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UK Policy Report: the Quality of Life for People with Dementia in 2014 (Alzheimer’s Society)

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

Summary The Alzheimer’s Society has published the third annual report “Dementia 2014: Opportunity for change”, which examines many aspects of the quality of life for people with dementia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Similar to the two previous reports … Continue reading →

Government Response to the House of Lords Select Committee Report on the Mental Capacity Act (Ministry of Justice / Department of Health / JCN)

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The government, with partners, has considered the recommendations made by the House of Lords. This response report defines a system-wide programme planned for 2014 to 2015 (and beyond) on improving implementation of the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Full Text … Continue reading →

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Safeguarding and Housing (SCIE)

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) recently released a guide on safeguarding for the housing sector. It includes information – and examples from practice – to support local authority social care staff who work with housing sector staff. … Continue reading →

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Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (BBC News / House of Lords Select Committee)

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

Summary The House of Lords Select Committee on the Mental Capacity Act 2005 has found that safeguards introduced to protect vulnerable patients are not working, and that possibly tens of thousands of vulnerable adults may be being deprived of their … Continue reading →

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Independent Mental Capacity Service: Sixth Annual Report (Department of Health)

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The sixth annual report on the Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) service provides statistical information on referrals to this statutory advocacy service. The profile of impairment has not changed; the most common impairments for people receiving the IMCA service are: … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Accommodation Decisions, Action for Advocacy (A4A), Action for Advocacy’s Quality Performance Mark for Advocacy / IMCA Services, Adult Social Care, Advocacy, Advocacy and Advice Services, Advocacy Networks, Care Reviews, Commissioning Arrangements, Commissioning IMCA Services, Court of Protection, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), Empowerment Matters CIC, Health Select Committee (HSC), House of Commons Health Select Committee (HSC), House of Lords MCA Committee, IMCA Instructions by Local Authority, IMCA Reports, IMCAs and Safeguarding, IMCAs as Litigation Friends, Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) Service, Independent Mental Capacity Advocate, Independent Mental Capacity Service, Local Authorities, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Authority Commissioners, Local Authority Commissioners and Providers, MCA: Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Capacity, Mental Capacity Act, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice, Mental Capacity Advocacy, Partnership Working, Post-legislative Scrutiny of the Mental Health Act (2007), Report Writing Evaluation Tool, Safeguarding, Serious Medical Treatment, Serious Medical Treatment (SMT), Serious Medical Treatment Decisions, Social Care | Leave a comment

Dying Well at Home: Integrated Working (SCIE)

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) guide is about enabling people to die at home when they wish, and improving the quality of their care. Sections of the guide, online, comprise: Recommendations. Choosing to die at home. Dying … Continue reading →

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Independent Mental Capacity Service: Annual Report (Department of Health)

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Mental Capacity Act 2005 created the Independent Mental Capacity Service to empower and safeguard people who do not have the capacity to make decisions. This Act also introduced the legal duty for NHS bodies and local authorities to … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Department of Health, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Local Interest, Mental Health, National, NHS, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK | Tagged Accommodation, Adult Social Care, Advocacy, Advocacy and Advice Services, Advocacy Networks, Care Reviews, CCGs, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Court of Protection, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), IMCA Reports, IMCAs and Safeguarding, Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) Service, Independent Mental Capacity Service, Local Authorities, Local Authorities (LAs), MCA: Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Capacity, Mental Capacity Act, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice, Mental Capacity Advocacy, Safeguarding, Serious Medical Treatment (SMT), Serious Medical Treatment Decisions, Social Care | Leave a comment

