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Elderly Mental Health.

Dementia and Disability (APPG on Dementia / Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia (APPG) released a report in early Summer 2019 about adopting a “rights-based” approach to tackling dementia as a disability, with a view to understanding – and reducing – societal barriers which adversely affect … Continue reading →

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Scoping Dimensions of Dementia-Friendly Organisations (JGCR / IES / Alzheimer’s Society / RCN / JRF)

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Researchers in Japan have devised an analytical framework, comprising two axes, for improving appreciation of the current and future possible aspects of service, involvement and improvement in dementia-friendly organisations. Full Text Link Reference Takao, M. Maki, Y. Minami, U. … Continue reading →

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Statistics on Unpaid Carers in the UK: Carers Rights Day 2019 (Carers UK)

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Carers Rights Day 2019 took place on Thursday November 21st 2019. Research shows that two thirds of adults in the UK can expect to be unpaid carers. There is a 50:50 chance of becoming such a carer by the … Continue reading →

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Recent Self-Care Resources, Campaign Materials and Comment: Plus Some Speculation (PHE / Self Care Forum / NHS Confederation / JGCR)

Posted on November 27, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Public Health England is running a “Help Us, Help You” campaign, which aims to support the public in promoting self-care and reduce pressures on the NHS over the winter period. The Help Us Help You campaign is planned to … Continue reading →

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SPACE Principles in the Care of People Living With Dementia (RCN)

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has produced a report outlining five principles (SPACE principles) underpinning the commitment to improve care for people with dementia and their families. This report is intended for use across a wide range of … Continue reading →

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Evidence on the Potential of the Arts for Improving Mental and Physical Health and Wellbeing (WHO)

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The World Health Organization has published an evidence review broadly supportive of the notion that engaging with the arts is beneficial for mental and physical wellbeing. In addition to being able to help prevent ill health (physical and mental) … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Depression, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Parkinson's Disease, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest, World Health Organization (WHO) | Tagged Aesthetic Engagement, Animations, Arts Activities in Emergency Settings, Arts and Mental Wellbeing, Arts and Music in Dementia, Arts and Social Activities, Arts Engagement, Arts Practices in Healthcare, Arts Therapies, Attending Literary Festivals, Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), Cognitive Stimulation, Cognitive Stimulation and Lifestyle, Community Arts Programmes, Community-Based Arts and Health interventions, Concerts, Crafts, Creative Arts, Creative Arts for Dementia, Creativity, Creativity and Artistic Appreciation in Dementia, Cultural Arts Interventions, Cultural Arts Interventions in Dementia Care, Cultural Engagement, Culture, Dance, Dance / Movement Therapy, Dementia and Imagination, Dementia-Focussed Arts Activities, Design, Digital Arts, Dr Piroska Östlin: WHO Regional Director for Europe, Engagement With the Creative Arts by Older People, Evaluation of Arts-Based Interventions, Evocation of Emotion, Exercise Activities, Film, Galleries, Health Behaviours, Health Benefits of Arts Engagement, Health Evidence Network (HEN), Immune System, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care: University College London, Involvement of the Imagination, Literature, Multi-Sensory Stimulation, Multisensory Stimulation, Museums, Music, Online Arts, Painting, Performing Arts, Photography, Physical Activity, Physical Exercise, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Reading, Referral Mechanisms From Health and Social Care to Community Arts Programmes, Reminiscence and Sensory Stimulation, Sensory Activation, Sensory Stimulation, Singing, Social Integration, Social Interaction, Social Prescribing, Theatre, Visual Arts, WHO European Region, WHO Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization (WHO), Writing | Leave a comment

Demand for Mental Health Inpatient Beds in England (BBC News / NHS Strategy Unit)

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Hundreds more NHS mental health beds would be required in England to end the practice of sending patients far from home for treatment (so called “out-of-area placements”). An NHS Strategy Unit report explores the pressures on inpatient mental health … Continue reading →

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