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Dementia and Disability (APPG on Dementia / Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on December 8, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia (APPG) released a report in early Summer 2019 about adopting a “rights-based” approach to tackling dementia as a disability, with a view to understanding – and reducing – societal barriers which adversely affect … Continue reading →

Posted in All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia, Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Access to Health and Social Care Support, Age-Friendly Housing, Ageing Population, All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), APPG on Dementia, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness of Entitlements, Awareness Raising, Baroness Sally Greengross (APPG on Dementia), Barriers: Discrimination, Community Life, Debbie Abrahams MP: Co-Chair of APPG on Dementia, Dementia and Disability, Dementia as a Disability, Dementia Core Skills Education and Training Framework, Dementia Friendly Housing Charter, Dementia Rights and the Social Model of Disability, Dementia Statements, Dementia Tax, Dementia Tax (Alzheimer's Society), Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Employers, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Training, Dementia-Inclusive Communities, Discrimination, Discrimination / Stigma, Driving and Dementia, Driving Cessation, Employment, Equality Act 2010, Equality and Non-Discrimination, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Guinness Partnership: Dementia-Friendly Environment Guide, Halton Borough Council: Welfare Rights Service, Health and Employment in Older Age, Health and Housing, Helping Older People Live Independently, Hidden No More: Dementia and Disability (APPG on Dementia), Housing and Dementia, Inclusion, Inclusive Communities, Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Homes Standards (LHS), Living Independently At Home, Mandatory Training, Non-Discrimination, Participation, People With Dementia and Learning Disabilities: Reasonable Adjustments, Public and Community Transport, Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED), Public Transport, Reasonable Adjustments, Rights-Based Approaches to Dementia, Rights-Based Care, Social Care, Social Model of Disability, Social Protection, Societal Barriers: Rights-Based Alternatives, Specialised Supported Housing, Stigma and Discrimination, Support For Living Independently At Home, Supported Housing, Transport for Greater Manchester, United Nation Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG), Wigan Borough Council: Dementia-Friendly Communities | Leave a comment

Local Dementia Friendly Communities: Guidance for Councils (LGA)

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Guidance has been released by the Local Government Association (LGA), in collaboration with the Innovations in Dementia community interest company, which explains the responsibility of councils in helping to support people with dementia through the creation of local dementia … Continue reading →

An Exploration of the Many Aspects of Safeguarding (CQC / RCN / BMA / LGA / ADASS / NHS Confederation / NIHR SDO)

