Category Archives: Scotland

Unresolved Issues of Means-Testing in the Payment For Social Care: a Recent History of the Dementia Tax (House of Commons Library)

Posted on June 24, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent House of Commons Library briefing paper presents an overview of policy proposals and actual policies, from different Governments since 1997, concerning for how individuals with assets must pay for social care. Unlike health services provided by the NHS, social … Continue reading →

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Professionalism in Nursing and Midwifery (NMC)

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

Summary The Nursing and Midwifery Council has published a guide to professionalism in the practice of nursing and midwifery, covering advice on applying the values from the Code (the code of professional conduct). This was launched on International Nurses Day, … Continue reading →

Posted in For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), National, Northern Ireland, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, UK, Universal Interest, Wales | Tagged Best Interests, Best Interests of Patients, Chief Nursing Officers (CNOs), Compassionate Care, Continuous Improvement, Continuous Learning and Improvement, Continuous Learning Culture, Culture of Compassionate Care, Good Practice in Nursing and Midwifery, International Nurses Day (2017), International Nurses' Day, Jackie Smith: Chief Executive and Registrar of Nursing and Midwifery Council, Jane Cummings: Chief Nursing Officer for England, Leadership for Compassionate Care, Leading Professionally, Learning and Developing Continuously, NMC and CNOs, Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Conduct, Openness, Patient Safety, Professionalism, Professionalism in Nursing and Midwifery, Professor Charlotte McArdle: Chief Nursing Officer for Northern Ireland, Professor Fiona McQueen: Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland, Professor Jean White: Chief Nursing Officer for Wales, Putting Patients First, Safe and Compassionate Care, Transforming Care Environments | Leave a comment

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.

Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Mental Health, National, Northern Ireland, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest, Wales | Tagged Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Alzheimer Scotland, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Campaigns, Awareness Raising, Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Leading Cause of Death in 2015, Dementia as Cause of Death, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Awareness Raising, Dementia Awareness Week, Dementia Awareness Week (2017), Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Programme, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Fair Access to Care Services, Financial Planning, Leading Causes of Death for Males (2015), Living Well with Dementia, Means Test, Meera Syal: Let's Unite Now Against Dementia (Dementia Awareness Week 2017), Modelling the Costs of Dementia, Myths and Misconceptions About Dementia, National Dementia Awareness Week, National Dementia Helpline, Paying for Care, Paying for Care and Support, Paying for Long-Term Care, Personal Finances, Reducing Stigma | Leave a comment

Varying Extent of Physical Inactivity Across the UK (BBC News / BHF)

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Research by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) indicates that over 20 million adults in the UK can be classified as physically inactive. This is likely to increase the risk of heart disease and is estimated to cost the NHS … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Northern Ireland, Quick Insights, Scotland, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wales | Tagged 150 Minutes of Moderate Intensity Physical Activity Per Week (UK Government Guidance), BBC Health News, Behavioural Risk Factors, BHF: British Heart Foundation, BHF’s MyMarathon Challenge, British Heart Foundation (BHF), Burden of Inactivity-Related Ill Health, Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), Cardiovascular Risk Factors (CVRF), Cumulative Benefit of Reducing Risk Factors, CVD: Cardiovascular Disease, Dementia Risk Factors, Dr Mike Knapton: Associate Medical Director at British Heart Foundation, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Exercise and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Global Burden of Diseases: Injuries and Risk Factors Study, Heart and Circulatory Disease in UK, Impact of Physical Inactivity on UK Cardiovascular Health and Economy, Inactivity-Related Ill Health, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Modifiable Risk Factors, Mortality Risk Factors, MyMarathon Challenge (BHF), National Audit of Cardiac Rehabilitation (NACR) Annual Statistical Report 2016, Obesity Risk Factor, Physical Activity and Health Benefits, Physical Activity and Health Benefits: Improvement in Health for Chronic Conditions and Scale of Improvement - Heart Disease and / or Heart Failure and / or Angina, Physical Activity Statistics, Physical Exercise, Physical Inactivity, Physical Inactivity Across UK Four Nations, Physical Inactivity and Sedentary Behaviour (BHF Report), Physical inactivity in England Regions, Potentially Modifiable Socio-Environmental Risk Factors, Ryan Holmes: CEO of HootSuite, Sedentary Behaviour, Sedentary Lifestyles, Standing Up (At Work), Unhealthy Lifestyles | Leave a comment

