Housing Association, Family Housing Association in South Wales, Flexibility, Flexible Roles, Good Neighbourliness, Hanover Housing Association, Harrogate Neighbours, Hear to Help and Hear to Meet, High Support Needs, Housing With Care, Housing With Care Research, HWC Communities, HWC Model, HWC: Housing With Care, Inclusion, Independence, Knightstone Housing (Somerset), Linc-Cymru, Mutual Support, National Housing Federation (NHF), Navigators: Coordinators of Care, Older People with High Support Needs, Plaxton Court, Privacy, Raising Awareness, Resident-Led Initiatives, Role Confusion, Scarborough-Based OLGA Network, Self-Funders, Self-Funding, Sheltered Housing Schemes, Southdown Housing (East Sussex), St Monica’s Trust, Supported Housing, Supportive Communities, Supportive Relationships, Tolerance, Visibly Better, Welcoming Ethos | Leave a comment

Francis Inquiry Report: Full Report (Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry)

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary High mortality rates and poor standards of care provided at the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust resulted in concern about services and management in the Trust. This three-volume Francis Inquiry report investigates the causes and lessons learned. “…[the widespread] disconnect between … Continue reading →

Decision-Making in Care and Support of Older People (Joseph Rowntree Foundation)

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This Joseph Rowntree Foundation report discusses care and support for older people given demographic trends. Factors which influence decision making, risk management and NHS trusts’ strategies are discussed. Older people are considered to be both receivers and givers of … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Age Discrimination, Ageing, Ageism, Aging, Anticipatory Decision-Making, Autonomous Decision Making, Autonomy (Ethical Framework for Decision-Making), Blame Culture, Caring Decisions, Choice, Choice and Control Over Decisions, Community Networks, Cultural Perceptions, Decision Ecology, Decision Making, Decision-Making Capacity, Demographic Change and Public Services, Demographic Changes, Demographic Time-Bomb, Demographics, Demography, Double-Loop Decision-Making, Easing Decision-Making, Engagement, Ethics and Decision-Making, Health and Social Care, Impact of Demographic Change on Public Services, Influences on Caring Decisions, Informed Choice, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Narrative, Narrative Communication Techniques, Negative Stereotypes, Networks, NVivo, Organisational and Professional Cultures, Patient Choice, Relative Risk (RR), Risk and Trust, Risk Aversion, Risk Avoidance, Risk Management, RSA Action and Research Centre, Shared Decision-Making, Shared Responsibility, Social Care, Social Networks, Stories, Trust, Trust Development Strategies, User Involvement | Leave a comment

Creating a Dementia-Friendly York (Joseph Rowntree Foundation)

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A version of this item features in Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust), Volume 3 Issue 4, November 2012]. Summary This report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation summarises research findings from the York Dementia Without Walls project. … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged AESOP Consortium, Age-Friendly Cities (WHO), Ageing Well Programmes in Sheffield and Hampshire, Assistive Technology, AT: Assistive Technology, Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), City of York Council, Dementia Without Walls, Dementia Without Walls (York), Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly City, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Community Model, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Friendly York, Design Council, Design Council Challenge, Designing Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Extra Care Housing, Four Cornerstones Model (Place People Resources and Networks), Four Cornerstones of Dementia-Friendly Communities: Place People Resources and Networks, GeniusYork, Health and Well Being in York: Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), Housing Learning & Improvement Network (Housing LIN), iD: Innovations in Dementia, Innovations in Dementia: a CIC, Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust, Joseph Rowntree School in YorkJoseph Rowntree School in York, Local Government Association: LGA, Manchester Age Friendly Strategy, North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Social Housing, South Yorkshire Housing Association, University of York, York, York Dementia app., York Dementia Without Walls, York Hospitals Foundation Trust, York’s Local Strategic Partnership | Leave a comment

Dementia Friendly York: Dementia Without Walls (Joseph Rowntree Foundation / Department of Health: Dementia Challenge)

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This Department of Health blog post draws attention to a recent report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation concerning developments in the creation of a dementia-friendly city in York, on the Dementia Without Walls programme. The report, published in early October, indicates a number of ways forward: … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, National, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Awareness, Awareness Raising, City of York Council, Community Empowerment, Community Groups, Creating Community, DEEP: Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project, Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project (DEEP), Dementia Without Walls (York), Dementia Without Walls Project, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly City, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Community Model, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Engagement, Home and Community Care Services, Integrated Home and Community Care Services, Public Engagement Exercises, Rowntree Foundation, Staff Awareness, Stigma, York | Leave a comment

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