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Review of Assistive Technology (NIHR / BBC News)

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded themed review on the application of assistive technologies covers many interventions, including technology in the home, use of remote monitoring systems and the design of better environments for older people. Full … Continue reading →

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Evaluation of the Guinness Partnership Dementia Project (Housing LIN / Guinness Partnership)

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Housing LIN conducted an independent evaluation of progress (on the part of the Guinness Partnership) towards becoming a dementia-friendly housing organisation. “ …dementia-friendly thinking is a part of our day-to-day approach”. (p.2) Full Text Link Reference Independent evaluation … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Enhancing the Healing Environment, Falls Prevention, 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, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, Telecare, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Access to Suitable Care and Support, Aids and Adaptations, Awareness Raising, Carers Network for Staff, Catriona Simons: Chief Executive of Guinness Partnership, Customer Liaison Officer (CLO), Dementia Awareness, Dementia Day Clock, Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project Guides, Dementia Flagging System, Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group, Dementia Friendly Housing Charter, Dementia Friends, Dementia Housing Working Group, Dementia Housing Working Group (DHWG), Dementia Research Consortia (HDRC), Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Specifications, Design and Built Environment, Design for People with Dementia, Development of a Dementia Friendly Living and Best Practice Showcase, Feel Good Stay Well Club (Manchester), Growing in the City (Men’s Shed Manchester), Guinness Care, Guinness Partnership, Guinness Partnership’s Dementia Project, Guinness Partnership’s Dementia Project (Housing LIN Evaluation), Guinness’s Housing for Older People Steering Group, Hospital Passport, Housing and Dementia Research Consortium, Housing and Dementia Research Consortium (HDRC), Housing for Older People, Housing for Older People Quality Assessment, Housing for Vulnerable Older People: Social Housing, Housing in Later Life, Housing Learning & Improvement Network (Housing LIN), Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN), Housing LIN, Independent Living Managers, Jeremy Porteus, Paul Watson: Managing Director of Guinness Care, Signage, Take a Break Service, This is Me, This is Me: Person-Centred Care, Tom Walker: Deputy Chief Executive of Homes England, University of Worcester: Association for Dementia Studies, Wendy Wells: Housing and Dementia Project Lead at Guinness | Leave a comment

Living Spaces for People Living With Dementia and Sight Loss (University of Stirling and Thomas Pocklington Trust)

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 | Leave a comment

Improving Dementia Care Conference (Capita Conferences)

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The 2014 Improving Dementia Care Conference will be held in Central London on Thursday April 24th 2014. Read more: Improving Dementia Care Conference. There is a brochure online.

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, 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, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Capita Conferences, Care for People with Dementia, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Dementia Research, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Design for People with Dementia, Early Diagnosis, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Health and Housing, Home Care Services, Housing 21, Housing and Dementia, Housing and Extra Care, Hull City Council, Improving Dementia Care, Improving Dementia Care Conference, Improving Dementia Education and Awareness, Kingston Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), Living Well with Dementia, Merton Council, Multi-Agency Working, NHS England London Dementia Strategic Clinical Network, North Yorkshire and Humber Commissioning Support Unit, Patient Experience, Prevention, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Residential Care, Seventh National Dementia Conference (Capita Conferences), Sheltered and Supported Housing, Specialist Housing Services for People with Dementia, Timely Diagnosis, Voluntary Sector | Leave a comment

Dementia-Friendly Home and Care Home Environments (SCIE Social Care TV)

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Two SCIE Social Care TV films explain how simple changes can help to make peoples’ homes, and care homes, more dementia-friendly environments. The dementia environment at home. The dementia environment in a care home. [Brief references to these items … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, SCIE, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Avalon, Care and Repair, Care Homes, Creating Dementia Friendly Environments at Pennine, Dementia Friendly Environments: Changing Environments, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Design for People with Dementia, Design Techniques, Developing a Sensory Environment with the Dementia Unit, Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE), Environmental Design, Environmental Improvements, Housing Adaptations, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing for Older People, Independence, Independent Living, Residential Care Homes, Safe Environments, Sensory Loss, Sight Loss, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Social Care TV, Staying at Home, Staying Independent, Staying Put, Supportive Design for People with Dementia, Supportive Environments, Visual Impairment | Leave a comment

Dementia Rates in Northern Ireland to Double in 20 Years (BBC Northern Ireland News)

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

Summary It is estimated that 19,000 people in Northern Ireland have the condition currently. The number of people in Northern Ireland with dementia is expected to double in the next 20 years. This news item goes on to discuss adaptations … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, In the News, Management of Condition, National, Northern Ireland, Patient Information, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Awareness Raising, BBC Health News, BBC Northern Ireland Health News, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Services Development Centre, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Design for People with Dementia, Design Techniques, DSDC: Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing for Older People, Independence, Independent Living, Online Virtual Care Home, Professor June Andrews (University of Stirling), Queen's University Belfast, Staying at Home, Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) Virtual Care Home, Supportive Design for People with Dementia, University of Stirling, University of Stirling's Dementia Services Development Centre, Virtual Care Home (Dementia-Friendly Design Principles) | Leave a comment

Hospital Accident and Emergency Departments: Planning and Design (Department of Health)

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This Department of Health report offers guidance on the new build, or redesign, of A&E departments. This comprehensive document reminds clinicians and planners that consideration for patients with dementia and their carers can contribute to their feelings of safety … Continue reading →

Examples of Supportive Design for People with Dementia (King’s Fund)

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Twenty six Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE) projects have now been completed in 23 NHS acute, community and mental health hospitals in England. The King’s Fund’s Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE) Programme (2009-2012) involved exploring ways to improve the … Continue reading →

Housing Services and Support for People With Dementia (Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 2, September 2012]. Summary Two thirds of people with dementia live in the community, and people with dementia and their carers usually wish to … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adaptive Technologies, Alzheimer's Society Home Truths Report, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Design for People with Dementia, Design Techniques, Environmental Design, Extra Care Housing, Home Adaptations, Housing Services for People With Dementia, Housing With Care, Smart Home Adaptations, Social Housing, Support Stay Save (Report), Supportive Design for People with Dementia | Leave a comment

Growing Roles of Housing Staff in Facilitating the Diagnosis and Management of Dementia in the Community (Guardian Professional)

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012]. Summary Good housing and related services play a vital role in improving the lives of people with dementia. … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, In the News, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Telecare, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Accord Care & Support, Accord Group, Adaptive Technologies, ADASS Housing Network, Age UK, Age UK Walsall, Awareness Raising, Beechwood Court, Dementia and Housing Working Group, Dementia Cafes, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Department of Communities and Local Government, Design for People with Dementia, Design Techniques, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Readmissions, Environmental Design, Extra Care Housing, Extra Care Housing and Dementia, Fall Detectors, Home Adaptations, Housing Network, Housing With Care, Information and Advice, Lifting Cushions, LiveTime, National Housing Federation, National Housing Federation: Dementia and Housing Working Group, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Riverside Housing Association, Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, Smart Home Adaptations, Social Housing, Staff Awareness, Supportive Design for People with Dementia, The Guardian, Walsall, Willow Housing and Care | Leave a comment

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