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary As the title suggests, this contribution is an exploratory “work in progress” towards better understanding of the issues, rather than a definitive review. Updates will be added here, or referenced and linked to elsewhere, as they appear in future. … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, Department of Health, 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, National, NHS, NHS Confederation, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Northern Ireland, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, RCN, SCIE, Scotland, Standards, UK, Universal Interest, Wales | Tagged 24/7 Advice From Mental Health Professionals, Abuse, Abuse of Vulnerable Adults, Access to Mental Health Services, ACPO: Association of Chief Police Officers, Acts of Omission, Acute Hospitals, Adult Prisons and Young Offender Institutions, Adult Safeguarding Improvement Tool, Adult Social Care, Adults at Risk of Harm, Adults Lacking Capacity, Ann Norman: RCN Professional Lead for Criminal Justice and Learning Disabilities, Assessing Mental Capacity, Assessing Risk of Harm (Not Just Past Harm), Association of Chief Police Officers, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, BAME Challenges, BAME Experiences, Best Interests, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham Children’s Hospital (BCH), Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Black and Minority Ethnic (BME), Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Black Mental Health UK, Blaming, BMA: British Medical Association, BME Communities, British Medical Association (BMA), Care Act 2014, Care of Vulnerable Adults, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Care Quality Commission’s Inspection Framework, Care Quality Commission’s Inspection Regime, Care Quality Commission’s Key Lines of Enquiry (KLOEs), Child Protection, Children Looked After and Safeguarding Inspections (CLAS), Children’s Services Team (CQC), Clinical Pragmatism and Proportionality, Coercion, Community Health Services, 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Race Religion and Belief Sex Sexual Orientation), Equality Act 2010, Equality and Human Rights, Factors Contributing to Vulnerability, Financial Abuse, Financial or Material Abuse, Fiona Smith: RCN Professional Lead for Children and Young People, Forced Labour, Fundamental Standard(s) on Safeguarding, Fundamental Standards of Safety and Quality (2015), GP Out-of-Hours Services, GPs and Safeguarding, Harassment, Health and Justice Team (CQC), Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Relating to CQC), Health Services and Delivery Research, Human Rights, Human Rights and Nursing, Human Rights Approach to Regulation (CQC), Human Rights Culture, Human Rights in Care Homes, Human Trafficking, Humiliation, Ian Hulatt: RCN Professional Lead for Mental Health, Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs), Inadequate Responses to Complex Needs, Inadequate Staffing, Inappropriate Medication, Independent Healthcare, Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCAs), Information and Intelligence Sources on Safeguarding, 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Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults (SOVA), Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults, SBAR (Situation Background Assessment Recommendation), School of Medicine Pharmacy and Health: University of Durham, School of Social Policy: University of Birmingham, Seclusion (Supervised Confinement), Secure Training Centres (STCs), Self-Neglect, Sense-Making in Safeguarding, Serial Abuse (Patterns of Abuse and Harm), Serious Case Review, Serious Case Reviews, Serious Case Reviews (SCRs), Sexual Abuse, Situation Background Assessment and Recommendation, Situational Abuse (Patterns of Abuse and Harm), Special Reviews of Child Safeguarding, Specialist Mental Health Services, Supporting Vulnerable People, Systems and Processes, Threats of Harm or Abandonment, University of Birmingham, University of Durham, University of Nottingham, Unreasonable / Unjustified Withdrawal of Services, Unreasonable / Unjustified Withdrawal of Supportive Networks, Urgent and Emergency Services, Use of Police Custody as a Place of Safety for People with Mental Health Needs, Verbal Abuse, Vulnerable Adults, Whistleblowing, Whistleblowing Guidelines, Withholding of Necessities of Life (Medication Nutrition Hydration and and Heating), Working Together to Safeguard Children (2015), Young Offender Institutions (YOIs), Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) | Leave a comment

Common Core Principles Supporting Mental Health and Wellbeing in Adult Social Care (Skills for Care)

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This guide, from Skills for Care, presents ten common core principles to support mental health and wellbeing in social care settings. These principles are intended to help staff working in social care services to support and promote good mental … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, Mental Health Foundation, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Safeguarding, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Services, Adult Social Care Workers, Approachability, Care Standards Act 2000, Caring Nature, Choice and Control Over Decisions, Collaboration, Common Core Principles, Common Core Principles: Mental Health and Wellbeing in Adult Social Care, Community Involvement, Compassion, Confidence, Consistency, Cultural Needs, Dignity and Respect, Empathy, Equality, Equality Act 2010, Equality and Diversity, Equality and Human Rights, Friendliness, Honesty, Independence, Independence Choice and Risk, Indicative Behaviours, Integrity, Involvement and Participation, Maintaining Identity, Maintaining Independence, MCA: Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 2007, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health and Wellbeing in Adult Social Care, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Motivating People, Non-Judgementalism, Older People: Independence and Mental Wellbeing, Optimism, Patient Identity, Patient Preferences, Peer Support, Personal Identity, Personal Preferences, Positive Relationships, Recreational Activities, Regaining Independence, Safeguarding, Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Safeguarding Adults in Care Homes, Safeguarding Adults Principles, SDM: Shared Decision Making, Sense of Identity, Shared Decision-Making, Skills for Care, Skills for Care (SfC), Social Care, Social Inclusion | 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 →

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