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Tag Archives: Extra Care Housing
Dementia and Housing: Updated (SCIE)
Summary The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has updated resources on the role of housing in supporting wellbeing and independence for people with dementia. The main sections comprise: Supporting PWD in Different Types of Housing. Design, Adaptation and Outdoor Space. … 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, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, SCIE, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Adaptation, Aids and Adaptations, Dementia and Housing, Dementia and Housing Working Group (DHWG), Dementia Awareness, Dementia Training, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Housing Workforce, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Resources, Dementia-Friendly Staff, Dementia-Friendly Workforce, Dementia-Related Housing Needs, Design, Design and Built Environment, Design for Dementia, EAC Housing for Older People Awards, Elderly Accommodation Counsel (EAC), Extra Care Housing, Extra Care Housing and Dementia, Extra Care Housing for People With Dementia, Handy Help: Practical Assistance, Handyman, Handyperson Services, Home Adaptations, Housing Adaptations, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing and Extra Care, Housing and Quality of Life, Housing Associations, Housing for Older People, Housing for Vulnerable Older People: Social Housing, Housing in Later Life, Housing Learning and Improvement Network (Housing LIN), Housing Providers, Housing Workforce, Housing-Related Community Services Supporting People With Dementia, Outdoor Spaces, Smart Home Adaptations, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Social Housing, Social Housing Providers, Specialised Housing Providers, Specialist Housing Services for People with Dementia, Staying at Home, Staying Healthy for Longer, Staying Independent
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Dementia-Friendly Extra Care Housing: a Compendium of Best Practice (Housing LIN)
Summary A Housing Learning and Improvement Network report provides a compendium of case studies illustrating good practice in extra care housing schemes and other housing-related community-based services. The focus is on supporting people with dementia to maintain meaningful relationships and … Continue reading →
Posted in Charitable Bodies, 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, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Ageing Population, Brendoncare Foundation, Care 24, Dementia Action Week, Dementia Action Week (2019), Dementia Awareness, Dementia Friendly Extra Care Housing, Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Champions, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Communities at the Housing Level, Dementia-Friendly Community Model, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Information, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Resources, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Related Housing Needs, Design and Built Environment, Design for Dementia, Designing Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, East Midlands Homes, Extra Care Housing, Extra Care Housing and Dementia, Extra Care Housing for People With Dementia, Extra Care Scheme, Going The Extra Step: A Compendium Of Best Practice In Dementia Care, Guinness Partnership, HomeShare, Housing 21, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing and Extra Care, Housing and Quality of Life, Housing Associations, Housing for Older People, Housing for Vulnerable Older People: Social Housing, Housing in Later Life, Housing Learning and Improvement Network, Housing Learning and Improvement Network (Housing LIN), Housing Providers, Housing-Related Community Services Supporting People With Dementia, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Meaningful Relationships, North Star Housing Group, Nottingham City Homes, Reducing Social Isolation, Sheffield City Council, Silva Homes, Social Housing, Social Housing Providers, Social Wellbeing in Extra Care Housing, Soha Housing, Specialised Housing Providers, Specialist Housing Services for People with Dementia, Stafford and Rural Homes, Staying at Home, Staying Healthy for Longer, Staying Independent, Tackling Loneliness and Social Isolation: Role of Extra Care Housing, Together Housing Group, West Kent Housing Association, Your Homes Newcastle
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Helping People With Dementia to Stay at Home (Housing LIN / DHWG / Halsall Lloyd Partnership)
Summary Earlier research indicated 85% of people would wish to remain at home for as long as possible when given a diagnosis of dementia. A report published last month covers how housing providers (social housing providers in particular) might support … Continue reading →
