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Dementia; Assessment, Management and Support for People Living With Dementia and Their Carers (NICE Bites)

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The latest edition of the NICE Bites newsletter, No.111 (October 2018), provides a convenient summary of the latest NICE guideline on the subject of dementia, which was released in June 2018. Full Text Link Reference Dementia Assessment, management and … Continue reading →

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Keeping Warm: Cold Weather Plan for England (PHE)

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary At a time when keeping warm is again on people’s minds, the latest Cold Weather Plan for England, from Public Health England (PHE), has been released. Full Text Link Reference Cold weather plan for England. [Online]: Public Health England, … Continue reading →

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World Mental Health Day (WHO / BBC News / DHSC / Lancet / PHE / Education Policy Institute / NAO / HEE / APPG on Mental Health)

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Today is World Mental Health Day, which has aroused lots of announcements and initiatives. First Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care re-visited the national ambition for mental health to have … Continue reading →

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Report on Loneliness in Later Life (Age UK)

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An Age UK report presents an overview of the latest evidence on loneliness among people aged over 50. Full Text Link Reference All the lonely people: loneliness in later life. London: Age UK, September 2018. There was an earlier, … Continue reading →

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Mediterranean Diets: Good for Mental Health? (BBC News / Molecular Psychiatry / NHS Choices)

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Mediterranean diets may help to prevent depression, according to a new meta-analysis of 41 earlier studies. More research is needed to confirm this suspected link. Full Text Link Reference Mediterranean diet ‘may help prevent depression’. London: BBC Health News, … Continue reading →

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Evidence Gaps in the Implementation of eHealth Interventions for Informal Caregivers of People with Dementia (Internet Interventions)

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary There is reported to be no shortage of evidence that eHealth interventions for informal carers of people living with dementia can be effective on numerous fronts, including: “ … improving a range of psychological outcomes in caregivers, such as … Continue reading →

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Cochrane Review of Music Therapy for Emotional Wellbeing, BPSD Reduction and/ or Quality of Life (Cochrane Database / BBC News / Frontiers in Psychology)

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An updated Cochrane Review concludes that music therapy might be of benefit for some persons living with dementia under certain circumstances, some of the time, probably… “Providing people with dementia who are in institutional care with at least five … Continue reading →

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