Category Archives: Mental Health

Elderly Mental Health.

Getting the Dementia Care Pathway Right (NHS RightCare / NHS England)

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS RightCare has produced a scenario which throws into contrast an optimal dementia care pathway as distinct from the possibly more common “sub-optimal” pathway alternative(s). Costings for an ideal pathway are presented, compared with those for an example sub-optimal … Continue reading →

Estimated Prevalence of Elder Abuse in the Community: a Global Assessment (Lancet Global Health)

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

Summary A systematic review and meta-analysis examining elder abuse prevalence in community settings across 28 countries identified a pooled prevalence rate of 15.7% for overall elder abuse. The rates were 11.6% for psychological abuse, 6.8% for financial abuse, 4.2% for … Continue reading →

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Infographics Summarise the Many Relationships Between Health and Work / Unemployment (PHE / Work Foundation)

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

Summary Public Health England (PHE) and The Work Foundation have jointly produced thirteen infographics on the relationships between health and work: Spotlight on mental health. Cost of ill-health. Health of the working age population. Health of UK employees. Spotlight on … Continue reading →

Specialist Geriatric Wards for Older Patients With Dementia: in Ireland / N. Ireland (International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry)

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

Summary Data on 900 patients, taken from the Irish and Northern Irish audits of dementia care, was analysed to determine whether admission to a specialist geriatric medicine ward yielded improvements to acute care for patients with dementia. It was found … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Northern Ireland, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Advance Planning, Antipsychotics in Elderly People with Dementia, Antipsychotics Limitation in Dementia, Centre for Ageing: Tallaght Hospital, Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation: University College Cork, Cork (Ireland), Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute District General Hospital, Dementia Nursing Specialists, Discharge Planning, Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Orders (DNACPR), Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR), Do Not Resuscitate (DNR), International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Ireland, Irish National Audit of Dementia Care in Acute Hospitals, Multidisciplinary Holistic Assessments, Multidisciplinary Patient Management, Multidisciplinary Team Care, National Audit of Dementia Care, Neuroscience and the Humanities: Tallaght Hospital (Dublin), Reducing Antipsychotic Prescriptions in Dementia, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, School of Medicine: University College Cork, Specialist Centres of Care, Specialist Dementia Support, Specialist Geriatric Wards for Patients With Dementia, Specialist Wards for Older Patients With Dementia, Tallaght Hospital (Dublin), Trinity Centre for Health Sciences: Tallaght Hospital (Dublin), University College Cork | Leave a comment

On the Benefits of Supportive Social Networks (Journal of Alzheimers Disease)

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

Summary Data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) has been used to demonstrate that positive social support from friends, family etc. is associated statistically with a reduced risk of developing dementia. Conversely, negative social support appears to increase … Continue reading →

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Dementia Awareness Week (2017): United Against Dementia (Alzheimer’s Society)

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

Summary Dementia Awareness Week, this year, falls between May 14th – 20th 2016. Full Text Link Reference Dementia Awareness Week. [Online]: Alzheimer’s Society, May 2017.

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Experiences of the Challenges Faced by People Living With Dementia in the UK (Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The following report covers results from the latest Alzheimer’s Society’s survey of the views and experiences of 966 people with dementia, 500 unpaid carers and 2,356 adults aged 16-75 in the United Kingdom. The stark costs of the “dementia tax” are exposed. … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer's Society, 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, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Adult Social Care in England, Adult Social Care Services, Ageing and Dementia, Ageing and Society, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Alzheimer's Society’s Fix Dementia Care Campaign, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Barker Commission, Care Costs: Cap and Means Test, Care Funding, Care Home Costs, Care Home Fees, Care Tax (So-Called Dementia Tax), Carers, Carers’ Health and Wellbeing, Caring and Family Finances, Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England (Barker Commission), Cost of Social Care for Older People, Council-Funded Services, Dementia Care: Dementia Tax (Estimated), Dementia Care: NHS Care, Dementia Care: Paid For By Councils, Dementia Care: Paid For By Individual, Dementia Programme Board, Dementia Statements, Dementia Tax, Dementia Tax (Alzheimer's Society), Dimensions of Inequity, Eligibility for Care, Fees for Accommodation, Financial Assessment, Financial Constraints, Financial Context, Financial Issues, Financial Planning, Fix Dementia Care Campaign, Health and Social Care Services, Home and Community Care Services, Home Care, Home Care Services, Home Care Shortfall, Inequity, Ipsos Mori, Ipsos MORI i-Omnibus Survey, Jeremy Hughes CBE: Chief Executive of the Alzheimer’s Society, Lived Experience, Means Test, Modelling the Costs of Dementia, National Dementia Declaration, Office for National Statistics, Paying for Care, Paying for Care and Support, Paying for Long-Term Care, Poverty, Self-Funders, Self-Funding, Social Care Crisis, State Funded Social Care, Sustainability, Turning Up the Volume (Alzheimer’s Society), United Against Dementia (Re-Branding of Alzheimer’s Society), United Against Dementia Campaign, Voices of People With Dementia | Leave a comment

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Specialist Geriatric Wards for Older Patients With Dementia: in Ireland / N. Ireland (International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry)

Dementia Awareness Week (2017): United Against Dementia (Alzheimer’s Society)

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