Posted in Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Housing LIN, In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Abbeyfield Society, Age UK Walsall, Age UK Warwickshire (AUKW), Age-Friendly Communities, Age-Friendly Environments, Assisted Living, Belong Villages, Bromley Dementia Hub Service, Care and Repair England, Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), Dementia Advisor Services, Dementia and Housing Working Group, Dementia and Housing Working Group (DHWG), Dementia Core Skills Education and Training Framework, Dementia Design, Dementia Law Clinic, Dementia Workforce Advisory Group (DWAG), Dementia-Friendly Businesses, Dementia-Friendly Care and Support for People With Learning Disabilities, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Communities at the Housing Level, Dementia-Friendly Communities at the Technological Level, Dementia-Friendly Community Model, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Information, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Resources, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Related Housing Needs, Design and Built Environment, Design for Dementia, Designing Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Extra Care Housing, Extra Care Housing and Dementia, Foundations, GP Care Navigator Pilot (South Warwickshire), Guinness Partnership, Halsall Lloyd Partnership, Hampshire Dementia Advisor Service, HAPPI Partnerships, HAPPI Principles, Hare Hill (Rochdale), Home Adaptations, Homeless Link, Housing Adaptations, Housing and Ageing, Housing And Care 21, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing and Dementia, Housing and Dementia Research Consortium, Housing and Dementia Research Consortium (HDRC), Housing and Long-Term Conditions, Housing and Public Health, Housing and Quality of Life, Housing and Safeguarding, Housing Associations, Housing for Older People, Housing for Vulnerable Older People: Social Housing, Housing in Later Life, Housing Learning & Improvement Network (Housing LIN), Housing our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation (HAPPI), Housing Providers, Hull City Council’s Telecare Team, Information Advice and Advocacy (IAA) Services, Knowsley Independent Living Centre, Life Story Network, Life Story Network (LSN), Life Story Network CIC, Liverpool John Moores University, Local Authorities, Local Authorities (LAs), Localism, Low Level Support, National Housing Federation, National Housing Federation: Dementia and Housing Working Group, Older People's Organisations, Oldham Housing Investment Partnership (OHIP), Pathways for Life Dementia Advisors, Pathways For Life: Joint Partnership Scheme Between Age UK Walsall and Accord Housing Association Ltd, Roseberry Mansions Reablement Service (One Housing), Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution (RMBI), Selwood Housing, Social Housing, Social Housing Providers, Specialised Housing Providers, Specialist Housing Services for People with Dementia, St. Giles Hospice, Staff Training, Staying at Home, Staying Healthy for Longer, Staying Independent, Stonewall Housing Trust, Supported Living, Tackling Health Inequality Through Housing, Telecare for Older People in Adult Social Care, Tunstall
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Residential Care: Exploring the Options, the Costs and the Alternatives (BBC News / Good Care Group)
Summary Following a recent review of Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections, which revealed that perhaps one in four care homes may to be failing in terms of safety and the adequacy of care provided, a BBC News item provides a … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Northern Ireland, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
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Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Adult Social Care in England, Adult Social Care Provision (CQC), Adult Social Care Services, Advice for Family and Friends, Ageing and Dementia, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Australia, BBC Health News, BBC's State of Care Theme, BBC’s Care Calculator, Care Home Inspections, Care Homes, Care in People's Own Homes, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Extra Care Apartments, Extra Care Housing, Extra-Care Sheltered Housing, Geographical Variations, Good Care Group, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care in the Community, Health and Social Care Providers, Health and Social Care Services, High-Intensity Care in Own Home, Home and Community Care Services, Home Care, Home Care Services, Home Care Support, Home Share and Befriending, Home-Share Arrangements, Housing and Extra Care, Information About Care and Support Options, Integration of Health and Social Care, Live-in Carer Recruitment: General Guidance, Live-in Carer Recruitment: Sought Skills in Potential Employees, Live-in Carers, Maintaining Independence, New Zealand, Nursing and Residential Care Homes, Nursing Homes, Nutrition and Hydration, Patient Safety, Residential Homes, Retirement Villages, Safe and Compassionate Care, Self-Funders, Seven Advantages of Live-in Care, Seven Advantages of Live-in Care (Good Care Group Infographic), Shared Lives and Supported Living Schemes, Shared Lives Model, Shared Lives Plus: UK, Sheltered Housing, Sheltered Housing Schemes, South Africa, State of Care Theme (BBC News), The Case Against Live-In Care: Disadvantages, The Case for Live-In Care: Advantages, Variations in Quality of Care
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Dementia Evidence Toolkit Launched (PSSRU at LSE / MODEM / NIHR)
