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Pilots to Support Carers Remain in Paid Employment (Department of Health)

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Nine pilot areas will be involved in discovering how to help carers balance work and their caring responsibilities. The pilot areas will explore how technology (such as smart phones, social media and email alerts) can be used to ease … Continue reading →

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Information Resources on the Links Between Housing and Dementia (Housing LIN)

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Housing Learning and Improvement Network produces and updates several sets (or showcases) of information resources about the potential roles of housing in helping people to live well with dementia. “Research suggests that as many as 30% of residents … Continue reading →

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Nutrition and Dementia Research Review (ADI)

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) report examines the evidence for appropriate nutrition being able to help improve the quality of life for people with dementia. This document reviews the potential impact of dietary factors throughout life in increasing or … Continue reading →

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Home-Based Care Coordination for Elders with Memory Disorders: the Maximizing Independence at Home (MIND) Trial (American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry)

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This article reports the results of a pilot trial in the United States to assess whether a dementia care coordination intervention for community-living elders with memory disorders had the potential to delay the transition from living at home into … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights | Tagged Admissions to Nursing Care, Admissions to Residential Care, Advance Care Planning (ACP), Alzheimer’s Disease Rated Quality of Life-40 Item (ADRQL-40) Scale, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Awareness, Awareness and Understanding, Bayview Memory Center, Care Monitoring, Care Planning, Care Transitions of Older People, Caregiver Assessments, Caregiver Support, Caregiver Training, Caregivers, Carer Support, Carer's Needs, Columbia University, Coordinated Care, Dedicated Care Coordination, Dementia Care Management System (DCMS) Clinical Tracking Software, Dementia Liaison Services, Department of Community Public Health Nursing: Johns Hopkins University, Department of Epidemiology: Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences: Johns Hopkins Bayview, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences: Johns Hopkins University, Encouraging Independence and Social Interaction, Family Caregivers, Geriatric Liaison Teams, Health and Quality of Life, Home-Based Dementia Care Coordination, Improving Dementia Education and Awareness, Independence, Independence at Home, Integrated Teams, Interdisciplinary Teams, Johns Hopkins Dementia Care Needs Assessment (JHDCNA), Johns Hopkins University, Maintaining Independence, Maximizing Independence at Home (MIND) Trial, Multidisciplinary Teams, NationalAlzheimer’s Project Act (Public Law 111-375), Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (NPS), Older People: Independence and Mental Wellbeing, Patient and Caregiver Quality of Life (QoL-AD; EQ5D), Personalised Care Planning, QOL-AD-Participant Scale, QOL-AD-Proxy Scale, Quality of Life (QoL), Quality of Life Promotion, Reducing Admissions to Nursing Care, Reducing Admissions to Residential Care, Referral, Referrals, School of Medicine: Johns Hopkins University, Self-Reported Quality of Life, Staying at Home, Staying Healthy for Longer, Staying Independent, Staying Put, Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status (TICS), Time to Transfer Out of the Home, Transitions into Care Home, United States, Unmet Care Needs, Unmet Social Care Needs, USA | Leave a comment

Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for Dementia (iCST): RCT Study Protocol (Trials)

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Although the Department of Health favours improving access to psychological therapies many people with dementia are unable to access psychological interventions which could improve their quality of life, and that of their carers. Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) groups can improve … Continue reading →

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Exploring the Impact of Caring on People’s Lives (Carers Trust / SCIE)

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Prepared to care? report, produced for Carers Week earlier this month, shows that suitable support is not always available to carers. This document outlines the emotional, physical and financial pressures which can result when caring. It explains the need … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, SCIE, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Burden on Caregivers, Caregiver Support, Caregiver Training, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Fatigue, Carer Support, Carer's Allowance, Carer’s Assessment, Carers, Carers Week 2013, Carers’ Breaks, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Find Me Good Care (SCIE), Information and Advice, Information and Support for Carers, Information Needs of Carers, Reablement, Social Care TV, Social Care TV: Role of Carers and Families in Reablement, Stress Reduction for Unpaid Family Carers, Support for Carers, Support for Carers (Hospital Discharge), Supporting Caregivers, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Working in Partnership with Carers (SCIE) | Leave a comment

Care of Older People with Cognitive Impairment in General Hospitals (NIHR SDO)

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Mental health problems amongst the elderly in acute hospitals include dementia (31% of all older people in hospitals) and delirium (estimated in this report as 20% of all older people in hospitals). Outcomes for patients in hospitals with these … Continue reading →

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