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Tag Archives: Needs of Older People Living in Care Homes
Systematic Review of Meaningful Activity for People With Dementia in Long-Term Care (Cochrane Database / NIHR Signal / PLoS Medicine)
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
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Agitation, Agitation and Aggression, Alternatives to Antipsychotics, Alternatives to Medication for Agitation, Antipsychotic Prescribing in Care Homes, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Best Practice in Care Homes, Broaden-and-Build Theory, Care Homes, Care Homes Wellbeing, Division of Psychiatry and Applied Psychology: University of Nottingham, Division of Psychiatry: University College London, Encouraging Independence and Social Interaction, Exeter University, Exeter University Medical School: Exeter University, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences: University of Hull, Faculty of Medicine: University of Freiburg, Germany, Helse Stavanger University Hospital (Norway), Improving Wellbeing and Health for People with Dementia (WHELD) Trial, Individualized Positive Psychosocial Intervention (IPPI), Individualized Positive Psychosocial Interventions, Individualized Social Activity Intervention (ISAI), Institute for Evidence in Medicine (for Cochrane Germany Foundation): University of Freiburg, Institute of Mental Health: University of Nottingham, Kings College London, London School of Economics, Maintaining Identity, Maintaining Independence, Managing Agitation, Managing Ongoing Physical and Mental Health Conditions, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Meaningful Activity in Care Homes / Nursing Homes, Meaningful Occupation, Meaningful Occupation Interventions, 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, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes (QS50), Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes: Support for Commissioning, Montessori Principles, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Institute for Health Research Signal, Need-Driven Dementia-Compromised Behavior (NDB) Model, Needs of Older People Living in Care Homes, NICE Quality Standard QS50, NIHR Signal, Norway, Nursing Homes, Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy in Care Homes, Occupational Therapy Programmes, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Patient Engagement, People with Dementia in Care Homes, People With Dementia in Long-Term Care, People With Dementia Living in Care Homes, People With Dementia Living in Nursing Homes, Person-Centred Activities for People With Dementia Living in Nursing Homes, Person-Centred Care Training for People With Dementia Living in Nursing Homes, Personal Identity, Personalised Social Interaction, Personally Tailored Activities for People With Dementia in Long-Term Care, PLoS Medicine, Preventing Isolation, Professor Martin Orrell, Recreational Activities, Recreational Stimulation, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reducing Antipsychotic Drugs in Care Homes, Reducing Antipsychotic Medication in Care Homes, Reducing Antipsychotic Prescriptions in Dementia, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics, Reducing Violence and Aggression, Reminiscence Therapy, Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs), Residential Care, Residential Care Homes, Sawinery, Self-Determination Theory, Social Interaction, Systematic Reviews, Treatment Routes for Exploring Agitation (TREA) Framework, University College London, University of Freiburg, University of Hull, University of Nottingham, WHELD Intervention, WHELD Programme, Woodworking (Hobby), Woodworking for the Elderly
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Separation of Elderly Couples Condemned as Inhuman and Potentially Fatal (BBC News)
Summary The involuntary separation of elderly couples, when one or both parties moves into a care home, should cease according to Sir James Munby (Family Judge). Social workers have been strongly advised to apply a “common decency” test in these circumstances … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Mental Health, National, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Association of Director of Adult Social Services (ADASS), BBC Health News, Care Home Residents, Care Home Sector, Care Homes, Common Decency Test (Social Workers), Compassion, Compassionate Care, Culture of Compassionate Care, Decency, Empathy, Humanity, Margaret Willcox: President of ADASS, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Needs of Older People Living in Care Homes, Older People Living in Care Homes, Right to Family Life Under the Human Rights Act, Separation of Elderly Couples, Shared Accommodation, Sir James Munby: President of Family Division of the High Court, Transitions into Care Home
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Change of Focus: From Dementia Diagnosis Rates to Post-Diagnostic Support for People with Dementia (NHS England)
Summary Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia, and Peter Bagshaw, Clinical Lead for Dementia at the South West Strategic Clinical Network, discuss the changing emphases of current concerns regarding the recording and management of dementia in primary care. A … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, 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, NHS, NHS England, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK
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Welsh Care Homes Review (BBC Wales / Older People’s Commissioner for Wales)
Summary A review of the quality of life for residents of care homes in Wales has found that many older people have an unacceptable quality of life and tend to become institutionalised quickly. Care homes tend to be perceived as … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
