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Tag Archives: Dementia-Proofing
Practical Guide to Dementia-Friendly Environments: the Access Audit (Innovations in Dementia)
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 →
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, For Carers (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Housing Solutions for Dementia (National Housing Federation / University of Stirling’s DSDC)
Summary Suitably adapted housing can contribute to the support of people living with dementia. The “Dementia: finding housing solutions”, written by University of Stirling’s Dementia Services Development Centre, examines the potential roles of housing associations in helping people with dementia to … Continue reading →
Posted in Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Housing LIN, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, UK
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Tagged Assistive Technology Service, Care and Repair, Care and Repair Leeds, Dementia Integrated Care Pathway, Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), Dementia-Friendly Communities at the Housing Level, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Proofing, Discharge, Discharge Planning, Discharge Support, DSDC: Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre, Enriched Opportunities Programme, Enriched Opportunities Programme (EOP), Extra Care Charitable Trust, Extra Care Charitable Trust’s (ECCT) Enriched Opportunities Programme (EOP), Extra Care Housing, Extra Care Housing and Dementia, Foundations, Health and Housing, Hospital Discharge, Housing, Housing 21, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing and Dementia Research Consortium, Housing and People with Dementia, Housing Associations, Housing Learning and Improvement Network, Housing Policy, Housing Providers, Housing Solutions for Dementia, Independence, Integrated Care Pathway, Integrated Home and Community Care Services, Integration, Irwell Valley Housing Association, Length of Stay (LoS), LiveTime Service, Memories Reminiscence Activity Library, National Housing Federation, Notting Hill Housing Trust (NHHT), Post-Discharge Support, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Professor June Andrews (University of Stirling), Retirement Housing, Retro-Decorating, Retrofitting, Riverside Home Improvement Agency (HIA), Riverside Housing Association, Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, Shore Green, Social Housing, Staying at Home, Staying Independent, Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), Support Stay Save (Report), Supported Housing, University of Stirling, University of Stirling's Dementia Services Development Centre, Unplanned Hospital Admissions
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Holistic Approaches and Environmental Design in Dementia Care (Foundations: Glossop, UK)
Summary This article outlines an alternative approach to the support of individuals with dementia to live independently and safely in their own homes. The approach makes use of environmental design and non-drug-based interventions. This holistic approach is designed to improve … Continue reading →
Posted in Community Care, For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Andy Chaplin (Director of Foundations: Glossop UK), Care and Repair, Care at Home, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Proofing, Elder Care, Environment, Environmental Design, Environmental Improvements, Flood Alarms, Foundations: Glossop UK, Glare-Free Lighting, Grab Rails, HIA: Home Improvement Agencies, Holistic Approaches, Home Adaptations, Home Care, Home Improvement Agencies, Home Improvement Work, Hyndburn Homewise Society (Accrington Lancashire), Open-Fronted Chests of Drawers, Psychological Approaches, Ramps, Reminiscence Therapy, Retro-Fitting (Homes), Riverside Home Improvement Agency (Liverpool), Smart Home Adaptations, Social Care, Staying Put, Walk-in Showers
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