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Innovations in Health and Care: Spreading the Benefits (SCIE / King’s Fund / BBC News)

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)’s Future of Care Briefing Number 6, which tackles Innovative models of health, care and support for adults covers the spread of innovation from small-scale models of health, social care and support for … Continue reading →

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Funding the Shared Lives Model of Support For Living Independently At Home (NHS England / Shared Lives Plus)

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England is to invest £1.75 million in the Shared Lives Plus scheme which aims to help people be cared for at home, rather than in hospitals. “The Shared Lives model will support people who have needs which make … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Age-Friendly Cities, Age-Friendly Communities, Ageing Society, Alex Fox: Chief Executive of Shared Lives Plus, Alternatives to Hospital Admission, Alternatives to Hospital Care, Alternatives to Hospital for People with Dementia, Alternatives to Hospital-Based Treatments, Befriending, Building Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Care for People with Dementia in the Community, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care in an Ageing Society, Care in the Community, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Resilience, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Allowance, Carer's Needs, Carers, Carers’ Benefits, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Chronic Care, Chronic Conditions, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Commissioning for Carers, Community, Community Care, Community Networks, Community Perspective, Community-Based Support, Creating Dementia Friendly Environments, Day Support, Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia Friends, Dementia Support Services, Dementia: Community Based Support, Encouraging Independence and Social Interaction, Fostering, Fostering Schemes for Elderly People, Friends, Friendship, Good Neighbourliness, Helping Older People Live Independently, Identifying Alternatives to Hospital for People with Dementia, Inclusion, Independence, Independence at Home, Informal Networks, Later Life, Learning Disabilities, Live-In Mental Health Support (Includes Acute Support as Alternative to Hospital-Based Treatment), Living Independently At Home, Loneliness, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Maintaining Independence, Mental Health and Illness, Neighbourliness, Older Carers, Peer Support Networks, Preventing Loneliness, Protecting Vulnerable People, Shared Lives Model, Shared Lives Plus, Shared Lives Plus: UK, Short Breaks, Social Inclusion, Social Networks, Staying Independent, Step-Down Care, Stroke Rehabilitation, Stroke Rehabilitation in the Community, Support For Living Independently At Home, Supporting Health Wellbeing and Independence, Transforming Care for People with Learning Disabilities, Vulnerable Older People | 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

Loneliness in Old Age: Male Perspectives (BBC News / ILC-UK / Independent Age)

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Increasing numbers of men face loneliness and isolation in old age, according to research by the International Longevity Centre (ILC-UK) and Independent Age. While older women are likely to remain more likely to outlive their husbands, it is also … Continue reading →

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National Dementia Carers Day (Dementia UK / SweetTree Home Care Services)

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary National Dementia Carers Day 2014 is on Sunday September 14th 2014. National Dementia Carers Day is a UK-wide awareness day, created by Dementia UK and SweetTree Home Care Services. It has been planned to fall within World Alzheimer’s Month. … Continue reading →

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Demographic Crisis in Care Provision: Community Responses (BBC News / IPPR)

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has estimated that the number of older people in England needing care will outstrip the supply of family members able to provide unpaid care by 2017. The IPPR further estimates that by … Continue reading →

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