Category Archives: Falls Prevention

Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing for Older Persons: Revisited (APPG on Dementia / Newsmax / European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology)

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

Summary The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia (APPG), back in 2008, asserted that perhaps half of dementia patients may be receiving inappropriate medications. While the extent to which this position may have changed in recent years is debatable, the allegation … Continue reading →

Scoping the Potential Role(s) of Community Pharmacists in Medication Management for Community-Dwelling People With Dementia (Health Expectations)

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A new article has appeared on the roles for community pharmacists in assisting people with dementia dwelling in the community, their informal carers – and health and social care professionals more widely – in achieving safer and more effective … Continue reading →

Maintaining Strength for Healthier Ageing (BBC News / NHS Choices / Lancet)

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) has warned that perhaps one quarter of over-65s don’t do sufficient strength exercises to maintain general physical fitness and help avoid the risk of falls. Conducting strength exercises can be an integral part … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Community Care, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, NHS Choices, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged .Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, 150 Minutes of Moderate Intensity Physical Activity Per Week (UK Government Guidance), Active and Healthy Ageing, Adults’ Health and Lifestyle, Aga Khan University, Ageing in the Community, Ageing Population, Argentina, AstraZeneca, Balance and Muscle Strength, Bangladesh, BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, Boehringer Ingelheim, Brazil, Burnaby and Division of Cardiology: Providence Health Care (Canada), Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Cardiorespiratory Fitness (CRF), Cardiovascular Research Institute: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Carrying Shopping, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP), Chile, China, Colombia, CSP: Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Dante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology (São Paulo), Department of Community Health Sciences and Medicine: Aga Khan University, Department of Internal Medicine: Istanbul Medeniyet University (Turkey), Department of Social Medicine: Medical University of Wrocław, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai Medical College, Embedding Physical Activity Into Daily Life, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Estudios Clinicos Latinoamerica ECLA (Argentina), Eternal Heart Care Centre and Research Institute (New York), Everybody Active Every Day Campaign, Everybody Active Every Day: a Framework to Embed Physical Activity Into Daily Life, Exercise, Exercise And Lifestyle For Older People, Exercise Guidelines, Exercise Regimens, Exercises to Strengthen Muscles, Faculty of Health Sciences: Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Medicine: Istanbul Medeniyet University, Fu Wai Hospital (Chiuna), Gardening, Gardens and Health, Government Medical College (India), GSK, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University, Healthy Lifestyles, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, Incidental Physical Activity, India, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPQA), Iran, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Istanbul Medeniyet University (Turkey), King Pharma, Lancet, Lifestyle Change Programmes, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Lifting Weights, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (India), Malaysia, McMaster University, Medical Research and Biometrics Center: National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Medical School Universidad de Santander: Colombia, Medical University of Wroclaw: (Poland), Mount Sinai New York Affiliate: India, Muscle Wastage, Muscle Weakness, Muscular Fitness, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases (Chiuna), NHS Choices, NHS Choices: Physical Activity, Novartis), OSCAL, Pakistan, Physical Activity, Physical Activity and Cardiovascular / Non- Cardiovascular Mortality, Physical Activity and Health Benefits, Physical Activity and Occupation, Physical Activity Commitments, Physical Activity Statistics, Physical Inactivity: Social Economic and Environmental Determinant (SEED) of Health, Poland, Population Health Research Institute, Population Health Research Institute: McMaster University, Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), Professor Karen Middleton: Chief Executive at Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiologic (PURE) Study, Regular Physical Activity, Resistance Bands, Sahlgrenska Academy: University of Gothenburg, Sanofi-Aventis, School of Public Health: Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Servier, Simon Fraser University, South Africa, Sport and Exercise Medicine (SEM), St John's National Academy of Health Sciences (Bangalore), St John's Research Institute: St John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Strength Exercises, Sweden, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Universidad de La Frontera (Chile), University of Edinburgh, University of Gothenburg, Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics: University of Edinburgh, Vacuuming, Xishuangbanna Prefecture: Yunnan Province (China), Yoga, Zimbabwe | Leave a comment

