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Seventy Thousand Extra Care Home Places Required in England by 2025? (BBC News / Lancet)

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Researchers at Newcastle University have confirmed the general view that people are living longer, but that the later years of life often require high levels care (whether in people’s own homes or in residential care). They estimate that there … Continue reading →

Suggestions for Improving the Management of Diabetes in People Living with Dementia (BMC Medicine)

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The results of recent research into this topic. Full Text Link Reference Bunn, F. Goodman, C. [and] Reece Jones, P. [et al] (2017). What works for whom in the management of diabetes in people living with dementia: a realist … Continue reading →

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More Spent on the NHS Than Previously Thought (BMJ / BBC News)

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Previous estimates concerning the proportion of UK GDP spent on the NHS were probably on the low side: Full Text Link (Note: This article requires a suitable Athens password, a journal subscription or payment for access). Reference Appleby, J. … Continue reading →

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Unmet Social Care Needs of Older People Living in Their Own Homes (Ipsos MORI / NIHR / Age UK / NatCen Social Research / Independent Age)

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Ipsos MORI, in association with the NIHR School for Social Care Research, Age UK, NatCen Social Research and Independent Age, have produced a report exploring the nature and extent of “unmet needs” for social care among older persons living … Continue reading →

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Approaches to the Reduction of Preventable Hospital Admissions: a Systematic Review (BMJ Open)

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent systematic review examined the alternatives to hospital admission for older patients at risk of unplanned hospitalisation. The broad categories of interventions considered were (i) improved use of paramedic / emergency care practitioners, (ii) interventions based in emergency … Continue reading →

Technological Support for People Living With Dementia / Their Carers (SCIE)

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has produced a collection of web pages which explore the potential of new technology to support people living with dementia, and their families / carers. Suggested applications of information technology include access … Continue reading →

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Financial Sustainability in the NHS: Holding Up a Mirror? Reflection (BBC News / NHS Improvement / NHS England / BMJ / OECD)

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The authors of the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) report believe that the NHS may not actually need further money from the taxpayer, asserting that efficiency savings identified (in the field of general surgery alone, and without looking … Continue reading →

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