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Benefits of Robotic Pets for Elderly Care Home Residents? (International Journal of Older People Nursing)

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A systematic review has examined the evidence on the reported advantages of robopets (defined as small animal-like robots with the appearance and behavioural characteristics of pets) and the effects of robopets on the mental health and well-being of older … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Activity in Care Homes, Agitation, Android Companions, Android Pets, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Care Home Residents, College of Medicine and Health: University of Exeter, Companionship, Distressed Behaviour, Emotional Automata, Emotional Robots, Emotional Wellbeing, Encouraging Independence and Social Interaction, Entertainment and Stimulation, Ethical Issues of Dementia Care, European Centre for Environment and Human Health: University of Exeter Medical School, Evidence Synthesis Team: NIHR CLAHRC South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC), Feelings of Loneliness, Health Care for Older Care Home Residents, International Journal of Older People Nursing, Interventions for BPSD, Interventions for Social Isolation and Loneliness in Men, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Loneliness in Older People, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health and Wellbeing in Adult Social Care, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, NIHR CLAHRC South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC), Older Care Home Residents, Older People Living in Care Homes, Pets (Robotic), Pets as Companions for People with Dementia, Psychological and Emotional Wellbeing, Quality of Life and Relationship Quality for People With Dementia, Quality of Life for People Living in Care Homes, Quality of Life for People With Dementia, Reducing Agitation and Distress, RoboPets for Care Home Residents, Robot Seal (PARO), Robotic Care for the Elderly, Robotic Pets for Care Home Residents, Social Companion Robots, Social Interaction, Social Interaction With Robopets, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, University of Exeter, University of Exeter Medical School: University of Exeter | Leave a comment

Dementia Assessment and Referral to GPs: DeAR-GP (NICE / HIN)

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary It was already known that between 75% – 89% of care home residents have dementia, but many of these persons do not receive a diagnosis. The Health Innovation Network (HIN) worked with five care homes to design the Dementia … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Access to Care, Access to Healthcare Services, Access to Primary Care, Access to Services, Activity in Care Homes, Adult Mental Health Services, AMT-4 (Abbreviated Mental Test – 4) Case-Finding Tools, Assessment and Referral, Best Practice in Care Homes, Care and Support for People With Dementia in Care Homes, Care Homes, Care Homes Wellbeing, Care Homes: Last Year of Life, Care of Older People Living in Care Homes, Case Finding, Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, Case Finding in Care Home Sector, Commissioning for Excellence in Care Homes, Community Mental Health, Community Referrals, Confusion in Care Homes, Delirium in Care Homes, Dementia (QS1), Dementia Assessment Referral to GP (DeAR-GP), Dementia Care in Care Homes, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Case-Finding Tools (Evaluation in Care Homes), Dementia Support Services in Care Homes, Dementia-Friendly Care Homes, Department of HealthCare Management, Diagnosis and Referral, Elderly Mental Health, Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing, Enhanced Health in Care Homes, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University (Greifswald Germany), Faculty of Law and Economics: Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Germany, Health Innovation Network (HIN), Identification and Referral, Improving Standards in Care Homes, Living Well in Care Homes, Memory Assessment Services, Memory Assessments, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health Services, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes (QS50), National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NICE Quality Standard 1 (QS1), NICE Quality Standards, Nursing Older People, Nursing Standard, People with Dementia in Care Homes, Quality of Life for People Living in Care Homes, Rapid Diagnosis and Referral, Referral, Referral Protocols, Residential Care Homes, South London, Timely Referral, Wellbeing and an Ageing Population, Wellbeing in Later Life | 1 Comment

Funding Available For Digital Involvement in the Creative Arts by Older People (Nominet Trust and The Baring Foundation)

