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Local Dementia Friendly Communities: Guidance for Councils (LGA)
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 →
Posted in Age UK, Alzheimer's Society, BSI, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, SCIE, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged AGE UK Coventry and Coventry City Council, AGE UK Social Care, Age UK Solihull, Alzheimer’s Australia WA, Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Friendly Communities Recognition Process, Alzheimer’s Society Maidstone Peer Support Group, ASK Sara Website, Avon and Wilshire MHP, Awareness, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Raising, Barriers to Early Diagnosis, Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities (UK), Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME), BME Communities, British Psychological Society, British Standards Institute, British Standards Institution (BSI), British Standards Institution (BSI): Code of Practice for Dementia Friendly Communities, BSI Guidance, BSI Publicly Available Specification (PAS) Code of Practice for Recognition of Dementia Friendly Communities in England, BSI Standard, Building Community Assets, Building Community Capacity, Building Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Building Dementia Friendly Communities, Care Act 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Women and Dementia (Alzheimer’s Disease International / GADAA)
Summary This year’s Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) World Alzheimer Report is a thorough international review of the disproportionate impact of dementia on women. It examines three aspects of the differential effect of gender on: Women living with dementia. Women caring … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), 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, Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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Loneliness in Old Age: Male Perspectives (BBC News / ILC-UK / Independent Age)
Summary Increasing numbers of men face loneliness and isolation in old age, according to research by the International Longevity Centre (ILC-UK) and Independent Age. While older women are likely to remain more likely to outlive their husbands, it is also … Continue reading →
Posted in Age Concern (England), Age UK, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Mental Health, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Care Quality Commission on Equality (CQC)
Summary This Care Quality Commission (CQC) report states the CQC agenda for promoting equality, and tackling inequality, amongst people using health and social care services (and for people working at the CQC). Full Text Link Reference Equality counts: equality information … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, CQC: Care Quality Commission, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), 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, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Mapping London’s Dementia Advocacy Services (Dementia Advocacy Network)
Summary This report, from the Dementia Advocacy Network (DAN), presents findings from DAN’s mapping project of dementia advocacy services across 33 London boroughs. Of the 142 organisations contacted, 26 were identified as providing a level of advocacy for people with … Continue reading →
Posted in Age Concern (England), Age UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK
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RCN Resource Page on Dementia and Diversity
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 4, November 2011]. Abstract This web page is another section of the online resources developed to support the RCN Dementia Project. It provides links … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Patient Information, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, RCN, UK, Universal Interest
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