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Summary of NICE’s Impact on Dementia Health and Care (NICE)

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) marketing report gives an overview of progress in implementing NICE guidance across health and care. The main section headings comprise: Prevent or delay onset of dementia. Referral, diagnosis and care … Continue reading →

Dementia Care Costs: UK Statistical Projections (LSE / CPEC / Age and Ageing / International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry)

Posted on December 14, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The number of people with dementia in the UK is expected to roughly double to 1.6 million by 2040 yet, according to a report by the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC), the cost of social care is projected … Continue reading →

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Facts and Figures on Unmet Needs in Older People in England (Age UK)

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Age UK have produced a statistical report investigating needs and experiences of disadvantage in six key aspects of life’s difficulties: Ill health. Care and support. Poor housing. Poverty. Loneliness. Social isolation. Full Text Link Reference Estimating need in older … Continue reading →

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Dementia Risk Factors Re-Explored / Confirmed (NIHR Signal / BMJ Open)

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A further systematic review indicates that unhealthy behaviours tend to increase dementia risk. Pooled meta-analysis of previous research demonstrate a 20% increase in the risk of dementia from one risk factor, while the co-occurrence of three risk factors doubles … Continue reading →

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Consensus Statement on Healthy Ageing (PHE / CfAB)

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Public Health England and the Centre for Ageing Better have released a consensus statement, containing widely accepted proposals for making England the “best place in the world to grow old”. Five core principles are given, with the aim of … Continue reading →

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More on the The Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care (Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine / Lancet)

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care has produced recommendations for the prevention of dementia, proposing a “life-course model of dementia prevention” incorporating nine modifiable risk factors for reducing the risk of dementia. The commission also offers recommendations about the pharmacological, … Continue reading →

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Potential Harms From Polypharmacy in the Elderly (BBC News / Age UK / EJCP / Bazian / Lancet Psychiatry)

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An Age UK report investigates the potential harms of over-prescribing medicines for older people. Older persons often remain on too many prescribed medicines, putting them at risk of side-effects, potentially resulting in falls and other forms of serious harm. … Continue reading →

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