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Applications are invited from innovative / entrepreneurial UK organisations for “Digital Arts & Creative Ageing” grant funding, to support the use of digital technology and the internet in improving engagement with the creative arts by older people. Full Text … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Abbeyfield, Activity in Care Homes, Ageing Artfully, Ageing Population, Ageing Well With Technology, Alive Activities, Alive Activities’ Guided Reminiscence Sessions, Approaches to Reducing Loneliness and Isolation in Later Life, Armchair Gallery Tours, Art for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Arts and Music in Dementia, Arts Crafts and Creative Activities, Arts in Health, Assistive Technology (AT), Baring Foundation (The), Baring Foundation’s Technically Older Report, Best Practice in Care Homes, City Arts, Cognitive Activities, Creative Activities, Creative Activity, Creative Ageing, Creative Arts, Creative Arts for Dementia, Creative Self-Expression, Creative Technology, Creative Therapy, Creativity, Creativity and Technology, Cultural Arts Interventions, Digital Approaches for Creative Ageing, Digital Arts & Creative Ageing Grant Funding, Digital Arts and Creative Technology, Digital Arts and Older People, Digital Awareness, Digital Exclusion, Digital Illiteracy, Digital Reminiscence Therapy, Digital Social Innovation, Digital Storytelling, Digital Technology, Digital Technology and Innovation, Drake Music Scotland, Engagement With the Creative Arts by Older People, FACT: Foundation for Art and Creative Technology, Frames of Mind®: Stop-Frame Animation, Health and Wellbeing, Health and Wellbeing in Dementia Care, House of Memories: National Museums Liverpool (NML), Imagine Live Streaming, Information Technology, Intergenerational Communication, Intergenerational Mingling, Intergenerational Projects, Intergenerational Relations, Involving People Living with Dementia, iPad engAGE, Ipad Technology, Lifelong Health and Wellbeing, Local Health and Wellbeing, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mix@ges, Mobile Technology, Multi-Sensory Stimulation, Multi-Sensory Stimulation For People Living With Dementia, Multisensory Stimulation, Music Therapy, My House of Memories App, National Museums Liverpool, New Technology, Nominet Trust, Nottingham City Council, Older People Living in Care Homes, Participation in the Creative Arts by Older People, Participatory Arts, Participatory Arts With Older People, Playlist for Life, Preventing Isolation, Preventing Loneliness, Reducing Digital Illiteracy, Reducing Social Isolation, Reminiscence, Reminiscence and Sensory Stimulation, Reminiscence Arts, Reminiscence Arts in Dementia, Reminiscence Therapy, Screen-Based Participation, Sensory Stimulation, Silver Stories, Silver Stories Research Partnership, Social Isolation, Social Media, Social Networking Across Age Groupss, Spare Tyre, Stop-Frame Animation, Tackling the Digital Divide, Technology and the Arts, Technology in Care Homes, The Baring Foundation, University of Manchester, Using ICT in Activities for People With Dementia, Vicki Hearn: Director of Nominet Trust, Vocational Wellbeing For People Living With Dementia, Whitworth Art Sense app | Leave a comment

End of Life Care for People Living With Dementia in Walsall Care Homes (Housing LIN)

