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Tag Archives: Ageing With Dementia
Singing For People With Dementia (Canterbury Christ Church University / Musicae Scientiae)
Summary This brief guide explores the potential benefits for people living with dementia of participation in dementia-focused singing groups. It presents evidence and experience from music practitioners and health researchers at the Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts and … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Active Engagement, Activities and Engagement, Ageing With Dementia, Aging and Mental Health, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Canterbury Christ Church University, Care for People with Dementia in the Community, Centre for Applied Psychology: Canterbury Christ Church University, Community Singing, Community Singing Projects, Community-Based Arts and Health interventions, Dementia and Music, Dementia-Focused Singing Groups, Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing, Engagement, Happiness and Wellbeing, Improving the Quality of Life for People with Long Term Conditions, Literary Arts, Living Well with Dementia, Living with Dementia, London College of Fashion, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Relationships, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Music Therapy, Music Therapy for BPSD, Musicae Scientiae, Musical Interventions, Musical Therapies, Natural Voice Practitioners Network (NVPN), Nolan's Senses Framework, Nolan's Six Senses (Security Continuity Belonging Purpose Fulfilment and Significance), Older People’s and Dementia Care Settings, Participation, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Patient Participation, Performing Arts, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Psychological Wellbeing, Psychosocial Interventions, Quality of Life, Quality of Life for People With Dementia, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Senses Framework, Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts and Health: Canterbury Christ Church University, Sing For Your Life, Singing and Dementia, Singing For The Brain, Singing Groups, Singing Together Groups, Social Wellbeing, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, University of Sussex, University of the Arts: London College of Fashion, University of Western Australia, User Involvement, User Participation, Visual Arts, Wellbeing in an Ageing Population, Wellbeing in Later Life
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Reading / Literature-Based Interventions for Older People Living With Dementia (CRILS)
Summary Research about a reading-based (literature-based) intervention for improving the quality of life for people living with dementia involved a specific intervention, called “Get into Reading”. The following report covers this intervention based on the reading-aloud of literature in a series … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged 50 New Radicals in Britain, Active Engagement, Activities and Engagement, Ageing With Dementia, Bupa Care Services, Care for People with Dementia in the Community, Care Homes, Care of People with Dementia in Hospital Settings, Carers for People with Dementia, Centre for Research into Reading Information and Linguistic Systems (CRILS), Centre for Research into Reading Information and Linguistic Systems: University of Liverpool, Community Centres, Councils, Day Centres, Dementia Care Homes, Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing, Engagement, Get Into Reading (GIR), Greater Manchester West Mental Health Trust, Halton Borough Council, Happiness and Wellbeing, Headley Trust, Hospitals, Involvement and Participation, Knowsley PCT, Literature-Based Interventions, Liverpool City Council, Liverpool Mutual Housing, Living Well with Dementia, Living with Dementia, Local Authorities, Local Councils, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Relationships, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Mersey Care NHS Trust, MerseyBEAT (University of Liverpool and Liverpool PCT), Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q), Older People’s and Dementia Care Settings, Participation, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Patient Participation, Psychological Wellbeing, Reading / Literature-Based Interventions, Reading and Wellbeing, Reading Groups, Reading; Reading Aloud; Reading and Health; Reading Therapy; Shared Reading, Service User Involvement, Shared Reading Groups in Dementia Care Homes, Sheltered Housing, Social Enterprise Mark, Social Wellbeing, University of Liverpool, User Involvement, User Participation, Wellbeing in an Ageing Population, Wellbeing in Later Life, Wigan Memory Service, Wirral PCT
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Salford Institute for Dementia (University of Salford)
Summary Introducing the University of Salford‘s Salford Institute for Dementia: “Working together with local, regional, national and international partners to make a positive difference to living with dementia”. Read more: Salford Institute for Dementia. School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work. University of Salford, … Continue reading
Posted in Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing With Dementia, Care for People with Dementia, Caring for People With Dementia, Challenges of Living with Dementia, Dementia Research, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly City, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Universities, Design Thinking, Environmental Design, Improving Care for People with Dementia, Living Well with Dementia, Living Well with Dementia Research, Living with Dementia, Manchester, Salford Institute for Dementia, Salford Institute for Dementia (University of Salford), School of Nursing Midwifery & Social Work: University of Salford, University of Salford: Salford Institute for Dementia
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Policies on Ageing (Centre for Policy on Ageing)
Summary This online resource, from the Centre for Policy on Ageing, offers an easy to browse list of important policy documents, reports and briefings relating to issues concerning the care of older people and broader implications of an ageing population. … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Age and Ageing, Age UK, Ageing, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Ageing Research Reviews, Ageing Society, Ageing With Dementia, Anchor, Centre for Policy on Ageing, CPA: Centre for Policy on Ageing, Economic Policy, Government Policy, Health Policy, Healthy Ageing, Housing Policy, Independent Age, International Longevity Centre UK, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Local Government Policy, New Models of Ageing, Policies on Ageing, Policy Development, Policy Innovation, Ready for Ageing Alliance, Social Care Policy, Social Policy and Society
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Dementia Challengers: Signposting Carers to Online Resources (www.dementiachallengers.com)
Summary The Dementia Challengers website (http://www.dementiachallengers.com/) is created and run by dementia carers for dementia carers. Due Credit This web-based resource was brought to our attention by kind permission of the Lewy Body Society’s Links to Further Help and Information … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, For Carers (mostly), National, Patient Information, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK
Tagged Age and Ageing, Ageing, Ageing Population, Ageing Well, Ageing With Dementia, Carer Support, Dementia Challengers, Family Carers, Health and Wellbeing, Help to Live at Home, Information and Advice, Information for Carers, Lewy Body Society, Support for Carers, Unpaid Carers, Wellbeing
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When They Get Older (www.WhenTheyGetOlder.co.uk)
Summary The WhenTheyGetOlder (http://www.whentheygetolder.co.uk/) website offers useful articles, ideas and practical suggestions to assist family members help their older relatives in all aspects of life. “WhenTheyGetOlder in the United Kingdom is owned by Alistair Bullen & Associates Ltd; a registered company in … Continue reading
Posted in For Carers (mostly), Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Age, Age and Ageing, Ageing, Ageing Population, Ageing Well, Ageing With Dementia, Carer Support, Carers, Cecilia Yardley (Lewy Body Society and Parkinson’s UK), Family Carers, Health and Wellbeing, Help to Live at Home, Information and Advice, Information for Carers, Information for Children, Lewy Body Society, New Models of Ageing, Support for Carers, Unpaid Carers, Wellbeing, Wellbeing and an Ageing Population, When They Get Older (www.WhenTheyGetOlder.co.uk), WhenTheyGetOlder (www.WhenTheyGetOlder.co.uk)
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My Ageing Parent (www.myageingparent.com)
Summary The http://www.myageingparent.com/ website has been created with the mission to help children support their parents as they age. It strives to cover information relating to all aspects of health and wellbeing for ageing people. Readers of this information service … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, For Carers (mostly), Management of Condition, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged Age, Age and Ageing, Ageing, Ageing Population, Ageing Well, Ageing With Dementia, Carer Support, Carers, Cecilia Yardley (Lewy Body Society and Parkinson’s UK), Family Carers, Health and Wellbeing, Help to Live at Home, Information and Advice, Information for Carers, Information for Children, Lewy Body Society, My Ageing Parent, New Models of Ageing, Support for Carers, Unpaid Carers, Wellbeing, Wellbeing and an Ageing Population
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