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The Debenham Project: Research Report (Norfolk and Suffolk Dementia Alliance)

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Norfolk & Suffolk Dementia Alliance commissioned the Debenham Project. This report presents an example of a dementia-friendly community. A community-led registered charity provides holistic, personalised support to people with dementia and family carers, largely using local volunteers. Full Text Link … Continue reading →

Self-Help Groups for People With Dementia Living in Extra Care Housing (Housing LIN)

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Housing LIN Case Study No 80 summarises findings from the Mental Health Foundation’s (still ongoing) evaluation of three peer support groups for people in the early stages of dementia, living in three Housing21 extra care housing schemes. Peer … 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, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Dementia Friendly Extra Care Housing, Extra Care Housing, Extra Care Housing and Dementia, Housing and Ageing, Housing and Dementia, Housing and Mental Health, Housing and People with Dementia, Housing Learning and Improvement Network, Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN), Housing21, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Lawton-Brody International Activities of Daily Living Scale (IADL), Loneliness, Loneliness and Dementia, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Mental Health Foundation (MHF), Mutual Support, Peer Support, Peer Support Groups, Peer Support in Long Term Conditions, Peer Support Networks, Peer Support Roles, Peer Support Services, Preventing Loneliness, Retirement Communities, Retirement Housing, Self-Esteem (Peer Support), Self-Help, Self-Help Groups, Self-Help Groups for People With Dementia, Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (sWEMWBS), Social Capital, Social Isolation, Social Networks, Social Wellbeing, Social Wellbeing in Extra Care Housing, Support Networks, SWEMWBS: Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale | Leave a comment

Charities Warn Government About Ageing Population (BBC News)

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Leading charities have alerted the government that more should be done to prepare for the impact of an ageing population. A recent questionnaire by the care provider Anchor found that more than three-quarters of the 2,200 adults polled believe the government is not ready to cope … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, Alzheimer's Society, BBC News, Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Age and Ageing, Ageing, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Ageing Society, Anchor, BBC Health News, Centre for Policy on Ageing, Demographic Changes, Demographic Time-Bomb, Demographics, Independent Age, International Longevity Centre UK, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Opinion Matters, Ready for Ageing Alliance, Social Demographics | Leave a comment

Living Well Through Activity in Care Homes (BAOT / COT)

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The British Association of Occupational Therapists (BAOT) and College of Occupational Therapists (COT) have produced a set of free online resources designed to help care home residents maintain health, their sense of purpose and involvement by continuing to engage … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Physiotherapy, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Active Engagement, Activity, Activity in Care Homes, Adults with Incapacity Act (Scotland), Animals, Arts Crafts and Creative Activities, Balance, Balancing Risk and Choice, BAOT, Benefits of Activity, Best Practice in Care Homes, British Association of Occupational Therapists (BAOT), Care and Communication, Care Homes, Cognitive Activities, Cognitive Stimulation, College of Occupational Therapists (COT), Communication, Community Activities, Community Involvement, Companion Animals May Help People With Dementia, COT, Creative Activities, Creative Activity, Creativity, Decision-Making Capacity, Decision-Making: Talking Mats, Dolls and Soft Toys, Drama Activities, Easing Decision-Making, Encouraging Healthy Behaviour, Encouraging Independence and Social Interaction, Engagement, Folders and Scrapbooks, Friendship, Gardening, Hobbies and Interests, Hope and Encouragement, Ideas for Activities, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Learning in Later Life, Leisure, Leisure Activities and Social Networks, Life History Information, Living Well in Care Homes, Living Well Through Activity in Care Homes (Toolkit), Making a Life History, MDS-HC (the Minimum Data Set Home Care), MDS-RAI (Minimum Data Set Resident Assessment Instrument for Long Term Care Facilities), MDS-RAI (the Minimum Data Set Resident Assessment Instrument), Meaningful Activity, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Minimum Data Set of the Resident Assessment Instrument (MDS-RAI) Pain Scale, Movement Activities, Multisensory Stimulation, Musical Activities, National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People (NAPA), Needs of Older People Living in Care Homes, Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy in Care Homes, Outings, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Pets, Pets as Companions for People with Dementia, Physical Activity, Physical and Emotional Contact, Pool Activity Level (PAL) Instrument for Occupational Profiling, Posture, Preventing Isolation, Recreation, Reflex Ability Level, Relationships, Relatives and Residents Association, Relaxation, Reminiscence, Reminiscence Boxes, Resident Engagement, Residential Care Homes, Risk Management, Rowntree Foundation, Rummaging, Sensory Ability Level, Service User Involvement, Significant Dates (Reminiscence), Skills Mix, Social Activities, Social and Leisure Needs, Spiritual Needs, Supporting Derek, Supporting Older People in Care Homes At Night, Supporting Practice – Evidence and Research (SPEaR), Supporting Relationships, Talking Mats, U3A University of the 3rd Age, User Involvement, Weight Gain, Workforce Development | Leave a comment