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The following Housing LIN case study covers end of life care services in Walsall, provided by a collaboration between Pathways 4 Life (itself a partnership between the Accord Group and Age UK Walsall) and St Giles Walsall Hospice. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, End of Life Care, Enhancing the Healing Environment, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Housing LIN, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged 6-Item Cognitive Impairment Test (6CIT), 6CIT, Accord Group, Accord Housing, Accord Housing Group, Activity in Care Homes, Advance Care Planning, Advance Care Planning (ACP), Age UK Walsall, Black Country (West Midlands), Care Fit For VIPS, Care Homes, Care Homes Wellbeing, Care Homes: Last Year of Life, Collaboration for Coordinated Care, Collaboration: Working Across Boundaries, Collaborative Working, Collaborative Working in Local Communities, Community-Based Dementia Support Workers, Cracks in the Pathway (CQC), Dementia Care in Care Homes, Dementia Support Workers, Dementia Support Workers (DSWs), Dementia-Friendly Care Homes, Designing the Dementia Journey – a Holistic Approach to the Environment for People with Dementia, Dying Matters, Dying Matters Awareness Week, Dying Matters Awareness Week (2016), End of Life Care in Care Homes, End of Life Care Plans, Gardens in Care Homes, Good Practice in Care Homes, Holistic Approaches, Holistic Care, Holistic Needs Assessment, Holistic Quality Improvement, Housing Learning and Improvement Network, Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN), Housing LIN, Life Story Work, Life Story Work in Dementia Care, Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST), Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Meaningful Occupation, MUST Nutrition Screening, Namaste Care Intervention to Improve Quality of Dying for People with Advanced Dementia in Care Homes, Namaste Care Programme, Namaste: Honouring the Spirit, NHS Walsall CCG, NHS Walsall Clinical Commissioning Group, On the Brink: The Future of End of Life Care (Macmillan Cancer Support 2016), Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD), Pain Scales, PAINAD (Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia) Tool, Partnership and Collaboration, Pathways 4 Life, Pathways For Life: Joint Partnership Scheme Between Age UK Walsall and Accord Housing Association Ltd, Preferred Place of Death, Quality Statement 1: Participation in Meaningful Activity, Six-Item Cognitive Impairment Test (6CIT), St Giles Walsall Hospice, St. Giles Hospice, This is Me, This is Me: Person-Centred Care, VIPS Framework of Dementia Care, Walsall, Wellbeing Action Plans, West Midlands | Leave a comment

Supporting Patients’ Choices To Avoid Long Hospital Stays (NHS England)

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A new quick guide on the topic of “Supporting patients’ choices to avoid long hospital stays” has been added to the Keogh Urgent Care Review collection of quick reference documents supporting the transformation of urgent and emergency care services … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Age UK, Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, 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, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Activity in Care Homes, Age UK Factsheets, Age UK Norfolk, Alignment of Services Across Health and Social Care Sectors, Ann Mackay: Director of Policy at Care England, ASK Sara Website, AT Dementia, Avoiding Long Hospital Stays, Best Practice in Care Homes, Better Use of Care at Home, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust: Rapid Discharge Pathway, Care and Repair England, Care and Repair West England, Care England, Care Homes, Care Homes Wellbeing, Causes of Poor Discharge Planning, Clinical Input Into Care Homes, Commissioning Home Care, Commissioning Home Care for Older People, Community Virtual Wards, Data Sharing, Delayed Discharges, Dementia Care in Care Homes, Dementia-Friendly Care Homes, Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust: Virtual Ward, Discharge, Discharge and Out of Hospital Care, Discharge Coordination, Discharge Into the Care Sector, Discharge Planning, Discharge Support, Electronic Palliative Care Co-ordinated System (EPaCCS), First Stop, FirstStop, Good Practice in Care Homes, Good Quality Home Care, Healthwatch England Special Inquiry: Safely Home, Home Care, Home Care Providers, Home Care Services, Home Care Standards, Home from Hospital Services, Home Improvement Agencies, Hospital Discharge, Hospital Discharge and Transfers, Hospital to Home (Hospital2Home), Hospital2Home Resource Pack, Identification of Local Care Home Placements, Improving Pharmaceutical Care in Care Homes, Improving Standards in Care Homes, Information Sharing, Informed Choices About Health and Social Care, Keogh Urgent Care Review, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Length of Hospital Stay, Length of Stay (LoS), Living Well in Care Homes, Macmillan Cancer Support: Going Home From Hospital Pack, Manchester Care and Repair, Neil Tester: Director of Policy and Communications at Healthwatch England, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Nursing Homes, Nutrition for Older People in Care Homes, Occupational Therapy in Care Homes, Older People Living in Care Homes, Patient Choice, Patient Record Sharing, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust: There’s No Place Like Home, Poor Discharge Planning, Quick Guide: Supporting Patient Choices to Avoid Long Hospital Stays, Refusal To Leave Hospital, Registered Nursing Home Association, Safely Home: When People Leave Hospitals and Care Settings (Healthwatch England), Sharing Information, Sharing Patient Information, Staffordshire Cares, Staffordshire: Ask Sara, Supporting Patient Choice, Supporting Patients’ Choices To Avoid Long Hospital Stays, Technology in Care Homes, Transforming Urgent and Emergency Care Services, Transforming Urgent and Emergency Care Services in England, UK Homecare Association (UKHCA), UK Registered Nursing Home Association, UKHCA: UK Homecare Association, United Kingdom Home Care Association (UKHCA), United Kingdom Homecare Association (UKHCA), University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust: Homefinders, University Hospitals for Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust | Leave a comment

