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Tag Archives: National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (Japan)
Dementia-Friendly Communities Provision, Viewed as a Social Determinant of Health (JGCR / NHS England / WHO)
Summary Researchers in Japan reconsider the importance of age-friendly and dementia-friendly communities in providing certain dimensions of social engagement, inclusion and pro-social / altruistic activity; which are likely to support holistic, low-cost, approaches to healthy ageing, possibly even (cautiously applied) … 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, International, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest, World Health Organization (WHO)
Tagged Active and Healthy Ageing, Ageing Population, Aiesha Turner: Locality Link Officer at Integrated Plus (Dudley and Netherton), Altruism, Carer Inclusion, Center for Development of Advanced Medicine for Dementia:: National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (Japan), Co-Benefits, Collaborative Working, Collaborative Working in Local Communities, Community and Voluntary Sector, Community Volunteering, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Communities: Extension of Healthy Life Expectancy, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Resources, Dudley, Dudley Council for Voluntary Service (DCVS), Economic Sustainability, Facilitating the Ability to Contribute in Later Life, Health Counsellor System (Japan), Healthy Ageing, Healthy Ageing 2020 International Conference [Online] (GeriCaRe), India, Integrated Plus (Dudley and Netherton), International Comparisons, Japan, Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), Low-Cost and No-Cost Sustainability, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Meaningful Social Roles, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (Japan), Older People Helping Children Read and Learn (Experience Corps), Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion (WHO), Pro-Social and Altruistic Activity, Reciprocal Social Relationships, Social Distancing, Social Engagement, Social Inclusion, Social Model of Dementia, Social Participation, Social Prescribing, Sustainability, Sustainable Health and Social Care, The Experience Corps: USA, Toho Gakuen Graduate School (Japan), Volunteerism, WHO Ottawa Charter, World Report on Ageing and Health: 2015 (WHO)
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Scoping Dimensions of Dementia-Friendly Organisations (JGCR / IES / Alzheimer’s Society / RCN / JRF)
Summary Researchers in Japan have devised an analytical framework, comprising two axes, for improving appreciation of the current and future possible aspects of service, involvement and improvement in dementia-friendly organisations. Full Text Link Reference Takao, M. Maki, Y. Minami, U. … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, RCN, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Alzheimer's Society: Dementia Friendly Communities Programme, Alzheimer’s Society Employers Working Group, Corporate Ethics, Corporate Responsibility, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Programmes, Creating a Dementia Friendly Workplace (Alzheimer’s Society), Creating Shared Value, CSV: Creating Shared Value, Dementia Direct Enhanced Service (DES), Dementia in the Workplace, Dementia in the Workplace (RCN), Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Resources, Dementia-Friendly Specifications, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Friendly Working Environments, Dementia-Friendly Workplaces, Ethical Considerations, Graduate School of Regional Policy Design: Hosei University, Hosei University (Japan), Ill Health Retirement, Institute for Employment Studies, Japan, Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (Japan), Organisational Challenges, Organisational Culture, Organisational Reputation, Organizational Culture, Reasonable Adjustments, Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Supporting People With Dementia in the Workplace, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
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Blood Test for Pre-Symptomatic Alzheimer’s Disease Likely to Arrive Soon? (BBC News / Nature)
Summary A blood test developed by researchers in Australia and Japan appears to be able to predict the risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease, with 90% accuracy. Detection of amyloid beta in the blood may be taken as a biomarker for … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged Alzheimer’s Disease, Amyloid Beta, Amyloid-β (Aβ), Austin Health: Australia, Australia, ß-amyloid, BBC Health News, Beta-Amyloid, Biomarkers, Biomarkers Predicting Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer's Disease, Blood Proteins as Biomarkers of Disease Research, Blood-Based Biomarkers, Blood-Based Biomarkers of Pre-Symptomatic Alzheimer’s Disease, Center for Development of Advanced Medicine for Dementia:: National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (Japan), Conversion to Dementia From Prodromal Disease, CSIRO (Brisbane), Edith Cowan University: Western Australia, Florey Institute: University of Melbourne, Health and Biosecurity: CSIRO (Brisbane), Japan, Koichi Tanaka Mass Spectrometry Research Laboratory: Shimadzu Corporation, Koichi Tanaka Mass Spectrometry Research Laboratory: Shimadzu Corporation (Kyoto), Laboratory of Neuropathology and Neuroscience: University of Tokyo, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (Japan), Nature, Non-Invasive Biomarkers, Plasma Amyloid-β Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease, Plasma Biomarkers, Preclinical Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease, Protein-Based Biomarkers in Blood May Deliver Accurate Diagnoses, Shimadzu Corporation, Shimadzu Corporation (Kyoto), Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, University of Melbourne, University of Tokyo
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