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Overcoming Barriers to Timely Adoption of Home Adaptations (Centre for Ageing Better / Northumbria University / University of the West of England)

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Research into the lived experience of users home adaptations (and the professionals who work with these users) suggests that people sometimes delay adaptations to their homes due to a perceived “stigma” associated with handrails, ramps etc. Full Text Link … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Systematic Reviews, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Ageing and Re-Entry Into the Community, Ageing Population, Appearance and Perceptions of Age and Disability, Barriers to Timely Adoption of Home Adaptations, Big Lottery Fund’s Ageing Better Programme, Big Lottery Funding, Bristol Centre for Public Health and Wellbeing (UWE), Building Research Establishment (BRE), CAPABLE Trial (USA): Reable-Repair-Adapt, Centre for Ageing Better, Centre for Ageing Better (CfAB), Control and Independence, Coping Strategies, Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG), Elders Council of Newcastle, Embedding Patient Experience in Service Delivery, Embedding Patient Experience in Service Design, End-User Experience, Experience Based Co-Design, Experience-Based Co-Design (EBCD), Experienced Based Design (EBD), Experiences, Experts by Experience, Facilitating Independence Grant (Proposal), HAIL Study (Australia), HIPI Trial (New Zealand), Home Adaptations, Independence and Wellbeing, Independence at Home, Independence Choice and Risk, Independence in Older Adults, Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, Lived Experience, Lived Experiences of Home Adaptations, Loss of Independence, Maintaining Independence, Maintaining Independence: Technology Supporting People Living With Dementia and Their Carers (SCIE), Major Adaptations Trial (Sweden), Newcastle City Council, Newcastle University, North Tyneside Council, Northumbria University, Participant Lived Experiences, Practitioner Experiences, Realist Approaches, Realist Reviews, Realist Syntheses, Regaining Independence, Role of Home Adaptations in Improving Later Life, Services Maximising Independence, Smart Home Adaptations, Staying Independent, Staying Independent: Technology Supporting People Living With Dementia and Their Carers (SCIE), Stigma, Stigma of Ugly Home Adaptations, Supporting Health Wellbeing and Independence, Supporting Wellbeing Resilience and Independence, Timely Adoption of Home Adaptations, Triggers and Tipping Points (in Housing Adaptation), University of the West of England | Leave a comment

Characteristics of Persons With Suspected Dementia Who Refuse a Diagnostic Assessment (Alzheimer’s and Dementia)

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A study investigated the traits and characteristics of patients who screened positive for dementia (in a USA primary care context) but who refused a formal a diagnostic assessment. The Perceptions Regarding Investigational Screening for Memory in Primary Care (PRISM-PC) … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest | Tagged Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis Assessment and Disease Monitoring (Journal), Case Finding, Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, Community Screening Instrument for Dementia (CSI-D), Cultural Perceptions, Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Screening, Dementia Screening Debate, Demographics, Demography, Department of Biostatistics: Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Health Policy and Management: Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Department of Medicine: Indiana University School of Medicine, Diagnosis and Referral, Diagnosis and Support, Diagnosis at Primary Care Level, Healthy Aging Brain Center (HABC) at Eskenazi Health, Identification and Referral, Improving Dementia Diagnosis Rates, Independence and Relationships, Independence Choice and Risk, Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indiana University Practice Based Research Network (IU-PBRN), Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Investigational Screening for Memory in Primary Care, Living Alone, Living Alone with Dementia, Loneliness and Dementia, Loneliness and Isolation, Loss of Independence, Maintaining Independence, Misperceptions, Missed and Delayed Diagnoses of Dementia, MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination, Patient Perceptions of Dementia Assessment, Patient Perceptions of Dementia Screening, Perceptions Regarding Investigational Screening for Memory in Primary Care (PRISM-PC) Questionnaire, Primary Care, Reasons for Refusal of Diagnostic Assessment for Dementia, Reducing Stigma, Referral and Assessment, Rural Older Adult Memory Study (ROAM), Screening for Dementia, skenazi Health (Indianapolis), Social Isolation, Stigma, Stigma of Dementia, Stigma-Free Environments, Timely Diagnosis, United States, USA | 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 →

Positive Risk Taking in Dementia-Friendly Communities (JRF)