Dementia-Friendly Housing Charter (Housing LIN / Housing and Care 21 / Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Research indicates that 85% of people wish to stay at home as long as possible after a dementia diagnosis. Currently a third of people would not know where to find information on making their homes more dementia-friendly. The Dementia-Friendly … Continue reading →

Review of Interventions for BPSD: a SENATOR-ONTOP Systematic Review (BMJ Open)

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent broad-ranging systematic review of non-pharmacological interventions for behavioural and psychological symptoms in dementia (BPSD) covers (i) sensory stimulation, including acupressure, aromatherapy, massage / touch therapy, light therapy and sensory gardens, (ii) cognitive / emotion-oriented interventions including cognitive … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Delirium, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Scotland, Systematic Reviews, UK | Tagged Acupressure, Agitation, Animal Assisted Therapy, Aromatherapy, Aromatherapy for Dementia, Behaviour Management, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Belgium, BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Chronic Geriatric Conditions, Cognitive Stimulation, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Dance / Movement Therapy, Delirium Management, Delirium Prevention, Dementia Behaviour Management, Department of Internal Medicine (Geriatrics), Department of Medicine (Geriatrics): University College Cork, Department of Medicine for the Elderly: Woodend Hospital, Dining Room Environment-Based Interventions, Exercise Therapy, Geriatric Conditions, Geriatrics and Geriatric Emergency Care: Italian National Research Center on Aging (IRCCS-INRCA), Ghent University, Golgi Cenci Foundation (Milan), Grading of Recommendations Assessment Development and Evaluation (GRADE), Grading of Recommendations Assessment Development and Evaluation (GRADE) Approach, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Caja (Madrid), Iceland, Interventions for BPSD, Ireland, Italian National Research Center on Aging (IRCCS-INRCA), Italy, Journal of Nutrition Health and Aging, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Landspitali University Hospital Reykjavik, Light Therapy, Light Therapy for Dementia, Managing Agitation, Massage, Massage / Touch Therapy, Multi-Sensory Stimulation, Multi-Sensory Stimulation For People Living With Dementia, Music and Dance Therapy, Non-Pharmacological Prevention or Treatment of Delirium, Non-Pharmacological Treatment of Pressure Ulcers, Optimal Evidence-Based Non-Drug Therapies in Older People (ONTOP) Project, Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reminiscence, Reminiscence Therapy, SENATOR-ONTOP Systematic Reviews, SENATOR: Software ENgine for the Assessment and Optimization of Drug and Non-Drug Therapy in Older Persons, Sensory Gardens, Sensory Stimulation, Servicio de Geriatría: Hospital Universitario Ramón y Caja, Simulated Presence Therapy, Snoezelen, Software ENgine for the Assessment and Optimization of Drug and Non-Drug Therapy in Older Persons (SENATOR), Spain, Special Care Units, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Touch Therapy, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, University College Cork, Validation Therapy, Woodend Hospital (Aberdeen) | Leave a comment

BBC’s Reminiscence Archive Goes Open Source (BBC)

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

Summary The BBC’s online Reminiscence Archive (RemArc) has been designed, by researchers from Dundee and St Andrews universities, to aid reminiscence in people with dementia and to help stimulate conversations between people with dementia and their carers. It assembles photographs, … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Ageing and Dementia, BBC Archive Development, BBC Archives, BBC Living With Dementia, BBC’s Reminiscence Archive: Open Source Content, BBC’s Reminiscence Archive: Open Source Software, Jake Berger: Programme Manager at BBC Archive Development, Living Well with Dementia, Living With Dementia Season of BBC Radio Television and Digital Content: RemArc: Reminiscence Archive, Post-Diagnosis Support, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support, Post-Diagnostic Support, RemArc Software, RemArc: Reminiscence Archive, Reminiscence, Reminiscence Archive (BBC), Reminiscence Therapy, Significant Arts (Reminiscence), Significant Dates (Reminiscence), Significant Events (Reminiscence), Significant Images (Reminiscence), Significant Music (Reminiscence), Significant Others (Reminiscence), Significant Persons (Reminiscence), Significant Places (Reminiscence), St Andrews University, Universities of Dundee and St Andrews, University of Dundee | 1 Comment

Category Archives: Scotland

Professionalism in Nursing and Midwifery (NMC)

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

Review of Interventions for BPSD: a SENATOR-ONTOP Systematic Review (BMJ Open)

BBC’s Reminiscence Archive Goes Open Source (BBC)

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