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Improving Care for Older People (NHS England / Age UK / PHE / Chief Fire Officer’s Association / JGCR)

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The guide to Improving Care for Older People, developed by NHS England in partnership with Age UK, Public Health England, and the Chief Fire Officer’s Association, is actually a collection of resources (some dating back several years). This collection … Continue reading →

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Self-Care Guide (Regional Voices)

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A Regional Voices briefing supports patients in actively managing their own health. It also promotes wider recognition of the potential role(s) for voluntary and community services in enabling self-care. Full Text Link Reference Self-care: everybody’s talking about it. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community 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, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Active and Healthy Ageing, Age UK Lindsey, Alzheimer's Society, Bassetlaw CCG, Bassetlaw CVS, Bassetlaw Mind, Big Lottery Fund’s Ageing Better Programme, British Lung Foundation (BLF), Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Community Development Foundation, Community Interest Companies (CiCs), Community Lincs, Community Wellbeing Commissioning: Herts County Council, Derbyshire County Council, East Lindsey District Council, Erewash Hardwick and North Derbyshire CCGs, Five Year Forward View, Grants for the Voluntary Sector, Health and Wellbeing, Health Literacy, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Living, Lincolnshire County Council, Lincolnshire East CCG, Local ‘BreatheEasy’Support Groups, Local Infrastructure Organisations (LIOs), Long Term Conditions Alliance Scotland (LTCAS), Louth Seniors Forum, National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), Nene Valley Community Action, NHS Bassetlaw CCG, NHS Five Year Forward View (5YFV), NHS Hardwick CCG, North Herts CVS, North Notts Memory Links, Nottingham CCG, Nottingham City Children and Young Peoples Plan, Nottingham City Council’s Healthy Child Programme (HCP), Older People: Independence and Mental Wellbeing, Patient Activation, Patient and Community Empowerment, Patient and Public Participation, Patient Choice, Patient Competencies, Patient Control, Patient Empowerment, Patient Empowerment Movement, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Preventative Care, Prevention, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Problem Prevention, Purple Pet Power, Regional Voices, Self Help UK, Self-Care, Self-Care Programmes, Self-Determination, Self-Directed Services, Self-Directed Support, Self-Directed Support for Long Term Conditions, Self-Help, Self-Help Groups, Self-Management, Self-Management in Chronic Illness, Self-Management Support, Service User Involvement, Staying Healthy for Longer, Supporting Healthy Lifestyles, Supporting People with Long Term Conditions: An NHS and Social Care Model (2005), Supporting Self-Care, Talk Eat and Drink (TED) Project, TED in East Lindsey, The Hertfordshire Compact, Tudor Trust, VCS and CCG Compact, VCS Providers Networks, Voluntary Action Leicester (VAL), Voluntary and Community Action, Voluntary and Community Organisations, Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS), Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations, Voluntary and Community Sector: Enabling Self-Care, Voluntary Sector Single Point of Access (VSPA) | Leave a comment

Social Value Argument Supports Investment in Dementia Support Services (Health Innovation Network)

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A report from the Health Innovation Network highlights the positive social value of peer support groups for people with dementia, their carers and volunteers. It is estimated (based on just three such groups evaluated) that each pound of investment … Continue reading →

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Dementia Peer Support Resource Tool (Health Innovation Network)