Prevalence of Dementia in Care Home Residents (BBC News / Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A survey by the Alzheimer’s Society has discovered that more than 320,000 of the 400,000 people living in the 20,000 care homes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have dementia or severe memory problems. This estimate is almost 30% higher than … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Abuse and Infringement of Mental Capacity Legislation, Age and Ageing, Ageing, Ageing and Long-Term Care: Projections, Aging, Alzheimer’s Disease: Prevalence, Alzheimer’s Society’s Your handy Guide to Selecting a Care Home, Care Home Comparison Web Sites, Care Home Culture, Care Home Market, Care Homes, Care Homes Public Policy, Care Homes Wellbeing, Choice, Community, Dementia Care in Care Homes, DEMFAM and DEMSTAF, Demographic Change and Public Services, Demographic Time-Bomb, Demographics, Demography, Dignity in Care Champions, Home from Home, Human Rights in Care Homes, Impact of Demographic Change on Public Services, LGA: Local Government Association, Local Government Association, London Borough of Merton, Low Expectations Report, Market Oversight (Care Homes), MCA: Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Capacity, Mental Capacity Act, Mental Capacity Legislation, PEARL (Positively Enriching And Enhancing Residents’ Lives) Project, Prevalence of Dementia, Proportionality: Human Rights and Mental Capacity Legislation, Regulation, Residential Care Homes, Social Demographics, Volunteers, Worcestershire Care Home Programme, Worcestershire Dementia Care Training and Development Programme | Leave a comment

End of Life Care in Extra Care Housing (NEoLCP)

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A brief reference to this item appears in: Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012]. Summary The “End of life care in extra care housing: a learning resource pack” offers practical information … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Housing LIN, National, NEoLCP, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Advance Decision to Refuse Treatment (ADRT), Advance Directive, Advance Statement, Anticipatory Decision-Making, Assessment of Pain for People Dying With / From Dementia, Autonomy and Choice, Choice, Choice and Control Over Decisions, Deaths in Usual Place of Residence (DiUPR), Decision Making, Decision-Making at End of Life, Decision-Making Capacity, Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR), Dying at Home, Easing Decision-Making, End of Life Care, Extra Care Housing, Gold Standards Framework (GSF), Housing Learning & Improvement Network (Housing LIN), Housing Learning and Improvement Network, Housing21, International Longevity Centre, International Longevity Centre UK, International Longevity Centre UK (ILC-UK), Lasting Power of Attorney (LPoA), Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP), Living Will, Mental Capacity Act, National Council for Palliative Care, National End of Life Care Programme, National End of Life Care Programme (NEoLCP), NEoLCN Resource, NHS National End Of Life Care Programme, Place of Death, Preferred Priorities for Care (PPC), Spirituality | Leave a comment

Safeguarding Adults at Risk of Harm: a Legal Guide for Practitioners (SCIE)

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 8, March 2012]. Summary The Department of Health commissioned this document in 2009, which is up-to-date to December 2010. This guide is a response … Continue reading →

Posted in Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, Nutrition, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, SCIE, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Access to Justice, Adults at Risk of Harm, Autonomy and Choice, Care Quality Commission, Choice, Civil Legal Remedies: Judicial Review and Torts, Coercion, Community Care, Community Care Assessments, Criminal Justice, Crown Prosecution Service, Crown Prosecution Service: Complaints, Deprivation of Liberty, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Disclosing Information and Consent, False Imprisonment, Health and Safety Executive, Housing Providers: Complaints, Human Rights, Human Rights in Care Homes, Infection, Infection Control, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Justice and Empowerment, Legal Framework, Mental Capacity, Mental Capacity Act, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Health Act 2007, National Patient Safety Agency, Negligence: Duty of Care, No Secrets Guidance, Nutrition and Hydration, Police: Complaints, Professional Conduct, Professional Lapses or Misjudgements, Proportionality in Safeguarding, Proportionality: Human Rights and Mental Capacity Legislation, Protecting a Person Without Consent (with Compulsion), Protection, Psychological Abuse, Respect for Person’s Home Private and Family Life, Right to Life, Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Safeguarding Adults Boards, Safeguarding in the NHS, Self-Neglect, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Stranger Abuse, The Bournewood Case, Trespass, Undue Influence, Unsafe Care, Vulnerable Adults, Whistleblowing | Leave a comment

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