Tag Archives: Professor June Andrews (University of Stirling)

Building a Dementia Inclusive Society: Highlights From Recent Bupa UK Webinar (Bupa UK / DigitasLBi)

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The “Building a Dementia Friendly Society” webinar, hosted by Bupa UK, held on Tuesday October 20th 2015, arrived at the following conclusions: While the focus in the UK is on building a dementia-friendly society, we need to start thinking … Continue reading →

Building a Dementia Friendly Society Webinar (Bupa UK)

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A “Building a Dementia Friendly Society” webinar, hosted by Bupa UK, takes place on Tuesday October 20th 2015, between 11am – 12pm. Full Text Link Reference Making the UK a dementia friendly society – a webinar. [Online]: Bupa UK, … Continue reading →

DSDC Training and Advice Services in West Midlands (DSDC / The Lighthouse)

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The respected Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) at Stirling University will provide a free information event entitled “Changing the Culture of Dementia Care” at Sandwell’s The Lighthouse. The Lighthouse Project has established a dementia resource hub in the West … Continue reading →

ALIP: Telecare eNewsletter February 2015 (Telecare LIN)

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

Summary The February 2015 newsletter from Innovate UK (previously known as the Technology Strategy Board), the HealthTech Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and the Telecare Learning and Improvement Network was published last week. Full Text Link Reference Assisted Living Innovation Platform … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Health Foundation, Housing, In the News, Integrated Care, International, King's Fund, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nuffield Trust, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged 20th Finnish National Conference on Telemedicine and eHealth, 5th International Conference on Digital Health (Florence), Academic Health Science Network for the North East and North Cumbria (AHSN NENC), Academy of Fab NHS Stuff, Active and Assisted Living (AAL) Joint Programme, ALIP: Telecare eNewsletter, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, Anthem (USA), Assisted Living / 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Housing and Dementia Project (CIH Scotland and DSDC)

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The “Improving Housing and Housing Services for People with Dementia” project, also known as the housing and dementia project, is run by CIH Scotland and the Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC). Information resources are available online. Full Text Link Reference … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Age Scotland, Awareness, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Raising, Chartered Institute of Housing, CIH Scotland, CIH: Chartered Institute of Housing, Creating Dementia Friendly Environments, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), Dementia-Friendly Communities at the Housing Level, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Demonstrators of Older People's Housing, DSDC: Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre, Essential Connections, Health and Housing, Highland Housing and Care Demonstrator, Home Adaptations, Housing Adaptations, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing and Dementia Project, Housing and People with Dementia, Housing for Older People, Housing Solutions for Dementia, Housing Statistics, Improving Housing and Housing Services for People with Dementia Project, Inverclyde, Joint Improvement Team (JIT), Older People's Housing Supporting Health and Care, Professor June Andrews (University of Stirling), Raising Awareness, Retirement Housing, Scottish Government Homelessness Data, Scottish House Condition Survey, Scottish Household Survey, Smart Home Adaptations, Social Housing, Staff Awareness, Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) Virtual Care Home, Supported Housing, West Lothian | Leave a comment

Housing Solutions for Dementia (National Housing Federation / University of Stirling’s DSDC)