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Health Innovation Network has produced a dementia peer support resource tool, in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Society, Age UK and Innovations in Dementia. This tool is designed to assist with establishing and running peer support networks for people … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Dementia Action Alliance, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs), Advice and Information, AGE UK Checklist for Dementia Friendly Environments, Alzheimer’s Society’s Talking Point Forum, Arts 4 Dementia: Reawakening the Mind, Authoring Dementia-Friendly Information (Style Guides), Big Lottery Fund, Big Lottery Funding, Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Groups, Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), BME Communities, Carers Trust, Circles of Support for People with Dementia, City Bridge Trust, Cognitive Stimulation, Commissioning Dementia Support Services, Community and Voluntary Sector, Creating Dementia Friendly Environments, Creating Websites for People With Dementia, DEEP Guide to Writing Dementia-Friendly Information, DEEP: Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project, Dementia Action Alliance, Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), Dementia Adventure, Dementia Adventure CIC, Dementia Advisers, Dementia Advisors, Dementia Cafes, Dementia Connect: Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Services Directory, Dementia Empowerment and Engagement Project, Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project (DEEP), Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Programme, Dementia Navigators, Dementia Peer Support Resource Tool: Health Innovation Network, Dementia Services Development Centre (University of Stirling), Dementia Services Directory: Dementia Connect (Alzheimer’s Society), Dementia Words Matter: Guideline, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Information, Dementia-Friendly Information (Style Guides), Dementia-Friendly Writing, Dire Straits (Not the Rock Band) Support Group, Discussion Forums, DSDC: Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre, Dulwich Helpline, Dulwich Helpline Group, eLearning: The Open Dementia Programme (SCIE), Funding Central, Funding For All, GRANTNet, Guys Hospital, Health Innovation Network, Health Innovation Network South London, Healthy Living Club, Healthy Living Club (HLC), Hope & Doodle Group, How2Fundraise, iD: Innovations in Dementia, Independence, Independence and Relationships, Independent Living, Information About Services, Information and Advice, Information and Support for Carers, Information and Support for Patients and Carers, Information Needs of People with Dementia, Innovations in Dementia, Innovations in Dementia: a CIC, Jasmine Cafe, Jasmine Club, Jasmine Club (BAME Group), Lambeth and Southwark Older People’s Information Directory, Lewy Body Society, London Community Foundation, London Dementia Commissioners Network, London Social Care Partnership (Formerly the Joint Improvement Partnership), Loneliness and Dementia, Loneliness and Social Isolation, LSCP: London Social Care Partnership, Maintaining Independence, Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Foundation (MHF), National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), Navigators: Coordinators of Care, Older People: Independence and Mental Wellbeing, Peer Support, Peer Support - Making it Happen, Peer Support – Principles in Practice, Peer Support Groups, Peer Support in Long Term Conditions, Peer Support Network Model: Evaluation, Peer Support Networks, Peer Support Networks: Evaluation, Peer Support Services, Peer Support Workers, Peer Support: Fundraising, Peer Support: Venues and Environments, PQASSO: Practical Quality Assurance System for Small Organisations, Practical Quality Assurance System for Small Organisations (PQASSO), Preventing Loneliness, Regaining Independence, SCIE Open Dementia Programme, SCIE Resource on Dementia-Friendly Environments, Self-Esteem (Peer Support), Self-Help Groups, Self-Help Groups for People With Dementia, Services and Support for BAME Communities, Signposting, Signposting to Sources of Practical Help, Silver Line, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Social Networking, Social Networks, South London, Staying Independent, Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), Talking Point, The Funding Network, UK Community Foundations, University of Stirling's Dementia Services Development Centre, Voluntary Community Social Enterprise (VCSE), Web-Based Discussion Forums, Young Persons Dementia Group South London, Younger People with Dementia Support Group | Leave a comment

Practical Guide to Healthy Ageing (NHS England / Age UK)

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England and Age UK have jointly published their “Practical Guide to Healthy Ageing”, to help improve health and general fitness. This evidence-based guide covers the main risk factors for older people living at home, particularly those aged 70 or … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, Charitable Bodies, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nutrition, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Active Ageing, Active and Healthy Ageing, Age and Ageing, Age-Related Hearing Loss (ARHL), Ageing Population, Ageing Society, Ageing Well, Bladder Problems, Feeling Under the Weather (Campaign), Guide to Healthy Ageing, Happiness and Wellbeing, Health and Wellbeing, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Feet, Hearing, Hearing Loss, Hydration and Nutrition, Independence, Independence at Home, Keep Warm Keep Well, Maintaining Independence, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, NHS England’s Feeling under the weather? Campaign, Older People: Independence and Mental Wellbeing, Preparations for Winter, Regaining Independence, Risk and Protective Factors for Mental Wellbeing, Shingles Vaccination Programme, Supporting Health Wellbeing and Independence, Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Infections, Vaccination Programmes, Visual Impairment, Warm Homes, Winter Friends, Winter Influenza Vaccination, Winter Preparedness | Leave a comment