Visiting Persons With Dementia: On the Role of the Public in Promoting Social Engagement and Meaningful Activity (BBC News / Alzheimer’s Society / NHS England)

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Alzheimer’s Society has called on members of the public to visit friends and relatives with dementia regularly, to preserve some level of social engagement and help them to participate in meaningful activities. Full Text Link Reference Dementia loved … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Alzheimer's Society, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Depression, For Carers (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, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Active Engagement, Activities, Activities and Engagement, Activities and Hobbies, Activity in Care Homes, Activity Levels Among People With Dementia in Care Homes, Approaches to Reducing Loneliness and Isolation in Later Life, Barriers to Involvement, Benefits of Activity, Boredom, Cognitive Inactivity, Community Involvement, Depression in Older Adults, Dignity and Wellbeing, Emotional and Social Isolation, Emotional Memory: Patient Benefits From Visits, Engagement, Family Involvement, Family Visits: Stimulating Feelings of Happiness Comfort and Security, Happiness Comfort and Security (Role of Visiting), Help Age India, Hobbies and Interests, India, Involvement and Participation, Isolation, Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), Living Well After Diagnosis, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Meaningful Activity in the Community, Meaningful Occupation, Medical Director of NHS England: Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, NHS Stay Well This Winter Campaign, Non-Involvement, Patient Benefits From Visits, Patient Engagement, Preventing Isolation, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, Public Engagement, Recreational Activities, Skills and Hobbies, Social Activities, Social Engagement, Social Isolation, Stay Well This Winter Campaign, Survey of Public on Visiting Persons With Dementia Who No Longer Recognise Them, Visiting Friends and Loved Ones With Dementia, Visiting Relatives With Dementia | Leave a comment

Quick Guides on Role(s) of Care Sector in Transforming Urgent and Emergency Care Services in England (NHS England / Care England)

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England and partners (Care England, UKHCA and the UK Registered Nursing Home Association) have published a series of quick guides about how the care sector can work within local health and care systems. These guides provide examples of … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Activity in Care Homes, Alignment of Services Across Health and Social Care Sectors, Ann Mackay: Director of Policy at Care England, Best Practice in Care Homes, Better Use of Care at Home, Care England, Care Homes, Care Homes Wellbeing, Clinical Input Into Care Homes, Commissioning Home Care, Commissioning Home Care for Older People, Data Sharing, Delayed Discharges, Dementia Care in Care Homes, Dementia-Friendly Care Homes, Discharge, Discharge and Out of Hospital Care, Discharge Coordination, Discharge Into the Care Sector, Discharge Planning, Discharge Support, Good Practice in Care Homes, Good Quality Home Care, Home Care, Home Care Providers, Home Care Services, Home Care Standards, Hospital Discharge, Hospital Discharge and Transfers, Identification of Local Care Home Placements, Improving Pharmaceutical Care in Care Homes, Improving Standards in Care Homes, Information Sharing, Living Well in Care Homes, Nursing Homes, Nutrition for Older People in Care Homes, Occupational Therapy in Care Homes, Older People Living in Care Homes, Patient Record Sharing, Registered Nursing Home Association, Sharing Information, Sharing Patient Information, Technology in Care Homes, Transforming Urgent and Emergency Care Services, Transforming Urgent and Emergency Care Services in England, UK Homecare Association (UKHCA), UK Registered Nursing Home Association, UKHCA: UK Homecare Association, United Kingdom Home Care Association (UKHCA), United Kingdom Homecare Association (UKHCA) | Leave a comment

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