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Suitably adapted housing can contribute to the support of people living with dementia. The “Dementia: finding housing solutions”, written by University of Stirling’s Dementia Services Development Centre, examines the potential roles of housing associations in helping people with dementia to … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Housing LIN, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, UK | Tagged Assistive Technology Service, Care and Repair, Care and Repair Leeds, Dementia Integrated Care Pathway, Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), Dementia-Friendly Communities at the Housing Level, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Proofing, Discharge, Discharge Planning, Discharge Support, DSDC: Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre, Enriched Opportunities Programme, Enriched Opportunities Programme (EOP), Extra Care Charitable Trust, Extra Care Charitable Trust’s (ECCT) Enriched Opportunities Programme (EOP), Extra Care Housing, Extra Care Housing and Dementia, Foundations, Health and Housing, Hospital Discharge, Housing, Housing 21, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing and Dementia Research Consortium, Housing and People with Dementia, Housing Associations, Housing Learning and Improvement Network, Housing Policy, Housing Providers, Housing Solutions for Dementia, Independence, Integrated Care Pathway, Integrated Home and Community Care Services, Integration, Irwell Valley Housing Association, Length of Stay (LoS), LiveTime Service, Memories Reminiscence Activity Library, National Housing Federation, Notting Hill Housing Trust (NHHT), Post-Discharge Support, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Professor June Andrews (University of Stirling), Retirement Housing, Retro-Decorating, Retrofitting, Riverside Home Improvement Agency (HIA), Riverside Housing Association, Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, Shore Green, Social Housing, Staying at Home, Staying Independent, Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), Support Stay Save (Report), Supported Housing, University of Stirling, University of Stirling's Dementia Services Development Centre, Unplanned Hospital Admissions | Leave a comment

Dementia Rates in Northern Ireland to Double in 20 Years (BBC Northern Ireland News)

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary It is estimated that 19,000 people in Northern Ireland have the condition currently. The number of people in Northern Ireland with dementia is expected to double in the next 20 years. This news item goes on to discuss adaptations … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, In the News, Management of Condition, National, Northern Ireland, Patient Information, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Awareness Raising, BBC Health News, BBC Northern Ireland Health News, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Services Development Centre, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Design for People with Dementia, Design Techniques, DSDC: Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing for Older People, Independence, Independent Living, Online Virtual Care Home, Professor June Andrews (University of Stirling), Queen's University Belfast, Staying at Home, Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) Virtual Care Home, Supportive Design for People with Dementia, University of Stirling, University of Stirling's Dementia Services Development Centre, Virtual Care Home (Dementia-Friendly Design Principles) | Leave a comment

The Treatments Doctors Would Themselves Avoid: Many a True Word Said in Jest? (The Guardian: Life and Style)

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A national expert on dementia from the University of Stirling is clearly of the “NHS hospitals are very bad places when it comes to the standards of care for frail elderly patients” viewpoint. Read more: What doctors won’t do. Life … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Hospital Care, Care in General Hospitals, Creating Dementia-Friendly Hospitals (Dementia Action Alliance), Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia Services Development Centre (University of Stirling), DSDC: Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre, Falls, General Hospitals, Hospitals as Dangerous Places, Hospitals as Hazardous Places, Hydration, Hydration and Nutrition, Improving Care in General Hospital Settings, Problems in Care in English Acute Hospitals, Professor June Andrews (University of Stirling), Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) Virtual Care Home, University of Stirling | Leave a comment

The Role of Acute Care Managers in Supporting Patients With Dementia (Nursing Management)

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 11, June 2012]. Summary This article addresses the responsibility to equip staff with the right communications skills and strategies to cater for the needs … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NHS, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Care Managers, Acute Hospitals, Butterfly Scheme, Communication, Dehydration, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Services Development Centre, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, DSDC: Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre, Encouraging Activity in Hospitals, Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE), Environmental Design, Environmental Improvements, Exercise, General Hospitals, Hydration, Listening to Carers, Nurse Managers, Nursing Management, Nutrition and Hydration, Physical Activity, Professor June Andrews (University of Stirling), Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) Virtual Care Home, Supporting Patients With Dementia, University of Stirling, University of Stirling's Dementia Services Development Centre, Wandering, Wandering in Dementia | Leave a comment

Making Homes Dementia-Friendly: Short Video (BBC News)

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 10, May 2012]. Summary This BBC News online video presents the results of research by the University of Stirling into how simple – and relatively inexpensive – design … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Patient Information, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Scotland, Telecare, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged BBC Health News, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Design for People with Dementia, Design Techniques, DSDC: Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing for Older People, Online Virtual Care Home, Professor June Andrews (University of Stirling), Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) Virtual Care Home, Supportive Design for People with Dementia, University of Stirling, Virtual Care Home (Dementia-Friendly Design Principles) | Leave a comment

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