Category Archives: Telehealth

Overcoming Barriers to Timely Adoption of Home Adaptations (Centre for Ageing Better / Northumbria University / University of the West of England)

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Research into the lived experience of users home adaptations (and the professionals who work with these users) suggests that people sometimes delay adaptations to their homes due to a perceived “stigma” associated with handrails, ramps etc. Full Text Link … Continue reading →

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Telecare for Older People in Adult Social Care (King’s College London)

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The UTOPIA Project, conducted by King’s College London (and partners), surveyed English local authorities on their use of assistive technology and telecare to support older people. It investigates a conundrum: “An important context to the study was an earlier, … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care and Wellbeing, Adult Social Care Departments (ASCDs), Adult Social Care in England, Assessments For Telecare, Assistive Technology (AT), Assistive Technology in Dementia Care, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), ASTRID: Social and Technological Response to Meeting the Needs of Individuals With Dementia and Their Carers, Barriers to Technology Use, Carer Support, De Montfort University, Delaying and Reducing the Need for Care and Support, Dementia Friendly Technology, Dementia-Friendly Technology and Service Providers, Digital Technology, Electronic Assistive Technology or Telecare (ATT), Emerging Technology, Enabling Technology, Enhancing Quality of Life for People With Care and Support Needs, Helping Disoriented People, Housing and Telecare Learning and Improvement Network, Housing LIN, Information Generated by Telecare, Integrated Whole System Services for People With Dementia, Jeremy Porteus, Keeping People Living With Dementia Oriented, King’s College London, King’s Research Portal, Loneliness, Loneliness and Isolation, Managing Risk, National Institute for Health Research School for Social Care Research (NIHR SSCR), NIHR School for Social Care Research, NIHR School for Social Care Research (SSCR), Orientation, Positive Experiences of Care and Support, Preventing Loneliness, Prevention of Carer Breakdown, Promoting Safety, Queen Margaret University, Reducing Avoidable Harm, Rehabilitation and Dementia, Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults, School for Social Care Research (SSCR), SCWRU: Social Care Workforce Research Unit (King’s College London), Social Care Workforce Research Unit, Social Care Workforce Research Unit: King’s College London, Social Contact, Social Isolation and Loneliness, South Lanarkshire Dementia Technology Initiative, Support with Orientation, Supporting the Independence of People With Dementia, Technology in Dementia Care, Telecare and Dementia, Telecare LIN, Telecare Prolonging Community Living in Dementia, Telecare Services Association Codes of Practice for Telecare and Teleheath, Telecare: Barriers and Facilitators, Telehealth, Telemonitoring, UK Whole System Demonstrator Trial, Unpaid Carers, Use and Awareness of Assistive Technology in Dementia Care, UTOPIA Project, Whole System Demonstrator (WSD), Whole System Demonstrator Programmes, Whole System Integration, Whole Systems Approach, WSD: Whole System Demonstrator Programme | Leave a comment

Transformation of Health and Care in Wales: a Revolution from Within (BBC News / Welsh Government)

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Parliamentary Review of Health and Social Care in Wales provides an inspiring vision of future directions in service provision, with proposals which are likely to be studied more widely. Dr Ruth Hussey the former Chief Medical Officer for … Continue reading →

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Helping People With Dementia to Stay at Home (Housing LIN / DHWG / Halsall Lloyd Partnership)

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

Summary Earlier research indicated 85% of people would wish to remain at home for as long as possible when given a diagnosis of dementia. A report published last month covers how housing providers (social housing providers in particular) might support … Continue reading →

Technological Support for People Living With Dementia / Their Carers (SCIE)

