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Practical Guide to Dementia-Friendly Environments: the Access Audit (Innovations in Dementia)

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 →

Cognitive Assessment: Differentiating the Three Ds “Dementia, Delirium and Depression” (Nursing Times / University of Stirling DSDC)

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Nursing Times Learning has produced a new learning unit to assist in the differential diagnosis between dementia, delirium and depression in older people. The aim is to offer training / continuing professional development which helps ensure patients receive the … Continue reading →

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Dementia Peer Support Resource Tool (Health Innovation Network)

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Health Innovation Network has produced a dementia peer support resource tool, in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Society, Age UK and Innovations in Dementia. This tool is designed to assist with establishing and running peer support networks for people … Continue reading →

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DSDC Training and Advice Services in West Midlands (DSDC / The Lighthouse)

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The respected Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) at Stirling University will provide a free information event entitled “Changing the Culture of Dementia Care” at Sandwell’s The Lighthouse. The Lighthouse Project has established a dementia resource hub in the West … Continue reading →

Housing and Dementia Project (CIH Scotland and DSDC)

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The “Improving Housing and Housing Services for People with Dementia” project, also known as the housing and dementia project, is run by CIH Scotland and the Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC). Information resources are available online. Full Text Link Reference … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Age Scotland, Awareness, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Raising, Chartered Institute of Housing, CIH Scotland, CIH: Chartered Institute of Housing, Creating Dementia Friendly Environments, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), Dementia-Friendly Communities at the Housing Level, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Demonstrators of Older People's Housing, DSDC: Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre, Essential Connections, Health and Housing, Highland Housing and Care Demonstrator, Home Adaptations, Housing Adaptations, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing and Dementia Project, Housing and People with Dementia, Housing for Older People, Housing Solutions for Dementia, Housing Statistics, Improving Housing and Housing Services for People with Dementia Project, Inverclyde, Joint Improvement Team (JIT), Older People's Housing Supporting Health and Care, Professor June Andrews (University of Stirling), Raising Awareness, Retirement Housing, Scottish Government Homelessness Data, Scottish House Condition Survey, Scottish Household Survey, Smart Home Adaptations, Social Housing, Staff Awareness, Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) Virtual Care Home, Supported Housing, West Lothian | Leave a comment

Housing Solutions for Dementia (National Housing Federation / University of Stirling’s DSDC)

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 | 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 | 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

The Treatments Doctors Would Themselves Avoid: Many a True Word Said in Jest? (The Guardian: Life and Style)

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A national expert on dementia from the University of Stirling is clearly of the “NHS hospitals are very bad places when it comes to the standards of care for frail elderly patients” viewpoint. Read more: What doctors won’t do. Life … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Hospital Care, Care in General Hospitals, Creating Dementia-Friendly Hospitals (Dementia Action Alliance), Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia Services Development Centre (University of Stirling), DSDC: Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre, Falls, General Hospitals, Hospitals as Dangerous Places, Hospitals as Hazardous Places, Hydration, Hydration and Nutrition, Improving Care in General Hospital Settings, Problems in Care in English Acute Hospitals, Professor June Andrews (University of Stirling), Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) Virtual Care Home, University of Stirling | Leave a comment

The Quest for Dementia Friendly Communities (Housing Learning and Improvement Network)

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 12, July 2012]. Summary This Housing LIN Viewpoint No.25 from the Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN) examines current policy and practice in relation … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing LIN, Management of Condition, National, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Accessible Environments, Age UK Shropshire Telford and Wrekin, Alzheimer’s Australia NSW, Alzheimer’s Australia WA, Anchor, BBC One’s One Show Report: Extra Care Housing and Dementia, Belong Continuing Care Villages, Belong Villages, Breaking New Ground: Quest for Dementia Friendly Communities, Bristol LINk and South Gloucestershire LINk, Care Homes, Comfortable Environments, Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), DemenShare, Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Communities at the Housing Level, Dementia-Friendly Community Model, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Rural Parishes, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Friendly Villages, Designing Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Diamond Drop In, Distinctive Environments, Dr Lynne Mitchell: University of Warwick, Drop In Centres, DSDC: Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre, EPSRC EQUAL (Extending QUAlity Life) Initiative, EVOLVE Evaluation Tool, Extra Care Housing and Dementia, ExtraCare Charitable Trust, Familiar Environments, Frizes Leasowe Sheltered Housing, General Housing, Global Age Friendly Cities (WHO), Hanover and Methodist Homes Association, Health Innovation Education Cluster Project, Housing and Dementia Research Consortium, Housing With Care, Housing21, Inclusive Design for Getting Outdoors (I’DGO) Consortium, Innovations in Dementia: a CIC, Legible Environments, Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Homes Standards (LHS), Lifetime Neighbourhoods, National Housing Strategy for an Ageing Population, National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), Safe Environments, Sheffield Dementia Programme Board, South West Dementia Partnership, Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) Virtual Care Home, Strategic Housing Market Assessment, The Lodge and Charnley Fold, University of Warwick, University of Wollongong, Wrekin Housing Trust | Leave a comment

Fife Dementia Strategy: Supporting User Participation in Local Policy Development (Social Policy and Society)

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This article reviews the consultation process employed in the development of the Fife Dementia Strategy. Stakeholder engagement and involvement was encouraged and had influence on the final strategy. The involvement of people with dementia was considered to be vital, … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Social Workers (mostly), National, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Consultation, Dementia Services Development Centre, Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), Dementia Services Development Centre (University of Stirling), DSDC: Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre, Engagement, Fife Dementia Strategy, Health and Social Care, Local Authorities, Local Government Policy, Local Policy Development, Policy Development, Service Users, Social Care, Social Care Provision, Social Policy and Society, Stakeholder Involvement, Targeting Hard-to-Reach Groups, University of Stirling, University of Warwick, User Involvement, User Participation, Warwick Medical School: University of Warwick | Leave a comment

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