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Separation of Elderly Couples Condemned as Inhuman and Potentially Fatal (BBC News)

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The involuntary separation of elderly couples, when one or both parties moves into a care home, should cease according to Sir James Munby (Family Judge). Social workers have been strongly advised to apply a “common decency” test in these circumstances … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Mental Health, National, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Association of Director of Adult Social Services (ADASS), BBC Health News, Care Home Residents, Care Home Sector, Care Homes, Common Decency Test (Social Workers), Compassion, Compassionate Care, Culture of Compassionate Care, Decency, Empathy, Humanity, Margaret Willcox: President of ADASS, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Needs of Older People Living in Care Homes, Older People Living in Care Homes, Right to Family Life Under the Human Rights Act, Separation of Elderly Couples, Shared Accommodation, Sir James Munby: President of Family Division of the High Court, Transitions into Care Home | Leave a comment

Home Care For Older People: NICE Quality Standard QS123 (NICE)

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a new quality standard “Home Care For Older People: Quality Standard (QS123)”, which covers recommended minimum standards for home care. It clarifies how social care providers can help … Continue reading →

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Home Care Services Guideline (BBC News / NICE)

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a new guideline concerning high-quality home care services for older people (i.e. home care, sometimes known as domiciliary care). It puts the focus on supporting the aspirations, goals … Continue reading →

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SCIE’s Video Simulation of the Dementia Experience (SCIE)

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A new film is available online from the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) via SCIE’s Dementia Gateway. It offers an attempt to simulate the subjective experience of how it feels to live with dementia, thereby allowing viewers to … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, SCIE, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Care Managers, Care Staff, Carers, Community Nurses, Compassionate Care, Culture of Compassionate Care, Delivering Dignity, Dementia Experiences, Dementia Friends, Dementia Gateway, Dementia-Friendly Care Homes, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Employers, Dementia-Friendly Hospitals, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Workplaces, Dignity, Dignity and Respect, Dignity in Dementia, Empathic Curiosity, Empathy, Empathy and Understanding, Empathy Training, Employers, Experiences, Experiences of the Transition to Dementia, Families, Friends, Lived Experience, Managers, Neighbours, Nursing Staff, Occupational Therapists, Patient Experiences, People Who Use Services, People With Dementia, Registered Managers, SCIE Dementia Gateway, Service Providers, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Social Care Institute of Excellence: Dementia Gateway, Social Workers, Societal Empathy, Staff Training, Trainers, Training and Education, Training for Carers, Video Simulation of the Dementia Experience (SCIE), Workforce Training | Leave a comment

Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Week 2015 (Parkinson’s UK / BBC News)

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Parkinson’s Awareness Week 2015 will be April 20th – 26th 2015. This year’s campaign encourages people, everywhere, to be more friendly, patient and forgiving. See the Parkinson’s UK website, at Parkinson’s Awareness Week 2015, to learn more about this … Continue reading →

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Empathic Curiosity (Nursing Times / Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing)

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Empathic curiosity is an approach to establishing modes of communication when caring for people with dementia. The approach is based on an attempted appreciation their experiences and feelings. “Adopting an empathic and curious stance may help to establish the … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, RCN, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Allowing Patient Time and Space, Care and Communication, Common Ground For Meaningful Communication, Communication, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Compassion, Compassion and Care, Compassionate Care, Culture of Compassionate Care, Curiosity (Openness), Dementia and Discomfort, Dementia Communication, Emotional Cues, Empathic Curiosity, Empathy, Exploring Use of Metaphors, Good Communication, Intuition, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Non-Verbal Communication, Nursing Times, Openness, Present Tense, School of Nursing Midwifery and Social Work: University of Manchester, Short Open Questions, Six Degrees Social Enterprise (Salford UK), Supportive Environments, University of Manchester | Leave a comment

Dementia Awareness Raising Via Social Media (BBC News / Alzheimer’s Research UK / Department of Health / Dementia Challenge)

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Facebook users can experience a simulation of the subjective effects of living with dementia. Alzheimer’s Research UK have produced their FaceDementia app which has been designed to modify users’ personal Facebook pages (safely and without long-term damage to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer’s Research UK, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, In the News, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Awareness, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Raising, BBC Health News, Carer Awareness, Coping with Memory Loss, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Awareness Training, Empathy, Empathy and Understanding, Empathy Training, Facebook, FaceDementia, Memory Loss, Memory Problems, Old-Age Memory Loss, Raising Awareness, Reducing Stigma, Simulated Memory Problems, Social Media, Societal Empathy, Staff Awareness, Use of Social Media | Leave a comment

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