Summary The new Dementia Evidence Toolkit has been built on a database of 3,000 journal articles and 700 reviews of research studies. This ambitious and world-leading online resource aims to offer a one-stop “hub” from which to access the latest evidence … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, Delirium, Depression, End of Life Care, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Guidelines, Hip Fractures, Hypertension, In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nutrition, Pain, Parkinson's Disease, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Systematic Reviews, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged ADLs/IADLs, Advance Care Planning (ACP), Ageing Population, Alzheimer’s Disease, Care Home Admission Delay, Carer Burden, Carer Outcomes (Financial Burden and More), Carers’ Mental Health, Carers’ Physical Health, Choice in Health and Social Care, Co-Morbidities, Cognition, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Community Settings, Consumer Experiences of Health and Social Care, Day Care, Dementia (General / Unspecified), Dementia Evidence Toolkit, Dementia Evidence Toolkit (MODEM): Evidence Database, Dementia Evidence Toolkit (MODEM): Evidence Summaries, Dementia Research, Dementia: What Works?, Depression and Anxiety, Early-Onset Dementia, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Education and Staff Training, ESCR and NIHR’s Improving Dementia Care Initiative, Extra Care Housing, Fronto-Temporal Dementia, Global Leadership, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Services, Hospital Inpatient Care, Hospital Outpatient Care, Hospital Use Reduction, Huntingtons, Innovation in Health and Social Care, Instruments Measuring Carer Burden, Lewy Body Dementia, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Long Term Residential Care Without Medically Trained Staff, LSE's Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Memory Clinics, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Modelling the Outcome and Cost Impacts of Interventions for Dementia Project (MODEM), MODEM, MODEM (Modelling the Outcome and Cost Impacts of Interventions for Dementia) Project, Museums, Music Therapy, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)’s Improving Dementia Care Initiative, Nursing Homes, Outcomes, Parkinson’s Dementia, Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU): London School of Economics and Political Science, Physical Health, Pick’s Disease, Prevention and/or Management of Co-morbidities, Primary Care, Professor Martin Knapp: Director of the Personal Social Services Research Unit at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), PSSRU at LSE, Quality of Life of Carers, Quality Of Life Of Person With Dementia, Satisfaction With Care/services, Service Cost Reductions, Service Use, Specialist Dementia Centre Care / Memory Clinics, Staff Training, Staff Training in Assisted Living Residences (STAR), START: STrAtegies for RelaTives, STrAtegies for RelaTives (START), Supporting People with Dementia and Their Carers in Health and Social Care, Types of Dementia, Vascular Dementia, Workforce Training
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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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Tagged Access Audits, Age Friendly Homes, Age-Friendly Cities, Age-Friendly Cities (WHO), Age-Friendly Cities and Communities, Age-Friendly Communities, Age-Friendly Environments, Age-Friendly Housing, Alzheimer’s Australia, Alzheimer’s Australia WA, Building Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Building Dementia Friendly Communities, Built Environment, Contrast, Creating Dementia Friendly Environments, Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), Dementia-Friendly Care Homes, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Communities at the Housing Level, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Hospitals, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Products, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Friendly Workplaces, Dementia-Proofing, Design and Built Environment, DSDC: Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre, EHE: Enhancing the Healing Environment, Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE), Extra Care Housing, Extra Care Housing and Dementia, Flooring, Global Age Friendly Cities (WHO), Health and Housing, Helpful Stimuli, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing and People with Dementia, Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN), Housing LIN, Housing Providers, Housing Solutions for Dementia, iD: Innovations in Dementia, Independence, Innovations in Dementia, Innovations in Dementia: a CIC, Lighting, Lighting Guidance, NSW Dementia Training Study Centre at the University of Wollongong, Quiet Areas, Removing Unhelpful Stimuli, SCIE Resource on Dementia-Friendly Environments, Seating and Quiet Areas, Sensory Impairment, Sensory Loss, Signage, Signage Pictures and Text, Signs, Staying Independent, Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), Toilets, University of Stirling, University of Stirling's Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Wollongong, Visibility
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Dementia Today and Tomorrow (Deloitte / Alzheimer’s Society)
