Category Archives: Falls Prevention

Review of Assistive Technology (NIHR)

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded themed review on the application of assistive technologies covers many interventions, including technology in the home, use of remote monitoring systems and the design of better environments for older people. Full … Continue reading →

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Evaluation of the Guinness Partnership Dementia Project (Housing LIN / Guinness Partnership)

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Housing LIN conducted an independent evaluation of progress (on the part of the Guinness Partnership) towards becoming a dementia-friendly housing organisation. “ …dementia-friendly thinking is a part of our day-to-day approach”. (p.2) Full Text Link Reference Independent evaluation … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Enhancing the Healing Environment, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Housing LIN, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, Telecare, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Access to Suitable Care and Support, Aids and Adaptations, Awareness Raising, Carers Network for Staff, Catriona Simons: Chief Executive of Guinness Partnership, Customer Liaison Officer (CLO), Dementia Awareness, Dementia Day Clock, Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project Guides, Dementia Flagging System, Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group, Dementia Friendly Housing Charter, Dementia Friends, Dementia Housing Working Group, Dementia Housing Working Group (DHWG), Dementia Research Consortia (HDRC), Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Specifications, Design and Built Environment, Design for People with Dementia, Development of a Dementia Friendly Living and Best Practice Showcase, Feel Good Stay Well Club (Manchester), Growing in the City (Men’s Shed Manchester), Guinness Care, Guinness Partnership, Guinness Partnership’s Dementia Project, Guinness Partnership’s Dementia Project (Housing LIN Evaluation), Guinness’s Housing for Older People Steering Group, Hospital Passport, Housing and Dementia Research Consortium, Housing and Dementia Research Consortium (HDRC), Housing for Older People, Housing for Older People Quality Assessment, Housing for Vulnerable Older People: Social Housing, Housing in Later Life, Housing Learning & Improvement Network (Housing LIN), Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN), Housing LIN, Independent Living Managers, Jeremy Porteus, Paul Watson: Managing Director of Guinness Care, Signage, Take a Break Service, This is Me, This is Me: Person-Centred Care, Tom Walker: Deputy Chief Executive of Homes England, University of Worcester: Association for Dementia Studies, Wendy Wells: Housing and Dementia Project Lead at Guinness | Leave a comment

Modification of the Physical Environment to Support People With Dementia (Dementia)

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A systematic review investigates the efficacy of physical environment-related strategies for supporting everyday activities in people living with dementia: Full Text Link Reference Woodbridge, R. Sullivan, MP. [and] Harding, E. [et al] (2018). Use of the physical environment to … Continue reading →

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 →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Depression, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged AntiCholinergic Burden Scale, Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden Scale, Anticipatory Decision-Making, Antipsychotic Sensitivity Reactions, Assessment of People Living with Dementia and Their Carers, Behavioural and Psychiatric Symptoms of Dementia, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Carer Support, Case Finding, Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, Cognition Independence and Wellbeing (in Dementia Care), Consultation and Enagement, Dementia - Assessment Management and Support for People Living With Dementia and Their Carers: NICE Guideline NG97, Dementia Assessment Management and Support for People Living With Dementia (NICE), Dementia Case Finding, Education and Staff Training, Housing, Housing and Ageing, Improving Cognition Independence and Wellbeing, Improving Outcomes for People Living With Dementia, Interventions Which Promote Cognition Independence and Wellbeing, Involving People Living with Dementia, Involving People Living With Dementia in Decisions About Their Care, Later Life, Management and Support for People Living with Dementia and Their Carers, Medication Reviews, Mental Health and Illness, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), Neurological Disorders, NICE Bites, NICE Guideline NG97: Dementia - Assessment Management and Support for People Living With Dementia and Their Carers, Non-Cognitive Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Non-Cognitive Symptoms of Dementia, Non-Pharmacological Management of Symptoms, Non-Pharmacological Prevention or Treatment of Delirium, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, North West Medicines Information Centre, North West Medicines Information Centre: Specialist Pharmacy Service, People Living With Dementia, Pharmacological Interventions, Pharmacological Interventions in Dementia Care, Severe Antipsychotic Sensitivity Reactions, Shared Decision-Making, Staff Training, Support for People Living with Dementia and Their Carers, Supporting Carers, Treatments for Dementia With Lewy Bodies and Parkinson's Disease Dementia | Leave a comment

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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Understanding the Basics of Care and Support: a Tale of Two Cultures? (JCN)

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A systematic review, concerning the effectiveness of nursing interventions for patients’ nutrition, elimination, mobility and hygiene needs, discovered numerous inadequacies in the quality of evidence. This is perhaps reflective of an age-old culture divide between “doers” and “thinkers”. “The … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nutrition, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest | Tagged Care Left Undone, Catheters and UTIs, Cleanliness and Hygiene, Compassion, Compassionate Care, Dinner Music for Demented Patients, Elimination, Fundamental Nursing Care, Hygiene, Institute of Health Research: University of Exeter Medical School, Journal of Clinical Nursing, Loss of Mobility, Malnutrition, Mobility, Mobility Problems, Nursing Research, Nutrition and Hydration, Nutritional Status, Patient‐Centered Care and Outcomes, Personal Hygiene, Reflective Practice, State of Health Care and Adult Social Care in England, Systematic Reviews, Toileting, University of Exeter, University of Exeter Medical School, Urinary Catheterisation, Urinary Catheters, Washing and Dressing | Leave a comment

Uncertainties Concerning the Efficacy of Interventions for Falls Prevention in Older People Living in the Community (Cochrane Database)

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent systematic review examines the possible benefits (or harms) of multifactorial and multiple component interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community. “Multifactorial interventions may reduce the rate of falls compared with usual care or … Continue reading →

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Modification of the Physical Environment to Support People With Dementia (Dementia)

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