Loneliness of Dementia Exposed (BBC News / Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Alzheimer’s Society is campaigning for towns and cities to become “dementia-friendly” in order to improve the social inclusion of sufferers. The results of surveys conducted by the Alzheimer’s Society and YouGov regarding the problems of loneliness and social … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer's Society, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Accessible Community Activities, Acknowledgement of Potential, Active and Supportive Communities, Active Engagement, Active Life for Frail Isolated Elders (ALFIE), Active Life for Frail Isolated Elders (ALFIE): Tower Hamlets, AESOP Consortium, Age and Ageing, Age-Friendly Environments, Ageing Population, Ageing Society, All Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia: 2013 BAME Inquiry, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Raising, BBC Health News, Befrienders, Businesses and Services, Circles of Support for People with Dementia, Community, Community Activities, Community Connections, Community Engagement, Community Life, Community Networks, Community Support, Community-Based Interventions, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, Crawley Dementia Action Alliance, Creating Community, Creating Dementia Friendly Environments, Crystal Blue Consulting, Cuimhne: Irish Memory Loss Alliance, DEEP: Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Empowerment and Engagement Project, Dementia Friendly Environments: Changing Environments, Dementia Friends, Dementia Without Walls (York), Dementia-Friendly Churches, Dementia-friendly Churches: North West Midlands, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Communities (DFCsurvey), Dementia-Friendly Community Model, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Friendly Villages, Dementia-Supportive Communities, Developing Dementia Friendly Environments, Developing Dementia Friendly Environments for Specific Cultural Communities, Early Diagnosis, Easy-to-Navigate Environments, Economic Case for Dementia-Friendly Communities, Elderly Care Facilitators, Empowerment, Empowerment and Dementia, Engagement, Enjoyment and General Engagement, Environmental Design, Environmental Improvements, GeniUS! York, Gnosall Medical Practice, Greening Dementia, Hampshire Dementia Adviser Service, Happy Safe Out and About (buddy scheme), Inclusion, Independence, Innovations in Dementia: a CIC, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Loneliness, Loneliness and Dementia, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Maintaining Independence, Museum of Liverpool, National Dementia Declaration, Neighbourhoods for Life, Patient Involvement, Plymouth Arts and Heritage Service, Preventing Loneliness, Respectful and Responsive Businesses and Services, Safe Environments, Seldom Heard Groups, Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion, Staying Independent, Stigma, Stigma-Free Environments, Supportive Environments, Think Again Programme, Think Again Programme: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, Timely Diagnosis, Tower Hamlets, Tower Hamlets Friends and Neighbours, Transport, Travel, Worcestershire County Council Museum Services, YouGov, Your Community Matters: Merseyside | Leave a comment

Policies on Ageing (Centre for Policy on Ageing)

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This online resource, from the Centre for Policy on Ageing, offers an easy to browse list of important policy documents, reports and briefings relating to issues concerning the care of older people and broader implications of an ageing population. … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Age and Ageing, Age UK, Ageing, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Ageing Research Reviews, Ageing Society, Ageing With Dementia, Anchor, Centre for Policy on Ageing, CPA: Centre for Policy on Ageing, Economic Policy, Government Policy, Health Policy, Healthy Ageing, Housing Policy, Independent Age, International Longevity Centre UK, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Local Government Policy, New Models of Ageing, Policies on Ageing, Policy Development, Policy Innovation, Ready for Ageing Alliance, Social Care Policy, Social Policy and Society | Leave a comment

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