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Tag Archives: Information for Carers
Review of Factors Influencing Carers’ Quality of Life (Alzheimer’s and Dementia)
Summary A review of literature on the factors likely to influence the quality of life for family carers of people with dementia discovered ten broad themes: Demographics. Carer-Patient Relationship(s). Dementia Characteristics. Demands of Caring. Carer Health. Carer Emotional Well-Being. Support … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, 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, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Access to Practical Support With Caring, Adult Carers in England: Quality of Life, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Alzheimer's and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, Asia, Australia, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Building Carer Friendly Communities, Burden on Caregivers, Care and Support Services: Choice and Control, Caregiver Assessments, Caregiver Burden, Caregiver Support, Caregiver’s Level of Coping, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Anxiety, Carer Assessment, Carer Awareness, Carer Demographics, Carer Depression, Carer Emotional Well-Being, Carer Experience, Carer Fatigue, Carer Friendly Communities, Carer Friendly Employers, Carer Friendly NHS, Carer Friendly Policies, Carer Friendly Society, Carer Friendly Workplaces, Carer Health, Carer Independence, Carer Isolation, Carer Quality of Life, Carer Quality of Life: Carer Emotional Well-Being, Carer Quality of Life: Carer Health, Carer Quality of Life: Carer Independence, Carer Quality of Life: Carer Self-Efficacy, Carer Quality of Life: Carer-Patient Relationship(s), Carer Quality of Life: Demands of Caring, Carer Quality of Life: Dementia Characteristics, Carer Quality of Life: Demographics, Carer Quality of Life: Future Orientation, Carer Quality of Life: Support Received, Carer Self-Efficacy, Carer Stress, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Needs, Carer-Patient Relationship(s), Carer’s Perspective, Carers, Carers and Families, Carers' Assessments, Carers’ Breaks, Carers’ Experiences of Carer’s Assessments, Carers’ Health and Wellbeing, Caring and Family Finances, Caring and Family Finances Inquiry, Centre for Dementia Studies: Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Combining Work and Care, Commissioning for Carers Principles, Costs of Caring, Demands of Caring, Dementia Care: Unpaid Care Contribution, Dementia Characteristics, Demographics, Department of Social Policy: London School of Economics, Division of Psychiatry: University College London, European Countries, Experiences, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Financial Issues, Future Orientation, Health Sciences: University of Southampton, Impact of Caring on Ability to Work, Impact of Caring on Carers, Impact of Caring on Carers’ Health, Improving Lives of Carers, Informal Caregiving, Informal Carers, Information and Advice, Information for Carers, Information Needs of Carers, Juggling Work and Care, Kings College London, Lived Experience Advisory Panel: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, London School of Economics Institute of Psychiatry Psychology & Neuroscience: King's College London, Maintaining Relationship, Needs of Carers, North America, Older Carers, Older Carers Awareness, Personal Finances, Poverty, Principles Behind Commissioning for Carers, Professor Sube Banerjee, Quality of Life of Carers, Quality of Life Research, School of Psychology: University of Kent, South America, Spousal Caregivers (SCs), Spouses of Dementia Sufferers, Sube Banerjee: Centre for Dementia Studies at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Support for Carers, Support for Carers (Hospital Discharge), Support Received, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Sustainable Caring, Systematic Review, Typology of Spouse Caregivers, University College London, University of Kent, University of Southampton, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Value of Unpaid Care, Valuing Carers, Views of Informal Carers, Worry About the Future, Zarit Carer Burden Inventory
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Delirium: NICE Quality Standard QS63 (NICE)
Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a new quality standard “Delirium: Quality Standard (QS63)”, which covers the prevention, diagnosis and management of delirium in adults (aged 18 years and over) in hospital and long-term … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, Commissioning, Community Care, Delirium, Diagnosis, Falls Prevention, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Hip Fractures, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK
