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Dementia-Friendly Hospital Wards (NHS England)
Summary Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia and Older People’s Mental Health at NHS England and NHS Improvement has issued comments about dementia-friendly design for hospital wards, and various steps towards delivering dementia-related priorities outlined in the NHS Long Term … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, NHS Improvement, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Living Spaces for People Living With Dementia and Sight Loss (University of Stirling and Thomas Pocklington Trust)
Summary Research from Stirling University, published by the Thomas Pocklington Trust, shows that good design of living spaces can improve the lives of people living with two common conditions which often occur together: dementia and sight loss. Evidence-based guidelines have … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Community Care, Enhancing the Healing Environment, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Aids and Adaptations, Alzheimer Scotland, Bathroom Design, Bathroom Fittings, Bathrooms, Colour, Concurrent Dementia and Sight Loss, Contrast, Cupboards and Cabinet Design, Dementia and Sensory Loss, Dementia and Sight Loss, Dementia Service Development Centre: University of Stirling, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Design for People with Dementia, Design Techniques, Entrances and Exits, Environmental Design, Environments for Care at End of Life, Eon Creative Ltd, Fixtures and Fittings, Gardens, Home Adaptations, Housing Adaptations, Housing and Dementia, Housing and Support for People With Dementia, Independence, Independence at Home, Independent Living, Independent Living At Home, Kitchens, Layout and Design, Lighting, Linburn Centre, Maintaining Independence, Neighbourhood Design, Outdoor Areas, Regaining Independence, Renfrewshire Council, RNIB, Scottish War Blinded, Sensory Impairment, Sensory Loss, Sight Loss, Sightloss and Dementia, Smart Home Adaptations, Stirling University, Supportive Design for People with Dementia, Thomas Pocklington Trust, University of Stirling, University of Stirling's Dementia Services Development Centre, Visual Impairment
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