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Practical Guide to Dementia-Friendly Environments: the Access Audit (Innovations in Dementia)

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Innovations in Dementia (ID) have produced a quick checklist on how to perform an audit with the aim of making buildings more suitable for people with dementia. The “access audit” includes an assessment of how persons with dementia typically … Continue reading →

Driving and Dementia: Rights and Responsibilities (BBC News / BMA / DTSC / Alzheimers Australia)

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A review of the guidelines for GPs concerning advice given to patients about driving in the early stages of dementia is required, according to Dr Peter Holden speaking at the British Medical Association’s annual conference. A delicate balance has … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Active Ageing, Age and Ageing, Ageing, Ageing and Dementia, Ageing Population, Ageing Society, Alzheimer’s Australia, Andrew White: Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), Attitudes to Ageing, BBC Health News, British Medical Association (BMA), British Medical Association Annual Conference (June 2015), Dementia and Driving Guidance, Dementia Training Study Centres (DTSC), Dr Peter Holden, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), Drivers With Dementia, Drivers’ Medical Group (DMG), Driving, Driving and Dementia, DVLA DMG: Drivers’ Medical Group, Ethical Considerations, Ethical Dilemmas, Ethical Issues of Dementia Care, General Medical Council (GMC), Medical Fitness-to-Drive Decisions, Motor Vehicle Drivers With Dementia, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), Professor Joseph Ibrahim: Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine | Leave a comment

Language Guidelines on Dementia Terminology: the Hidden Influence and Power of Words (Alzheimer’s Australia / Australian Journal of Dementia Care / JRF)

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Suggested language guidelines have been produced in Australia, to encourage a more inclusive and non-stigmatising use of words when talking and writing about dementia. This guidance will be particularly of interest for health professionals, service providers and others working … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Guidelines, In the News, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Alzheimer’s Australia, Australia, Australian Journal of Dementia Care, Benevolent Dictatorship: When Good Intentions Become Thought-Police, Dementia Friendly Language, Dementia Terminology, Dementia-Friendly Broadcasting, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Resources, Dementia-Friendly Terminology, Hidden Influence and Power of Words, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, JRF, Kate Swaffer: Chair of Dementia Alliance International, Language Guidelines on Dementia Terminology, Power of Words, Prescribed DisengagementTM (Kate Swaffer), Reducing Stigma, Rowntree Foundation, Stigma, Stigma of Dementia, Stigma-Free Environments, Tackling Stigma and Improving Attitudes to Mental Illness | Leave a comment

Realising the Value Programme (NHS England / Dementia / Australian Journal of Dementia Care)

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The NHS Five Year Forward View requires more support for people with long term conditions, enabling them to manage their own health. The NHS England “Realising the Value Programme” is about putting such plans into action. “NHS England is … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Health Foundation, In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged 5YFV: NHS Five Year Forward View, Active and Healthy Ageing, Advice and Information, Advice and Support, AJDC: Australian Journal of Dementia Care, Alzheimer’s Australia, Alzheimer’s Australia Consumer Dementia Research Network, Alzheimer’s Australia Dementia, Alzheimer’s Australia Dementia Language Guidelines, Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland, Anu Singh: NHS England’s Director of Patient & Public Voice and Insight, Asset-Based Approaches to Health and Wellbeing, Australia, Australian Dementia Advisory Committee, 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Sexualities and Dementia Education Resource (Dementia Training Study Centres)

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Dementia Training Study Centres (created by the Australian Government in 2006) has produced an online resource designed to help health professionals understand and develop acceptable approaches to sexual matters and the need for intimacy on the part of … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Safeguarding, Aged Care Early Intervention Management Program: Queensland Health, Alzheimer’s Australia, Australia, Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care, Australian Institute for Primary Care and Ageing, Autonomy and Solidarity, Avoiding Exploitation, Awareness of Potential Risks, Awareness of Relationships, Barriers to the Expression of Sexuality, Classifications of Sexual Behaviour, Cognitive Capacity and Consent, Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service, Dementia Training Study Centres, Dementia-Related Sexual Expression, Disinhibition, Ethical Considerations, Ethical Dilemmas, Ethical Issues of Dementia Care, Expressions of Intimacy, Griffith Health Institute, HammondCare: New South Wales, Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour, Intimacy, Latrobe University, Medical Ethics, Needs-Based Approaches, New South Wales, P-LI-SS-IT Model of Care, Personhood, Personhood (‘Now’ vs. ‘Then’), Privacy Rights, Psychological Needs-Based Approaches, Queensland Dementia Training Study Centre, Research Centre for Clinical and Community Practice: Griffith Health Institute, Responding to Sexual Advances, Risk Management, Safeguarding, Safeguarding Older People, Sexual Behaviours, Sexualities and Dementia Education Resource, Sexualities and Dementia Policy, Sexuality, Sexuality and Dementia, Sexuality Assessment Tools, Sexuality in Care Settings, South Australia, South Australia & Northern Territory Dementia Training Study Centre | Leave a comment

Relate, Motivate, Appreciate: A Montessori Resource (Alzheimer’s Australia)

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The main dementia charity in Australia has launched a document about the application of Montessori techniques in dementia. This is part of “RELATE, MOTIVATE, APPRECIATE: A Montessori Resource”. Refer to http://www.fightdementia.org.au and the Relate, Motivate, Appreciate website. Full Text … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards | Tagged Active Engagement, Agitation, Alzheimer’s Australia, Alzheimer’s Australia National Quality Dementia Care Initiative, Australia, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Center for Applied Research in Dementia (Ohio USA), Choice, Engagement, Meaningful Activity, Montessori Principles, Participation, Patient Choice, Patient Engagement, Patient Participation, Positive Interactions, Relate Motivate Appreciate: A Montessori Resource, Resident Engagement | Leave a comment

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