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Dementia and Housing: Updated (SCIE)

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 →

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Dementia-Friendly Extra Care Housing: a Compendium of Best Practice (Housing LIN)

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 | 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 | Leave a comment

Helping People With Dementia to Stay at Home (Housing LIN / DHWG / Halsall Lloyd Partnership)

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 | 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 | Leave a comment

Dementia-Friendly Housing Charter (Housing LIN / Housing and Care 21 / Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Research indicates that 85% of people wish to stay at home as long as possible after a dementia diagnosis. Currently a third of people would not know where to find information on making their homes more dementia-friendly. The Dementia-Friendly … Continue reading →

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