Summary This report, from the Deloitte UK Centre for Health Solutions in collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Society, summarises the emerging consensus and outcomes developed from a series of events and initiatives which aimed to collect the views of people interested … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged 15-Minute Home Care Visits, Access and Equity For Care Home Residents to Local NHS Services, Access to Care, Acute Hospital Care, Admissions to Nursing Care, Admissions to Residential Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Ageing and Dementia, Ageing and Society, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population Carer Support, Alternatives to Hospital Admission, Alternatives to Hospital Care, Alzheimer’s Society Carers Café’s, Amanda Scott: Managing Director of Sunrise Senior Living, Anne-Marie Hamilton: Strategic Programmes at Public Health England, Assistive Technology, Avoidable Hospital Admissions, Awareness Campaigns, Baroness Sally Greengross (APPG on Dementia), Baroness Sally Greengross: Chief Executive of the International Longevity Centre UK, Benefits of Telehealth, Better Care Fund (BCF), Bradford Dementia Group, Building on the National Dementia Strategy, Capitation Bsed Funding Models, Care Act 2014, Care Funding, Care Home Residents, Care Homes, Care in the Community, Care Packages, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Career Pathways for HCAs, Carer Support Services, Carers' Career Pathways, Carers' Career Progression, Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), Challenges of Reconfiguration, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Commissioning Home Care, Commissioning of Homecare Services, Community Support Services, Continuing Care, Cross-Boundary Care Pathway Redesign, Cross-Sector Partnerships, David Cameron, Deborah Sturdy: Red and Yellow Care, Deloitte LLP (“Deloitte”), Deloitte UK Centre for Health Solutions, Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), Dementia Advisers, Dementia Advisor, Dementia Advisor Service, Dementia Advisor Services, Dementia Advisors, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Awareness Training, Dementia Care in Care Homes, Dementia Care in Hospitals, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Friendly Communities Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Campaign, Dementia Friends Champions, Dementia Friends Programme, Dementia Health and Care Champion Group, Dementia Information Prescription, Dementia Pathway Re-Configuration, Dementia Research, Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Today and Tomorrow (Deloitte), Dementia-Friendly Care Homes, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Department of Health Dementia Challenge, Department of Health Dementia Challenge (2020), Digital Technology, Dignity in Care, Dignity in Dementia, Disease Modifying Treatment by 2025 (Aim), Dr Martin McShane: NHS England’s Director for People With Long Term Conditions, Early Diagnosis, Eligibility Criteria for Social Care, Emerging Technology, Enabling Technology, End-of-Life Support, English National Dementia Strategy, Extra Care Housing, Extra Care Housing and Dementia, Fair Access to Care Services (FACS) Eligibility Criteria, Family Carers, Five Year Forward View (NHS England), Free Care Home Places, Gavin Terry: Policy Manager at Alzheimer’s Society, George McNamara: Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Alzheimer’s Society, GP Access, Guidepost Trust’s Dementia Information Prescription, Health and Social Care Act (2012), Health and Social Care in the Community, Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs), Health Care for Older Care Home Residents, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Communities, Healthy Lifestyles Improving Care for People with Dementia, Helen O’Kelly: Strategic Clinical Network Assistant Lead (London Region) at NHS England, Hilary Evans: Charity Director of Alzheimer’s Research UK, Home Care, Home Care Funding and Costs, Homecare and Care Home Workers, Hospital Care, Hospitals and Care Homes "Speaking Dementia", House of Care Model, Inappropriate Hospital Admissions, Inappropriate Prescribing, Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Independence, Independence at Home, Independent Living At Home, Independent Living With Care, Informal Carers, Information and Support for Patients and Carers, Innovation for an Ageing Population, Integration of Health and Social Care, Involvement and Participation, Jeremy Hughes (Alzheimer’s Society Chief Executive), Jewish Care, Jill Rasmussen: Royal College of General Practitioners Dementia Champions, Join Dementia Research, Join Dementia Research: Recruitment Onto Dementia Studies Lifestyle Risk Factors, Jonathan Walden: Public Health England, Josie Dixon: Personal Social Services Research Unit at London School of Economics, Karen Taylor: Director of Centre for Health Solutions (Deloitte), Kristina Glenn: Director of Cripplegate Foundation, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Living Well with Dementia, Living Well with Dementia Research, Local Dementia Action Alliances, Local Dementia Action Alliances in England, Local