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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 →

Prevalence of Visual Impairment in People with Dementia: the PrOVIDe Study (NIHR)

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)’s Prevalence of Visual Impairment in People with Dementia (PrOVIDe) study investigated the prevalence of visual impairment in people with dementia, and addressed possible reasons behind any under-detection or inappropriate management of vision … Continue reading →

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Loneliness at Christmas Associated With Expected Increases in Accident and Emergency Admissionss (BBC News / NHS England / Department of Health)

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

Summary Members of the public have been urged to keep an eye on elderly friends and neighbours over the Christmas period. It is hoped that good neighbourliness of this kind could help ease pressures on hospital A&E departments. It has … Continue reading →

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Integrated Care for People with Complex Chronic Conditions: Research Summary (King’s Fund)

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This King’s Fund report summarises the findings from a 2-year research project (funded by Aetna and the Aetna Foundation) which involved looking at five UK-based programmes delivering coordinated care for people with long-term and complex needs. The aim has … Continue reading →

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Oxleas Advanced Dementia Service (King’s Fund)

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The King’s Fund (funded by Aetna and the Aetna Foundation) is releasing a series of five case studies examining co-ordinated care for people with complex chronic conditions. New approaches to care co-ordination in primary care settings are investigated, across … Continue reading →

Dementia and Visual Impairment: ADS Research Project, Participants Invited (DAA / ADS)

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

Summary The Association for Dementia Studies (ADS) at the University of Worcester is working on a research project investigating the needs of people with dementia and impaired sight who live in housing settings other than care homes. The researchers are … Continue reading →

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Neighbourhood Watch Groups Could Provide Care for Elderly? (Telegraph / BBC News)

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

Summary Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb has spoken about Britain’s attitude to the elderly being “uncivilised” and called for the public to acknowledge that lonely and vulnerable pensioners living locally may be in need of help. Norman Lamb would like to encourage neighbourhood watch groups to … Continue reading →

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Five Hours a Day: Systemic Innovation for an Ageing Population (NESTA)

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This report explores the impact of ageing on society and what this might mean in terms of innovation. Nesta proposes taking a systematic look at how people live in the context of changing demographics, looking especially at issues which … Continue reading →

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Ready for Ageing? (House of Lords Committee on Public Service and Demographic Change)

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent report from the Select Committee on Public Service and Demographic Change warns that Government and society at large are unprepared for ageing. A broad range of policy areas are addressed, with comprehensive analyses of the potential impact … Continue reading →

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CQC Inspections to Target Poor Home Care (Department of Health Media Centre)

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 5, December 2011]. Summary On November 22nd the Care Services Minister Paul Burstow praised the Care Quality Commission’s announcement that it has planned a programme of … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Care at Home, Care Quality Commission, Former Care Services Minister Paul Burstow, Home and Community Care Services, Home Care Standards, Living at Home, Paul Burstow (Former Care Services Minister) | 1 Comment

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