Gardens Help Trigger Memories in Dementia Patients (Journal of the American Medical Directors Association / Nursing Times / BT Lifestyle)

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Researchers at the University of Exeter Medical School have found that gardens and green spaces help care home residents with dementia to relax, resulting in reduced agitation. This review of 17 different international research studies indicates that having opportunities … 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), In the News, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Agitation, Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, Alternatives to Antipsychotic Medication, Antipsychotics Limitation in Dementia, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, BT Lifestyle, Calming Settings, Care Home Residents, Care Homes, Care Homes Wellbeing, Commissioning for Excellence in Care Homes, Dementia Care in Care Homes, Dementia-Friendly Care Homes, Dementia-Related Quality of Life (DEMQOL), Encouraging Independence and Social Interaction, Environments to Trigger Memories, European Centre for the Environment and Human Health, European Quality Of Life (EUROQOL) Tool, Garden Areas, Gardening, Gardens, Gardens in Care Homes, Green Spaces, Health and Wellbeing, Health Care for Older Care Home Residents, Horticultural Activities, Horticultural Therapy, Horticulture, Improving Standards in Care Homes, Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Increasing Wellbeing, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Living Well in Care Homes, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Multisensory Engagement, Multisensory Environments for Leisure, Multisensory Stimulation, Multisensory Stimulation Through Reminiscence, National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Applied Health Research and Care South West Peninsula, NIHR CLAHRC South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC), Nursing Times, Older People: Independence and Mental Wellbeing, Outdoor Spaces, PenCLAHRC, Peninsula Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, People with Dementia in Care Homes, Physical Wellbeing, Psychological Wellbeing, Reduced Requirement for Antipsychotic Medication, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reducing Antipsychotic Medication in Care Homes, Reminiscence and Sensory Stimulation, Residential Care, Residential Care Homes, Sensory Garden, Sensory Stimulation, University of Exeter, University of Exeter Medical School | Leave a comment

NHS Choices Guide to Long-Term Conditions and Self-Care (NHS Choices)

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS Choices has produced an online guide about self-care for people living with long-term conditions. This guide offers legal, financial and health-related advice and practical information. There is a self-assessment tool to help as a starting pointer. The main … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, For Carers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Active and Healthy Ageing, Advice and Information, Advice and Support, Autonomy and Choice, Benefits, Benefits Advice, Care Package Costs, Community Pharmacists, Courses and Support (NHS Choices), Encouraging Healthy Behaviour, Financial and Legal Affairs, Financial Help, Financial Wellbeing, Guide to Long-Term Conditions, Health and Wellbeing, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Living, Help at Home, Increasing Wellbeing, Information and Advice, Information Prescription, Informed Choice, Lifestyle, Lifestyle Factors, Lifestyle Tools, Long-Term Condition Assessment, Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Mental Health and Wellbeing, Money and Legal Advice, Neuroprotective Lifestyles, NHS Choices Guide to Long-Term Conditions, Older People: Independence and Mental Wellbeing, Patient Choice, Patient Choices Available, Physical Wellbeing, Preventative Care, Prevention, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Problem Prevention, Self-Assessment Tool (NHS Choices), Self-Care, Staying Healthy for Longer, Supporting Healthy Lifestyles, Supporting Self-Care, Telehealth and Self Care, Unhealthy Lifestyles, Unhealthy Living, Vascular and Lifestyle Factors, Wellbeing | Leave a comment

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