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Systematic Review of Meaningful Activity for People With Dementia in Long-Term Care (Cochrane Database / NIHR Signal / PLoS Medicine)

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Mainstream opinion is nowadays in favour of providing personally-tailored meaningful activity for people with dementia in long-term care, as a means of improving mental wellbeing and quality of life, and / or reducing challenging behaviour without resort to antipsychotics. … Continue reading →

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Supporting Meaningful Activity in the Community: Brief Example (Frame of Mind CIC)

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Frame of Mind is a Community Interest Company providing picture framing and printing services to businesses and residents in the Bognor Regis area. One of their roles involves offering vocational training and wellbeing opportunities for local adults with mental … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK | Tagged Bognor Regis, Cecilia Yardley (Lewy Body Society and Parkinson’s UK), Community and Voluntary Sector, Community Engagement, Elderly Mental Health, Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing, Frame of Mind (CIC), Frame Of Mind (Vocational Training) CIC, Health and Wellbeing, Hobbies and Interests, Hope and Encouragement, Ideas for Activities, Learning in Later Life, Leisure, Leisure Activities and Social Networks, Living Well with Dementia, Living With Dementia Magazine: Alzheimer’s Society, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Maintaining Identity, Maintaining Independence, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Activity in the Community, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, National Dementia Care Innovation Award (2012), Preventing Isolation, Preventing Loneliness, Regaining Independence, Vocational Training, Vocational Wellbeing For People Living With Dementia, Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome | Leave a comment

Use of Quality Standards to Improve Practice in Care Homes for Older People (NICE)

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a brief resource explaining how NICE quality standards fit together and relate to improvement initiatives relating to care homes. It explains how to use NICE quality standards to … Continue reading →

Posted in Antipsychotics, Commissioning, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Access to Care, Access to Healthcare Services, Access to Primary Care, Access to Services, Activity in Care Homes, Adult Mental Health Services, Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, Alternatives to Antipsychotics, Antipsychotic Prescribing in Care Homes, Best Practice in Care Homes, Care Homes, Care Homes Wellbeing, Care Homes: Last Year of Life, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Care Quality Commission’s Inspection Framework, Caring (CQC Inspection Question), Caring Indicators (CQC), Choice and Control Over Decisions, Community Mental Health, Coordinated Care, CQC Inspection Framework Questions and Related NICE Quality Standards, CQC Inspection Questions (Safe Effective Caring Responsive Well-Led), Delirium, Dementia (QS1), Dementia Care in Care Homes, Dementia-Friendly Care Homes, Depression in Adults (QS8), Diversity, Diversity Equality and Language, Effective (CQC Inspection Question), Elderly Mental Health, Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing, End of Life Care for Adults (QS13), End of Life Care in Care Homes, Equality, Health and Wellbeing, Holistic Care, Identity, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme, Independence, Independent Advocacy, Infection Prevention and Control, Language, Low Self-Esteem, Maintaining Identity, Maintaining Independence, Managers of Care Homes for Older People, Managing Medicines in Care Homes, Managing Ongoing Physical and Mental Health Conditions, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health Services, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes (QS50), Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes: Support for Commissioning, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Needs of Older People Living in Care Homes, NICE Collaborating Centre for Social Care (NCCSC), NICE Quality Standard 1 (QS1), NICE Quality Standard QS50, NICE Quality Standards, NICE Quality Standards Mapped to Related CQC Inspection Framework Questions, NICE Quality Standards on Improving Practice in Care Homes for Older People, NICE Resources Tailored for Managers of Care Homes for Older People, Patient Experience in Adult NHS Services (QS15), Patient Identity, People with Dementia in Care Homes, Personal Identity, Physical Problems, Physical Wellbeing, Quality Statement 1: Participation in Meaningful Activity, Quality Statement 2: Personal Identity, Quality Statement 3: Recognition of Mental Health Conditions, Quality Statement 4: Recognition of Sensory Impairment, Quality Statement 5: Recognition of Physical Problems, Quality Statement 6: Access to Healthcare Services, Recognition of Mental Health Conditions, Recognition of Physical Problems, Recognition of Sensory Impairment, Residential Care Homes, Responsive (CQC Inspection Question), Safe (CQC Inspection Question), Sense of Identity, Sensory Impairment, Sensory Loss, Service User Experience in Adult Mental Health (QS14), Supporting Older People in Care Homes At Night, Supporting People to Live Well With Dementia (QS30), Supporting People to Live Well with Dementia: QS30 (NICE), Visual Impairment, Well-Led (CQC Inspection Question), Wellbeing, Wellbeing and an Ageing Population, Wellbeing in Later Life, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Development, Workforce Planning, Workforce Training | Leave a comment

Video Supporting Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes (NICE Collaborating Centre for Social Care / SCIE)