On the Unrealised Potential of Intermediate Care (SCIE / Nuffield Trust)

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)’s “SCIE Highlights No.1” briefing explores the largely untapped potential of intermediate care. It is asserted that intermediate care could deliver better outcomes for patients, while reducing the pressures of demand faced by … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community 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, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nuffield Trust, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, SCIE, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Accountable Care Systems (ACSs), Acute Hospitals: Bed-Based Services, Ageing Population, Avoidable Acute Hospital Admission in Older People, Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Emergency Admissions, Avoidable Hospital Admissions, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, Bed Based Intermediate Care, Bed Based Services, Bed Occupancy, Bed-Based Intermediate Care Services, Bed/Home and Step Up/Down Provision, Better Care Fund (BCF), Capitated Budgets, Care Closer to Home, Communication and Information Sharing, Community Hospitals: Bed-Based Services, Community-Based Interventions, Community-Based Rehabilitation Services, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, Control and Independence, Cookson's Court (Yeovil), Crisis Home Treatment, Crisis Response Services, Crisis Support, Delayed Discharges, Delayed Transfers of Care, Demographic Time-Bomb, Dependency Levels, Destination on Discharge, Dignified Independent Living With Care, Discharge Destination, Discharge of Hospital Patients With Care and Support Needs, Discharge Planning, Economic Sustainability, Elderly Rehabilitation Services, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Readmissions, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, Funding and Payment Mechanisms, Geographical Variations, Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Social Care Reform, Home Based Intermediate Care, Home Based Services, Hospital Discharge, Independence, Independence and Wellbeing, Independent Sector Facilities: Bed-Based Services, Information Resources on Intermediate Care: Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Information Sharing, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integration, Intermediate Care, Intermediate Care - Draft Guideline: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2017), Intermediate Care Beds, Intermediate Care Capacity, Intermediate Care Teams, Intermediate Care: Elements of Effective Implementation, Intermediate Care: Evidence of Effectiveness, Intermediate Care: Return on Investment, Intermediate Care: SCIE Highlights No.1, Length of Stay, Length of Stay (LoS), Lessons and Challenges of Intermediate Care: Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Local Authority Facilities: Bed-Based Services, Local Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs), Local Variations, Maintaining Independence, Moving Healthcare Closer to Home, Multi-Disciplinary Case Management, Multi-Disciplinary Teams, Multi-Disciplinary Working, NHS Sustainability, Nursing Homes: Bed-Based Services, Other Bedbased Settings: Bed-Based Services, Partnership Working, Patient Flows, Policy Context and Models of Intermediate Care, Pooled Health and Social Care Budgets, Preventing Avoidable Emergency Admissions, Preventing Future Crises, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention and Wellbeing, Quality and Sustainability, Rapid Response Services: Intermediate Services, Re-ablement Services, Reablement, Reablement Services, Reablement: Stabilise and Make Safe (Trafford), Readmissions for Patients with Long Term Conditions, Recovery Rehabilitation and Reablement Services, Regaining Independence, Rehabilitation Services, Residential Care Homes: Bed-Based Services, Return on Investment, Services Maximising Independence, Services Reducing Use of Hospitals, Single Point of Access (SPA), Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)’s SCIE Highlights No.1: Intermediate Care, Somerset Care, Somerset Care and Yeovil District Hospital: Cooksons Court, Somerset County Council, Stabilise and Make Safe (SAMS), Stabilise and Make Safe (Trafford), Standalone Intermediate Care Facilities: Bed-Based Services, Staying Independent, Supporting Health Wellbeing and Independence, Sustainability, Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs), Sustainable Care, Sustainable Health and Social Care, System Leadership, Theoretical Benefits of Intermediate Care, Tipping Point in Sustainability of Adult Social Care (Alleged), Trafford Council, Turning the Ship Around (Avoidance of NHS Unsustainability), Unacceptable Variations, Unwarranted Variations, Variations in Service, Waiting Times for Intermediate Care, Whole System Impact, Whole System Patient Flows, Whole System Performance, Whole-System Approaches, Year of Care Commissioning, Year of Care Funding Model, Yeovil District Hospital | Leave a comment