Tagged A Place to Call Home (Care Homes Review), Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, Aberystwyth University, Access to GP Services, Activity in Care Homes, Age Cymru Diversity Networks, All Wales Social Care Research Collaboration Project, Alzheimer’s Society Wales, Aneurin Bevan University, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Availability of Care Homes, BBC Health News, BBC Wales, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, Bridgend County Borough Council, British Association of Social Workers in Wales (BASW Cymru), Caerphilly County Borough Council, Caerphilly County Borough Council 50+ Forum, Cardiff & Vale University Health Board, Cardiff Gypsy and Traveller Project, Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW), Care Council for Wales (CCW), Care Forum Wales, Care Home Environments, Care Home Managers, Care Homes, Care Homes in Wales, Care Homes Steering Group (Wales), Care of Older People Living in Care Homes in Wales, Care Staff, Carers Trust, Carers Wales, Carmarthenshire County Council, Ceredigion County Council, Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (CSP), City and County Council of Swansea, Cleanliness and Comfort, College of Occupational Therapists (COT), Commissioning Inspection and Regulation, Continuing Healthcare, Conwy County Borough Council, Crossroads Care South East Wales, Cwm Taf University Health Board, Dementia Care in Care Homes, Dementia Care Matters, Denbighsire County Council, Diet (Care Homes), Dining Experiences, Diverse Cymru, EMI (Elderly Mentally Infirm), Failing Care Homes, Flintshire County Council, Good Practice in Care Homes, Gwynedd Council, Health and Wellbeing, Health Boards, High Acuity Needs, Hywel Dda University Health Board, Improving Standards in Care Homes, Institutional Regimes (Care Homes), Interfaith Council for Wales, Isle of Anglesey County Council, Living Well in Care Homes, Local Authorities, Market Oversight (Care Homes), Market Sufficiency, Mealtimes, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Meaningful Occupation, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, Monmouthshire County Council, My Home Life Cymru, National Minimum Standards (Wales), Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, Needs of Older People Living in Care Homes, Newport City Council, NHS Continuing Healthcare, Nursing Staff, Occupational Therapy in Care Homes, Older People in Welsh Care Homes, Older People Living in Care Homes, Older People's Commissioner for Wales, Oral Hygiene, Pembrokeshire County Council, People with Dementia in Care Homes, Personal Appearance (Care Home Residents), Personal Hygiene, Polypharmacy, Powys County Council, Powys Teaching Health Board, Prevention, Prevention and Reablement, Profiling Beds, Quality of Life for People Living in Care Homes in Wales, Quality of Life Model, Reablement, Regulation and Inspection of Social Services (Wales), Restrictive Care, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, Sarah Rochira: Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, Sensory Loss, Social Care Rapporteurs, Social Participation, Social Services Regulation and Inspection (Wales), Swansea University, Task-Based Care (Mechanical and Institutionalised), The City of Cardiff Council, Torfaen County Borough Council, Training and Competency, University of South Wales, Vale of Glamorgan Council, Values-Based Training, Wellbeing, Welsh Care Homes Review, Welsh Government, Welsh Senate of Older People, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Development, Workforce Planning, Wrexham County Borough Council
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Video Supporting Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes (NICE Collaborating Centre for Social Care / SCIE)
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
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National Care Home Open Day (CQC)
Summary The second National Care Home Open Day is to be held on Friday June 20th 2014, allowing people to visit local care homes. The idea is that allowing the general population to meet residents and learn about local care … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK
Tagged Activity in Care Homes, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Raising, Care Home Inspections, Care Home Residents, Care Home Sector, Care in Local Communities, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Choosing a Care Home, Community Connections, Community Engagement, Dementia Care in Care Homes, Dignity and Respect, Good Practice in Care Homes, Improving Standards in Care Homes, Involvement and Participation, Living Well in Care Homes, Local Scrutiny, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, National Care Home Open Day, Needs of Older People Living in Care Homes, Older Care Home Residents, Patient and Public Involvement, Preventing Isolation, Public Awareness, Public Scrutiny, Residential Care Homes, Safe and Compassionate Care, Scrutiny, Social Isolation
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BGS Commissioning Guidance for Older Care Home Residents (BGS)
Summary This British Geriatrics Society (BGS) guidance on commissioning for excellence in care homes is aimed at people developing models of health care delivery which meet the needs of care home residents. Around 20% of the 400,000 older people living … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK
Tagged Access and Advocacy, Advocacy, Advocacy and Advice Services, BGS, BGS Commissioning Guide for Older Care Home Residents, BGS Quest for Quality Report, British Geriatrics Society (BGS), Care Home Literature Review (CHoLiR), Care Home Outcome Study (CHOS), Care Homes, Care Integration, Care Partnerships, Commissioning for Excellence in Care Homes, Commissioning Guidance for Older Care Home Residents, Community Geriatricians, Comprehensive Assessments for Older People in Hospital, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), Dementia Care in Care Homes, Health and Social Care Integration, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Care and Support, Integrated Commissioning, Integrated Dementia Care, Integrated Provision, Joint Working Party Inquiry into the Quality of Healthcare Support for Older People in Care Homes (BGS), Living Well in Care Homes, Local Partnerships, Needs of Older People Living in Care Homes, Nursing Homes, Partnership, Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, People with Dementia in Care Homes, Quest for Quality in Care Homes, Research in Care Homes, Residential Care Homes, Staff Interviews in Care Homes (STICH), University of Nottingham
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