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A film was produced in June 2014 to support the NICE quality standard on the mental wellbeing of older people living in care homes. This online video features residents at the Royal Chelsea Hospital, and discusses NICE recommendations about … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Physiotherapy, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, SCIE, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Access to Care, Access to Healthcare Services, Access to Primary Care, Access to Services, Activity in Care Homes, Adult Mental Health Services, Andrea Sutcliffe: Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, Care Home Inspections, Care Homes, Care Homes Wellbeing, Care Homes: Last Year of Life, Care Quality Commission’s Inspection Framework, Community Mental Health, Dementia Care in Care Homes, Dementia-Friendly Care Homes, Depression and Low Self-Esteem in Older People, Diversity, Diversity Equality and Language, Elderly Mental Health, Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing, Equality, Health and Wellbeing, Identity, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme, Independence, Inspections by CQC, Language, Loneliness, Low Self-Esteem, Maintaining Identity, Maintaining Independence, Meaningful Activity, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health Services, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes (QS50), National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Needs of Older People Living in Care Homes, NICE Quality Standard QS50, Older People Living in Care Homes, Patient Identity, Personal Identity, Physical Wellbeing, Residential Care Homes, Royal Chelsea Hospital infirmary, Royal Hospital Chelsea, Sense of Identity, Sensory Impairment, Sensory Loss, Social Care Inspection (CSCI), Supporting Older People in Care Homes At Night, Visual Impairment, Wellbeing, Wellbeing and an Ageing Population, Wellbeing in Later Life | Leave a comment

Towards a Better Life with Alzheimer’s Disease (ESRO / Alzheimer’s Society / Red & Yellow Care / Lancet)

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent report from ESRO and Red & Yellow Care (published with the Alzheimer’s Society) looks at steps required to improve the wellbeing of people living with dementia, whether in the community or in care. This thoughtfully written report … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Alzheimer's Society: Dementia Friendly Communities Programme, Arts Council England, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness of Potential Risks, Awareness of Relationships, Awareness Raising, Balancing Risk and Choice, Better Life with Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Friendly Communities Programme, Dementia Risk Assessments, Embracing Now, Enabling Happiness, ESRO, Flexibility, Good Life with Alzheimer's Disease, Happiness, Happiness and Wellbeing, Health and Quality of Life, Health and Wellbeing, Identity, Improving Flexibility of Care, Increasing Wellbeing, Independence Choice and Risk, Lancet, Living in the Mment, Maintaining Identity, Meaningful Relationships, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Post-2015, Mindfulness, My Home Life (MHL), My Home Life Network, My Name is Not Dementia, OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Perfect Imperfection, Personal Identity, Personal Relationships, Physical Wellbeing, Positive Relationships, Psychological and Emotional Wellbeing, Psychological Wellbeing, Quality of Life, Quality of Life Promotion, Raising Awareness, Red & Yellow Care, Relationships, Relationships and Context, Remembering Life Experiences, Reminiscence, Reminiscence Therapy, Respect, Respect for Identity, Right to Take Risk, Risk and Mitigation Strategies, Risk Management, Sense of Identity, Social Wellbeing, Spots of Time, Supporting Agency, Sustaining Relationships, Value of Arts and Culture to People and Society, Valuing Contrast: Good Days and Bad Days, Wellbeing, Wellbeing in Later Life | Leave a comment

Common Core Principles Supporting Mental Health and Wellbeing in Adult Social Care (Skills for Care)

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This guide, from Skills for Care, presents ten common core principles to support mental health and wellbeing in social care settings. These principles are intended to help staff working in social care services to support and promote good mental … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, Mental Health Foundation, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Safeguarding, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Services, Adult Social Care Workers, Approachability, Care Standards Act 2000, Caring Nature, Choice and Control Over Decisions, Collaboration, Common Core Principles, Common Core Principles: Mental Health and Wellbeing in Adult Social Care, Community Involvement, Compassion, Confidence, Consistency, Cultural Needs, Dignity and Respect, Empathy, Equality, Equality Act 2010, Equality and Diversity, Equality and Human Rights, Friendliness, Honesty, Independence, Independence Choice and Risk, Indicative Behaviours, Integrity, Involvement and Participation, Maintaining Identity, Maintaining Independence, MCA: Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 2007, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health and Wellbeing in Adult Social Care, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Motivating People, Non-Judgementalism, Older People: Independence and Mental Wellbeing, Optimism, Patient Identity, Patient Preferences, Peer Support, Personal Identity, Personal Preferences, Positive Relationships, Recreational Activities, Regaining Independence, Safeguarding, Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Safeguarding Adults in Care Homes, Safeguarding Adults Principles, SDM: Shared Decision Making, Sense of Identity, Shared Decision-Making, Skills for Care, Skills for Care (SfC), Social Care, Social Inclusion | Leave a comment

NICE Quality Standard QS50: Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes (NICE)

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

Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published the quality standard “Mental wellbeing of older people in care homes (QS50)”, which helps care homes to promote the physical health and mental wellbeing of residents. There are … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, 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, National, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Physiotherapy, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Access to Care, Access to Healthcare Services, Access to Primary Care, Access to Services, Activity in Care Homes, Adult Mental Health Services, Care Homes, Care Homes Wellbeing, Care Homes: Last Year of Life, Community Mental Health, Dementia Care in Care Homes, Dementia-Friendly Care Homes, Diversity, Diversity Equality and Language, Elderly Mental Health, Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing, Equality, Health and Wellbeing, Identity, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme, Independence, Language, Low Self-Esteem, Maintaining Identity, Maintaining Independence, Meaningful Activity, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health Services, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes (QS50), NICE Quality Standard QS50, Patient Identity, Personal Identity, Physical Wellbeing, Residential Care Homes, Sense of Identity, Sensory Impairment, Sensory Loss, Supporting Older People in Care Homes At Night, Visual Impairment, Wellbeing, Wellbeing and an Ageing Population, Wellbeing in Later Life | Leave a comment

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