Tag Archives: Impact of Dementia on Hospital Readmission

Commission on Improving Urgent Care for Older People’s Report (BBC News / NHS Confedertation)

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The NHS Confederation’s Commission on Improving Urgent Care for Older People has provided further evidence that many persons aged over-65 are admitted to hospitals via accident and emergency (A&E) unnecessarily, usually with relatively poor outcomes and incurring higher costs … Continue reading →

Dementia Nurse Specialists in Acute Care (University of Southampton / RCN)

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This report explores the potential benefits of dementia nursing specialists in supporting people with dementia during admission to hospital and beyond. It explores the business case for developing a dementia specialist nurse role in the UK, with proposals for such nurses … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Delirium, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, RCN, Standards, UK | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Care Pathway, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Agitation, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Care of Older Adults in Acute NHS Trusts, Case Finding, Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, Centre for Innovation and Leadership in Health Sciences: University of Southampton, Commissioning Acute Care Services, Compassionate Care in Acute Hospital Settings, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute District General Hospital, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Case Finding Scheme, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia in Acute Hospitals: Prevalence and Mortality, Dementia Nurse Specialists in Acute Care, Dementia Nursing Specialists, Direct Patient Care, Discharge Coordination, Discharge Planning, Emergency Readmissions, Hospital Discharge, Hospital Falls Prevention, Impact of Dementia on Hospital Readmission, Impact of Dementia on Length of Stay, Length of Stay (LoS), Patient Safety, Patient Safety Strategies, Pressure Areas, Pressure Sores, Pressure Ulcers, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, RCN Foundation, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Screening for Dementia, Southampton, Targeted Screening for Dementia, University of Southampton | Leave a comment

Care of Older People with Cognitive Impairment in General Hospitals (NIHR SDO)

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Mental health problems amongst the elderly in acute hospitals include dementia (31% of all older people in hospitals) and delirium (estimated in this report as 20% of all older people in hospitals). Outcomes for patients in hospitals with these … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Delirium, Falls, Falls Prevention, 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, NIHR, NIHRSDO, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Hospital Care, Admissions, Assessment, Assessment and Diagnosis, Assessment of Competence, Avoidable Admissions, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Care in General Hospitals, Caregiver Training, Caring for People with Dementia on Hospital Wards, Cognitive Assessment, Cognitive Impairment, Communication, Competence, Confusion (Delirium), Core and Common Competences for Support Workers, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital, Dementia Identification, Dementia Qualifications (Skills for Care), Dementia-Friendly Wards, Diagnosis and Assessment, Disruptive Behaviour, Education and Dementia, Education and Training, Educational Intervention, EHE and Dementia Projects, EHE: Enhancing the Healing Environment, Epidemiology, Family Carers, General Hospitals, Hospitals as Dangerous Places, Hospitals as Hazardous Places, Hydration, Hydration and Nutrition, Impact of Caring on Carers, Impact of Dementia on Hospital Readmission, Improving Care in General Hospital Settings, Liaison Psychiatry Services, Multidisciplinary Teams, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Service Delivery and Organisation (SDO), NHS Culture, NIHR, NIHR Service Delivery and Organisation Programme, Older People's Wards, Organisational and Professional Cultures, Patient Admission, Patient Care, Patient Documentation, Patient Experience, Patient Rights, Patient Safety, Patient-Centered Care, Physical Environment, Prevalence of Dementia, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Problems in Care in English Acute Hospitals, Psychiatric Liaison Services, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), SDO Project 08/1809/227, Service Delivery and Organisation (SDO), Skills and Competencies, Skills for Care, Staff Training, Training, Training Needs Analysis, Underlying Causes of BPSD, University of Nottingham, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Wandering, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Training | Leave a comment

Health and Care System Struggling Over Dementia (BBC News / CQC’s Care Update 2013)

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has concluded that the health and social care system in England is struggling to cater for the needs of people with dementia. It has found that both hospitals and care homes have been failing … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Services, Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, Burden of Dementia, Care Home Inspections, Care Homes, Care in General Hospitals, Care Quality, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Care Transitions, Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN), CQC Review of Home Care Services 2013, CQC's Care Update 2013, CQUIN Dementia Goal, Dehydration, Dementia Care in Acute District General Hospitals, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Champions, Dementia Identification, Dementia Thematic Review, General Hospitals, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Services, Health Episode Statistics, Home Care, Home Care Services: CQC Survey, Hospital Inspections, Hospital Mortality, Hospital Mortality Rates, Impact of Dementia on Care Services, Impact of Dementia on Hospital Mortality, Impact of Dementia on Hospital Readmission, Impact of Dementia on Length of Stay, Impact of Dementia on Patients in Hospital, Independent Healthcare, Integration of Health and Social Care, Length of Stay (LoS), Managing Transitions, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, Mortality Rates, NHS Workforce, Place of Death, Pressure Sores, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Residential Care Homes, Social Care, Social Care Reform, Social Care Workforce, Staff Awareness, State of Care 2011/12 Report, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Unrecorded Cases of Dementia, Urinary Infections, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Development, Workforce Training | Leave a comment

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