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Reconnecting Health and Spirituality? (JAMA)

Posted on July 29, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) article summarises evidence for the view that patients’ spiritual and religious views have been long neglected in mainstream medical literature and practice. It is suggested a greater focus on spirituality … Continue reading →

Funding the Shared Lives Model of Support For Living Independently At Home (NHS England / Shared Lives Plus)

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England is to invest £1.75 million in the Shared Lives Plus scheme which aims to help people be cared for at home, rather than in hospitals. “The Shared Lives model will support people who have needs which make … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Age-Friendly Cities, Age-Friendly Communities, Ageing Society, Alex Fox: Chief Executive of Shared Lives Plus, Alternatives to Hospital Admission, Alternatives to Hospital Care, Alternatives to Hospital for People with Dementia, Alternatives to Hospital-Based Treatments, Befriending, Building Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Care for People with Dementia in the Community, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care in an Ageing Society, Care in the Community, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Resilience, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Allowance, Carer's Needs, Carers, Carers’ Benefits, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Chronic Care, Chronic Conditions, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Commissioning for Carers, Community, Community Care, Community Networks, Community Perspective, Community-Based Support, Creating Dementia Friendly Environments, Day Support, Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia Friends, Dementia Support Services, Dementia: Community Based Support, Encouraging Independence and Social Interaction, Fostering, Fostering Schemes for Elderly People, Friends, Friendship, Good Neighbourliness, Helping Older People Live Independently, Identifying Alternatives to Hospital for People with Dementia, Inclusion, Independence, Independence at Home, Informal Networks, Later Life, Learning Disabilities, Live-In Mental Health Support (Includes Acute Support as Alternative to Hospital-Based Treatment), Living Independently At Home, Loneliness, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Maintaining Independence, Mental Health and Illness, Neighbourliness, Older Carers, Peer Support Networks, Preventing Loneliness, Protecting Vulnerable People, Shared Lives Model, Shared Lives Plus, Shared Lives Plus: UK, Short Breaks, Social Inclusion, Social Networks, Staying Independent, Step-Down Care, Stroke Rehabilitation, Stroke Rehabilitation in the Community, Support For Living Independently At Home, Supporting Health Wellbeing and Independence, Transforming Care for People with Learning Disabilities, Vulnerable Older People | Leave a comment

Recent Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses on Carers and Caring

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Some of the following articles may be available freely where indicated (depending on local circumstances). Access to the full-text of the other articles will require a suitable Athens password, a journal subscription or payment. The Bibliographic Citations Forrester, LT. Maayan, … Continue reading →

Posted in For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Systematic Reviews | Tagged Advance Care Planning (ACP), Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), BPSD, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Resilience, Carers, Caring for People With Dementia, Coping Mechanisms, Coping Strategies, Internet-Based Support for Carers, Mealtime Interventions, Meditation-Based Interventions for Family Carers, Personal Resilience, Personalised Psychosocial Interventions, Psychological Coping Skills, Resilience Model, Respite Care, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Volunteer Mentoring Schemes, Volunteer Mentors, Wellness and Resilience | Leave a comment

Supporting Employees Caring for Persons With Dementia (Carers UK)

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The impact of dementia is an increasingly significant issue in the workplace. People are often struggling to combine work with caring for family member or friend. Carers UK and Employers for Carers performed a survey of employers and employees … Continue reading →

Posted in Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Patient Care Pathway, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adaptive Technologies, Advice and Information, Affordability of Care, Age and Ageing, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Alarms, Alzheimer's Society: Dementia Friendly Communities Programme, AT: Assistive Technology, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Raising, Burden of Dementia, Burden on Caregivers, Caregiver Distress, Caregiver Support, Caregivers, Carer Awareness, Carer Burden in Dementia, Carer Fatigue, Carer Isolation, Carer Resilience, Carer Support, Carer's Experience of Dementia, Carer's Needs, Carers Survey, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group, Dementia Friendly Communities Programme, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Employers, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Demographic Changes, Demographic Time-Bomb, Employee Assistance Programmes, Employee Experience, Employees Caring for Persons With Dementia, Employer Policy, Employers for Carers, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Flexible Working Arrangements, Flexitime, Information for Carers, Information Needs of Carers, Integrated Care Services, Part-Time Working, Recruitment, Remote Care Monitoring, Remote Health Monitoring, Remote Working, Resilience, Resilience Model, Resilient Communities, Sensors, Signposting to Sources of Practical Help, Social Demographics, Special Leave, Stress Reduction, Supporting Caregivers, Supportive Technologies, Telehealth (Remote Monitoring), Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Wellness and Resilience, Wider Societal Burden, Worker Retention, Workforce Retention Recruitment and Resilience | Leave a comment

End of Life Care in Acute Hospitals (BBC News / NCPC)

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

Summary A Glasgow University report has found that approximately one in three patients admitted to hospital in Scotland die within a year. Almost one in 10 patients die during their current hospital admission. Figures for the rest of the UK … Continue reading →

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Triangle of Care Approach (Nursing Times)

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Triangle of Care guide, outlining how to improve the care for dementia sufferers by involving carers, has been discussed in Parliament. Full Text Link (Note: This article may require a suitable Athens password, a journal subscription or payment for … Continue reading →

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Leicester City Council / Shared Lives Foster Placements for Elderly People (BBC News)

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A fostering scheme for the elderly is being introduced in Leicester, whereby families will be paid to take elderly people into their homes. Carers will be paid £224 a week (roughly four times the amount unpaid carers on basic Carer’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, BBC News, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Age-Friendly Cities, Age-Friendly Communities, BBC Health News, Befriending, Building Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Care for People with Dementia in the Community, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care in the Community, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Resilience, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Allowance, Carer's Needs, Carers, Carers’ Benefits, Commissioning for Carers, Community, Community Care, Community Life, Community Networks, Community Perspective, Creating Dementia Friendly Environments, Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia Friends, Fostering, Fostering Schemes for Elderly People, Friends, Friendship, Good Neighbourliness, Inclusion, Informal Networks, Leicester City Council, Leicestershire, Leicestershire Age UK, Loneliness, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Neighbourliness, Peer Support Networks, Preventing Loneliness, Proposals to Improve Care for Vulnerable Older People, Protecting Vulnerable People, Shared Lives Plus, Shared Lives Plus: UK, Social Inclusion, Social Networks, Vulnerable Older People, Winter Friends | Leave a comment

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