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

Summary This Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) “Viewpoint” document discusses the role of positive risk-taking in building dementia-friendly communities. It stresses the benefits of positive risk-taking, which allows scope for realising the remaining capabilities and potential of people living with dementia, … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Housing LIN, Integrated Care, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Mental Health Foundation, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Awareness of Potential Risks, Balancing Risk and Choice, Calculated and Reasoned Risk Taking, Creating Dementia Friendly Environments, Dementia Friendly Communities Programme, Dementia Friendly Communities Recognition Process: York, Dementia Friendly Outdoor and Public Environments, Dementia Risk Assessments, Dementia Without Walls, Dementia Without Walls (York), Dementia Without Walls Project, Dementia-Friendly Care Homes, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Friendly York, Dementia-Friendly Yorkshire, Designing Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Encouraging Independence and Social Interaction, Health Wellbeing and Independence, High-Risk Groups, Housing Learning & Improvement Network (Housing LIN), Housing LIN Newsletter, Independence, Independence Choice and Risk, Independent Living, Integrated Dementia Friendly Care Zone, Joint Risk Assessment, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Maintaining Independence, Mental Health Foundation (MHF), News LINks Service: Housing LIN, Positive Culture, Positive Risk Taking, Regaining Independence, Right to Take Risk, Risk and Consent, Risk and Mitigation Strategies, Risk and Trust, Risk Aversion, Risk Avoidance, Risk Management, Risk Stratification, Rowntree Foundation, Staying Independent, Supporting Health Wellbeing and Independence, York Dementia Without Walls, York’s Dementia Without Walls Initiative | Leave a comment

Better Care Plans to Improve Dignity, Promote Independence and Reduce Hospital Admissions (Department of Health)

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Up to £1 billion of the £3.8 billion Better Care Fund will be allocated to local areas for spending on out-of-hospital services. Full Text Link Reference Better care plans to provide dignity, independence and reduce A&E admissions. London: Department … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Better Care Fund (BCF), Better Care Fund Plans, Better Out-of-Hospital Care to Prevent Attendance and Admissions, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Community Care, Community Care Services, Community-Based Services, DCLG: Department for Communities and Local Government, Department for Communities and Local Government, Dignity, Funding Transfer to Local Authorities, Health and Social Care in the Community, Health and Social Care Integration Fund, Health and Social Care Services, Health and Social Care: Integration Transformation Fund, Inappropriate Accident and Emergency Department Attendances, Independence, Independence Choice and Risk, Independent Living, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Care and Support, Integrated Care and Support: Our Shared Commitment, Integrated Care Pathway, Integrated Commissioning, Integrated Services, Local Authorities (LAs), Maintaining Independence, Out-of-Hospital Care, Out-of-Hospital Services, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Primary Care, Primary Care Alternatives to Emergency Hospital Admissions, Primary Care Service Interventions, Primary Healthcare Provision, Reconfiguration of Emergency Care System, Reducing Inappropriate Accident and Emergency Department Attendances, Reducing Unnecessary Admissions, Reducing Unscheduled Admissions, Regaining Independence, Self-Care, Service Transformation, Seven-Day Services in the Community, Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Unscheduled Admissions, Whole System Integration, Whole Systems Approach, Whole Systems Design, Whole-System Approaches | Leave a comment

Personal Health and Care Budgets (BBC News / NHS England)

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Vulnerable patients will be offered their own personal health and care budgets, the says Simon Stevens, NHS England’s Chief Executive. Approximately five million people should be offered personal budgets which combine health and social care funding by 2018. Full … Continue reading →

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Towards a Better Life with Alzheimer’s Disease (ESRO / Alzheimer’s Society / Red & Yellow Care / Lancet)

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent report from ESRO and Red & Yellow Care (published with the Alzheimer’s Society) looks at steps required to improve the wellbeing of people living with dementia, whether in the community or in care. This thoughtfully written report … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Alzheimer's Society: Dementia Friendly Communities Programme, Arts Council England, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness of Potential Risks, Awareness of Relationships, Awareness Raising, Balancing Risk and Choice, Better Life with Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Friendly Communities Programme, Dementia Risk Assessments, Embracing Now, Enabling Happiness, ESRO, Flexibility, Good Life with Alzheimer's Disease, Happiness, Happiness and Wellbeing, Health and Quality of Life, Health and Wellbeing, Identity, Improving Flexibility of Care, Increasing Wellbeing, Independence Choice and Risk, Lancet, Living in the Mment, Maintaining Identity, Meaningful Relationships, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Post-2015, Mindfulness, My Home Life (MHL), My Home Life Network, My Name is Not Dementia, OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Perfect Imperfection, Personal Identity, Personal Relationships, Physical Wellbeing, Positive Relationships, Psychological and Emotional Wellbeing, Psychological Wellbeing, Quality of Life, Quality of Life Promotion, Raising Awareness, Red & Yellow Care, Relationships, Relationships and Context, Remembering Life Experiences, Reminiscence, Reminiscence Therapy, Respect, Respect for Identity, Right to Take Risk, Risk and Mitigation Strategies, Risk Management, Sense of Identity, Social Wellbeing, Spots of Time, Supporting Agency, Sustaining Relationships, Value of Arts and Culture to People and Society, Valuing Contrast: Good Days and Bad Days, Wellbeing, Wellbeing in Later Life | Leave a comment

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