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Separation of Elderly Couples Condemned as Inhuman and Potentially Fatal (BBC News)

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care 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 | Leave a comment

Change of Focus: From Dementia Diagnosis Rates to Post-Diagnostic Support for People with Dementia (NHS England)

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 →

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Dementia Today and Tomorrow (Deloitte / Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This report, from the Deloitte UK Centre for Health Solutions in collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Society, summarises the emerging consensus and outcomes developed from a series of events and initiatives which aimed to collect the views of people interested … Continue reading →

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Care Homes: Improvements Required to Meet CQC Standards and Dementia Recognition / Diagnosis Goals (BBC News / BBC 5 Live / NHS England)

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An online examination of Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection records from almost 10,000 care homes, performed by BBC Radio 5 Live Investigates and LaingBuisson (healthcare analysts), suggests that around 20% of care homes for older people in England failed … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Welsh Care Homes Review (BBC Wales / Older People’s Commissioner for Wales)

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 →

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 →

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