Enhanced Health in Care Homes and Other Care Settings: Information Resources (HEE / Skills for Care / UHB)

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

Summary Health Education England (HEE) has identified Integrated Care as a key priority. HEE has the aim of supporting the workforce in delivering person-centred and coordinated healthcare services. Integrated Care Toolkit (West Midlands ICTT) The West Midlands Integrated Care Transformation … Continue reading →

Appropriate Care of Patients with Cognitive Impairment (Dementia and Delirium) in Hospital (Medical Journal of Australia / ACSQHC)

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

Summary General guidance for healthcare professionals on the care of older hospital patients with cognitive impairment, from Australia. Full Text Link Reference Caplan, GA. Kurrle, SE. [and] Cumming, A. (2016). Appropriate care for older people with cognitive impairment in hospital. … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, Delirium, Diagnosis, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Guidelines, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Universal Interest | Tagged A Better Way to Care: Actions for Health Service Managers (ACSQHC Initiative), Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Australia, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC), Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (Sydney), Caring for Persons With Delirium, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Impairment in Hospital Settings, Confusion (Delirium), Delirium Diagnosis, Delirium in Elderly Patients, Delirium in Hospitalised Patients, Delirium Prevention and Management, Delirium Superimposed on Dementia, Dementia and Delirium, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Medical Journal of Australia, Patients with Cognitive Impairment (Dementia and Delirium) in Hospitals, Post-Operative Delirium, Postoperative Delirium, Prince of Wales Hospital (Sydney), Recognition of Delirium, Three Ds: Dementia Delirium and Depression, Training of Acute Hospital Staff, University of Sydney | Leave a comment

People With Dementia Living Alone in the Community (Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease)

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Research, based on experiences and outcomes concerning people with dementia living alone (with and without help from an informal caregiver) in Germany, indicates that it is possible – provided adequate support services are available – to survive without significant … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Depression, Falls Prevention, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest | Tagged Bayer Activities of Daily Living Scale (B-ADL), Challenges of Living with Dementia, Community-Based Care, Community-Based Interventions, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, Community-Dwelling Older Adults, Community-Dwelling Older People with Dementia, Control and Independence, Culture Change in Health and Care, Dementia Care Management (DCM), DemTect, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy: University Medicine Greifswald, Dignified Independent Living With Care, Evaluating Integrated and Community-Based Care, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Germany, Health and Care of Older People, Help With Medication, Home Care, Home Support for People Living With Dementia, Home-Delivered Meals, Housekeeping Assistance, Improving Outcomes for People Living With Dementia, Improving the Quality of Life for People With Dementia, Independence, Independence and Wellbeing, Independence at Home, Independence in Older Adults, Independent Living, Informal Care, Informal Caregiving, Informal Carers, Institute for Community Medicine: University Medicine Greifswald, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integration of Health and Care, International Comparisons, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, Living Independently At Home, Living Well with Dementia, Living Well With Dementia: German Statistics, Living with Dementia, Living With Neurological Conditions, Maintaining Independence, Measures of Living Arrangements and Informal Care, People With Dementia Living Alone, Quality of Life-AD (QoL-AD), Screening For Dementia in GP Practices, Staying Independent, Support For Living Independently At Home, Sustainable Health and Care Services, Transforming Participation in Health and Care, University Medicine Greifswald, Unmet Needs of Community-Dwelling Primary Care Patients With Dementia in Germany, Utilization of Health and Nursing Care Services, What Works Resource Pack: Involving People Living with Dementia | Leave a comment

Category Archives: Falls Prevention

Appropriate Care of Patients with Cognitive Impairment (Dementia and Delirium) in Hospital (Medical Journal of Australia / ACSQHC)

Recent Posts

Archives

Categories

Google Translate (100+ Languages)

Recommended Sites