Tagged Acute Confusional State, Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (2013/14), Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF), Antipsychotic Medication for Delirium, Antipsychotics and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism, Antipsychotics for Delirium, Antipsychotics Side Effects, Auditing, Care Homes, Carer Engagement Strategies, Carer Involvement in Healthcare, Checking Medication, Cognitive Stimulation, Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Targets for Improving Dementia and Delirium Care, Communication of Diagnosis to GPs, Confusion (Delirium), Confusion in Care Homes, Constipation, Dehydration, Delirium Diagnosis, Delirium in Care Homes, Delirium in Elderly Patients, Delirium in Hospitalised Patients, Delirium Management, Delirium Prevention, Delirium Prevention and Management, Delirium: NICE Quality Standard QS63, Discharge Information, Disorientation, Effects of Medication, Families and Carers, General Hospitals, Geriatric Psychiatry, Good Practice in Care Homes, Hospitalised Older Adults, Hyperactive Delirium, Hypoactive Delirium, Hypoxia, Immobility or Limited Mobility, Impact of Delirium on Length of Stay, Incidence of Delirium, Infection or Other Acute Illness, Information for Carers, Long-Term Care (LTC), Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Misdiagnosis of Delirium, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NHS Outcomes Framework (NHSOF), NICE Care Pathway: Delirium, Pain, Poor Nutrition, Prevalence of Delirium, Public Health Outcomes Framework (2013-16), Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF), Recognition of Delirium, Reducing Antipsychotic Drugs in Care Homes, Residential Care, Residential Care Homes, Residential Care Settings, Sensory Impairment, Sensory Stimulation, Sleep Disturbance, Tailored Interventions to Prevent Delirium
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Unpaid Carers: Statistics, Societal Value and Plight (BBC News / Carers UK)
Summary 6.5m people identified themselves as carers in the last Census; this is roughly one in eight adults in the UK. The unpaid carer population is expected to grow to 9m over the next 20 years. Full Text Link Reference Triggle, … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK
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The State of Caring 2014 (Carers UK)
Summary This report presents the results of a survey of nearly 5,000 carers across the UK. Topics covered include: carers’ health, financial hardship, the impact of caring on the ability to remain in employment, statistics on how caring influences relationships, … Continue reading
Posted in Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Fatigue, Carer Isolation, Carer Support, Carer's Needs, Carers, Carers Survey, Carers’ Breaks, Carers’ Health and Wellbeing, Caring and Family Finances, Caring and Family Finances Inquiry, Experiences, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Financial Issues, Impact of Caring on Ability to Work, Impact of Caring on Carers, Improving Lives of Carers, Informal Caregiving, Informal Carers, Information and Advice, Information for Carers, Information Needs of Carers, Maintaining Relationships, Needs of Carers, Personal Finances, Poverty, State of Caring 2014: Carers UK, State of Caring Survey, Support for Carers, Sustainable Caring, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Valuing Carers, Views of Informal Carers
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Supporting Employees Caring for Persons With Dementia (Carers UK)
Summary The impact of dementia is an increasingly significant issue in the workplace. People are often struggling to combine work with caring for family member or friend. Carers UK and Employers for Carers performed a survey of employers and employees … Continue reading
Posted in Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (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, Patient Care Pathway, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Adaptive Technologies, Advice and Information, Affordability of Care, Age and Ageing, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Alarms, Alzheimer's Society: Dementia Friendly Communities Programme, AT: Assistive Technology, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Raising, Burden of Dementia, Burden on Caregivers, Caregiver Distress, Caregiver Support, Caregivers, Carer Awareness, Carer Burden in Dementia, Carer Fatigue, Carer Isolation, Carer Resilience, Carer Support, Carer's Experience of Dementia, Carer's Needs, Carers Survey, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group, Dementia Friendly Communities Programme, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Employers, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Demographic Changes, Demographic Time-Bomb, Employee Assistance Programmes, Employee Experience, Employees Caring for Persons With Dementia, Employer Policy, Employers for Carers, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Flexible Working Arrangements, Flexitime, Information for Carers, Information Needs of Carers, Integrated Care Services, Part-Time Working, Recruitment, Remote Care Monitoring, Remote Health Monitoring, Remote Working, Resilience, Resilience Model, Resilient Communities, Sensors, Signposting to Sources of Practical Help, Social Demographics, Special Leave, Stress Reduction, Supporting Caregivers, Supportive Technologies, Telehealth (Remote Monitoring), Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Wellness and Resilience, Wider Societal Burden, Worker Retention, Workforce Retention Recruitment and Resilience
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