Government, Local Health and Care Economies, Local Health and Care Services, Local Health and Wellbeing Boards, Local Health Economies, Local Variations, Loneliness and Dementia, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Maelenn Guerchet: King’s College London, Maintaining Independence, Making Hospital Admission the Option of Last Resort, Memory Loss, Mobile Technology, National Dementia Strategy, National Funding Streams for Training Social Care Staff, NDSE: National Dementia Strategy (for England), Needs of Older People Living in Care Homes, NHS Continuing Care, NHS England Five Year Forward View, NHS Five Year Forward View (5YFV), NHS Service Reconfiguration, Peer Support, Personal Budgets, Personalised Customised Care Packages, Peter Watson (Carer), Phil Hope: Former Minister of Care Services, PM Challenge on Dementia: Health and Care Champion Group Subgroup on Dementia and Homecare, Pooled Budgets (Pooled Funds), Pooled Funding, Post-Diagnosis Support, Prevalence of Dementia, Prevention, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister’s Challenge On Dementia 2020, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Professor Dawn Brooker, Professor Murna Downs, Professor Sube Banerjee, Professor Sube Banerjee: Brighton & Sussex Medical School, Public Health, Public Health England (PHE), 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Independent, Support for Carers, Support to Care Home Residents, Surveillance to Monitor Care, Sustainable Care, Sustainable Health and Care Services, System Re-Design, Tackling Barriers to Innovation, Tamsin Berry: Head of Policy and Programmes at Public Health England, This is Me, Tim Curry: Royal College of Nursing, Timely Diagnosis, Training and Education, Unhealthy Behaviours, Unhealthy Lifestyles, Unhealthy Living, Unmet Needs, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Value for Money, Variations in Quality of Care, wilderness, Workforce Development, Workforce Training, Worried About Your Memory, Years
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SCIE Dementia Gateway: Useful Dementia-Related Information Resources (SCIE)
Summary The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has produced, and maintains, an uptodate and impressively broad collection of links to dementia-related websites and information resources. A wide range of topics and themes in dementia care are covered, including: Dementia-Friendly … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Age UK, All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia, Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), Alzheimer’s Research UK, Antipsychotics, Assistive Technology, Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Dementia Action Alliance, Department of Health, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Housing LIN, Integrated Care, International, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, King's Fund, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Mental Health Foundation, Models of Dementia Care, National, National Voices, New Cross Dementia Project, NHS, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, RCN, Royal College of Psychiatrists, SCIE, Standards, Statistics, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Action on Hearing Loss, Active Ageing, Activity in Care Homes, ADI’s World Alzheimer Reports, Admiral Nursing DIRECT, Admiral Nursing Service, Age-Friendly Environments, All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia, Alzheimer Scotland, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) Campaigns, Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK), Alzheimer’s Society Campaigners’ Network, AMCAT: Assessment of Mental Capacity Audit Tool, Arts 4 Dementia, Assessing Mental Capacity, Association for Dementia Studies, Association for Dementia Studies: University of Worcester, AT Dementia, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Best Interest Decisions, BILT: British Institute of Learning Disabilities, Black and Minority Ethnic (BME), Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME), BME Communities, BME People with Dementia, Bournemouth University Dementia Institute, Bradford Dementia Friendly Community Project, Bradford Dementia Group, Bradford Dementia Group Good Practice Guides, Building Dementia Friendly Communities, Built Environment, Care and Communication, Caregiver-Patient Communication, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Awareness, Carer Inclusion, Carer Involvement in Healthcare, Carer Support, Carer's Needs, Carer’s Perspective, Carers Direct, Carers for People with Dementia, Carers Trust, Caring Decisions, Caroline Walker Trust, Challenges of Living with Dementia, Clinical Research Network (NIHR), Clive Project, Communication, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Communication-Friendly Communities, Concurrent Dementia and Sight Loss, Council of Occupational Therapists, Deaf Action, Deaf Action in Scotland, Deafness Cognition and Language Research Centre (UCL), Decision Making, DEEP: Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project, Delegated Decision Making, Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), Dementia Adventure, Dementia Advocacy and Support Network International (DASNI), Dementia and Sensory Loss, Dementia and Sight Loss, Dementia and Sight Loss Interest Group, Dementia and the Health and Social Care System: Key Reports., Dementia Café, Dementia Centre, Dementia Centre: University of Stirling, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Challengers, Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Diagnosis and Care in England, Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project (DEEP), Dementia Friendly Action Plans, Dementia Friendly Extra Care Housing, Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Campaign, Dementia Gateway, Dementia Information and Resource Centre, Dementia Information Prescription, Dementia Institute: Bournemouth University, Dementia Knowledge Centre, Dementia Partnerships, Dementia Prevalence Calculator, Dementia Research, Dementia Research Centre: National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Dementia Service Development Centre: University of Stirling, Dementia Services Development Centre, Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), Dementia Services Development Centre (University of Stirling), Dementia UK, Dementia Web, Dementia Without Walls, Dementia Without Walls (York), Dementia Without Walls Project, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Yorkshire, Dementia-Related Information Resources, Dementia-Related Internet Sites, Dementia-Related Websites, Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network (DeNDRoN), Department of Health Dementia Challenge, Department of Health National Dementia Strategy Implementation Group, Design and Built Environment, Design Resource Centre, Diagnosis and Assessment, Diagnosis and Support, Diagnosis Rates, Difficult Conversations, Difficult Situations, Disability Living Foundation, Diversity, Diversity and Dementia, DLF: Disability Living Foundation, DSDC Virtual Care Home, DSDC Virtual Hospital, Dying Matters Coalition, Early Diagnosis, Eating Well, EHE: Enhancing the Healing Environment, Elderly Malnutrition, Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE), Equality and Diversity, Ethnic Minorities Dementia Advocacy Project (EMDAP), Exercise, Extra Care Housing, Extra Care Housing and Dementia, Extra Care Housing and Dementia Commissioning Checklist, Facing Dementia, Food for Thought, Foundation for Assistive Technology, Foundation for Assistive Technology (FAST), Foundations, Frontotemporal Dementia Support Group, Good Communication, Guideposts Trust, Healthtalkonline, Hearing and Sight Loss, Helen Hamlyn Centre, Horsesmouth, Housing and Dementia, Housing Learning & Improvement Network (Housing LIN), Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN), I CAN! 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Getting Ready for Ageing Manifesto (Ready for Ageing Alliance)
Summary The Ready for Ageing Alliance has released a manifesto on ageing and demographic change, entitled “Getting Ready for Ageing”. Their report presents ideas for policy makers on coping with the challenges of an ageing society, while also offering individuals with … Continue reading →
Posted in Age UK, Alzheimer's Society, Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Acute Hospitals, Adult Social Care, Age and Ageing, Age Discrimination, Age Friendly Homes, Age-Friendly Communities, Age-Friendly Environments, Age-Friendly Housing, Ageing, Ageing and Society, Ageing Policy in Europe, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Ageing Society, Ageing Well, Anchor, Anchor Trust, Attitudes to Ageing, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care in an Ageing Society, Centre for Policy on Ageing, Commissioning for Older People, Commissioning Urgent and Emergency Care for Older People, Community and Voluntary Sector, CPA: Centre for Policy on Ageing, Dementia Action Alliance, Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Demographic Change, Demographic Time-Bomb, Demographics, Extra Care Housing, Getting Ready for Ageing Manifesto, Health and Housing, Hospitals, Housing for Older People, ILC-UK: International Longevity Centre UK, Impact of Demographic Change on Public Services, Independent Age, International Longevity Centre, International Longevity Centre UK (ILC-UK), International Longevity Centre UK (ILCUK), National Dementia Declaration for England, Older Demographics, Older People, Older People With Complex Needs, Older People with High Support Needs, R4AA: Ready for Ageing Alliance, Ready for Ageing, Ready for Ageing Alliance, Ready for Ageing Alliance (R4AA), Ready for Later Life Pack (Proposal), Social Demographics, Under-Utilisation of Older People, Voluntary Sector, Voluntary Sector and Ageing, Voluntary Sector Organisations, Voluntary Sector Provision, Voluntary Sector Strategic Partnerships
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Housing With Care to Promote Independent Living (BBC News / Demos / Age UK)
Summary Paul Burstow, the former Care Services Minister, has proposed that surplus NHS land could be used for building dedicated housing for older people. This is just one of a number of suggestions to encourage investment in extra care housing … Continue reading →
Posted in Age UK, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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