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

Summary The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has produced a collection of web pages which explore the potential of new technology to support people living with dementia, and their families / carers. Suggested applications of information technology include access … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, SCIE, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acoustic Listening Devices, Ageing Population, Alive! Guided Reminiscence, BBC Archive, BBC Archives, BBC’s Reminiscence Archive: Open Source Content, Benefits of Remote Monitoring, British Library Sound Archive, Care and Communication, Care Homes, CareDocs, Carer Support, CareSys, Charity Technology Exchange (CTX), Classic Cinema Online, Cognitive Stimulation, Cognitively Stimulating Activities, Communication and Information, Communication Skills, Communication Tools, Communication-Friendly Communities, Control and Independence, Creativity, Creativity and Technology, Culture Change in Health and Care, Data Sharing, Digital Awareness, Digital Capability, Digital Exemplars, Digital Health, Digital Innovation, Digital Innovations in Health, Digital Service Transformation, Digital Services for Patients, Digital Skills, Digital Skills of Elderly Patients, Digital Skills Training, Digital Technology, Digital Technology and Innovation, Digitised Locking Systems, Efficiencies and Productivity Gains, Efficiency and Effectiveness, Efficiency Opportunities, Efficiency Savings, Future NHS Digital Landscape, Future Social Care Digital Landscape, Games Consoles, Games on Touchscreen Tablets, Get Safe Online, Group Reminiscence Arts Sessions, Health and Care of Older People, Health and Care Technology, Health Apps, Health Information Technology, Helping Persons With Dementia to Communicate, iCareHealth, Independence at Home, Independence in Older Adults, Informal Communication Networks, Information and Intelligence, Information and Support for Patients and Carers, Information Exchange, Information Needs of Patients, Information Pathways, Information Revolution, Information Sharing, Information Technology, Information Technology Connectivity: Social Economic and Environmental Determinant (SEED) of Health, Integrated Digital Care: An Information Revolution, Integrated Health and Care Records, Integration of Health and Care, Intellectual Stimulation, Internet Phone Services, Internet Radio, Introducing Unfamiliar New technology: Technology Supporting People Living With Dementia and Their Carers (SCIE), Investment in Information Technology, Ipad Technology, IT4Communities, Keeping In-Touch: Technology Supporting People Living With Dementia and Their Carers (SCIE), Life Stories, Life Story, Life Story Work in Dementia Care, Local Health and Care Services, Maintaining Independence, Maintaining Independence: Technology Supporting People Living With Dementia and Their Carers (SCIE), Media Trust, Mentally Stimulating Activity in Old Age, Mobile Technology, Mobile Technology in Care Homes: Technology Supporting People Living With Dementia and Their Carers (SCIE), Monitoring Patients Remotely, New Technology, New Technology: Skills, Nourish Care, Nursing Homes, Optimising Benefits of Digital Technology, Optimising Patient Outcomes Using Digital Technology, Optimising Use of Digital Technology, Patient Autonomy, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Patient Participation, Person Centered Software, Personalised Carer Support, Radio, Recording and Maintaining a Life Story: Technology Supporting People Living With Dementia and Their Carers (SCIE), Regular Physical Activity, RemArc: Reminiscence Archive, Reminiscence, Reminiscence Archive (BBC), Reminiscence Arts, Reminiscence Arts in Dementia, Reminiscence Services, Remote Care Monitoring, Remote Health Monitoring, Remote Support, Sekoia Care, Self-Actualisation:, Significant Arts (Reminiscence), Significant Dates (Reminiscence), Significant Events (Reminiscence), Significant Images (Reminiscence), Significant Music (Reminiscence), Significant Others (Reminiscence), Significant Persons (Reminiscence), Significant Places (Reminiscence), Silver Surfers, Skype, Smart Home Adaptations, Smart Home Smart Speakers, Smart Homes, Smartphone and Tablet Apps, Smartphone apps, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), South East Health Technologies Alliance (SEHTA)’s Technology and Innovations in Care Homes, Staying Independent: Technology Supporting People Living With Dementia and Their Carers (SCIE), Support for Creativity and Self-Actualisation: Technology Supporting People Living With Dementia and Their Carers (SCIE), Supporting Patient Choice, Tablet Computers, Technology and Innovations in Care Homes: South East Health Technologies Alliance (SEHTA), Technology for Entertainment: Technology Supporting People Living With Dementia and Their Carers (SCIE), Technology in Care Homes, Technology Integrated Health Management (TIHM), Technology Supporting People Living With Dementia and Their Carers (SCIE), Telehealth (Remote Monitoring), TeleTracking, TIHM (Technology Integrated Health Management) for Dementia, Transformational Technologies, Transformative Technology, Transforming Participation in Health and Care, Use of New Technology to Inform Stimulate and Engage: Technology Supporting People Living With Dementia and Their Carers (SCIE), User-Centered Design, Voice Controlled Smart Speakers, Voice Over IP (VOIP), YouTube | 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 →

Configuration of Stroke Services: a Themed Review of NIHR Research (NIHR DC)

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The NIHR Dissemination Centre (NIHR DC) has released a themed review of NIHR research into the organisation of stroke services and care pathways. This review of 44 published and 29 ongoing studies covers recent research into stroke and acute … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, Depression, 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, National, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Statistics, Stroke, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs), Act Fast Campaign, Acute Ischaemic Stroke, Acute Stroke Care, Acute Stroke Management, Acute Stroke Services, Aphasia, Barriers to Early Assessment of TIA and Stroke (BEATS), Behavioural Intervention for Stroke Carers (BISC), Commissioning Stroke Services, Community Rehabilitation Service Delivery in LongTerm Neurological Conditions, Dysarthria After Stroke, Early Supported Discharge (ESD), East Midlands Academic Health Science Network, Eastern Academic Health Science Network Patient Safety Collaborative, Greater Manchester Stroke Assessment Tool (GM-SAT), Haemorrhagic Stroke, Hyperacute Services, Identification of Stroke, Intermittent Pneumatic Compression (IPC) Devices, Interprofessional Teamwork, Ischaemic Stroke, Life After Stroke, Lifestyle Modifications for Primary and Secondary Prevention of CVD, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Stroke Strategy (2007), NIHR DC: NIHR Dissemination Centre, NIHR Research Into Stroke Management, Non-Haemorrhagic Stroke, Organisation and Quality of Stroke Services, Professor Anthony Rudd: NHS England's National Clinical Director for Stroke, Promoting Effective And Rapid Stroke Care (PEARS), Quality of Stroke Services, Rapid Thrombolysis, RCP Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP), Recovery and Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation and Self Management, Research to Implement Evidence Based In-Hospital Stroke Rehabilitation (REVIHR), ReTrain: Community-Based Rehabilitation and Exercise Programme, Roads to Recovery: Organisation and Quality of Stroke Services, Secondary Prevention, Secondary Prevention of Stroke, Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP), SERVED Memory: Feasibility Study of Screening and Enhanced Risk Management for Vascular Event-Related Decline in Memory, Service Configuration, Seven-Day Working, Stroke Act Fast (F.A.S.T.) Campaign (NHS Choices), Stroke Mortality and Weekend Working, Stroke Rehabilitation, Stroke Sentinel Audit Programme: Investigating and Evaluating Stroke Therapy (SSNAPIEST), Stroke Services, Stroke Specialist Physicians, Stroke Units, Telestroke Networks, Thrombectomy, Thrombolysis, Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA), Treatment Recovery and Rehabilitation, Virtual Reality in Post-Stroke Recovery, Vocational Stroke Rehabilitation | Leave a comment

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