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Tag Archives: Reminiscence
Christmas and Dementia: Some Benefits and Coping Strategies (BBC News / NHS England)
Summary Professor Alistair Burns, NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia and Older Peoples’ Mental Health, has released his traditional Christmas-time message to families and carers. Some simple coping strategies are provided. It is noted, on the positive side, that TV … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, BBC News, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Advice and Information, Advice and Support, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Older People’s Mental Health, Alzheimer’s Society National Dementia Helpline, Awareness Raising, Christmas and Dementia: Coping Strategies, Coping Strategies, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Awareness Campaign, Dementia Friendly Christmas, Dementia Helpline, Emotion-Focused Coping Strategies, Family Involvement, Family Meetings, Festive Music, Festive Popular Music Hits, Festive Season, Festive Season Repeats, Festive Songs, Identification and Referral, Information and Advice, Kathryn Smith: Chief Operating Officer at Alzheimer’s Society, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, National Dementia Helpline, Problem-Focused Coping Strategies, Professor Alistair Burns, Reminiscence, Significant Arts (Reminiscence), Significant Events (Reminiscence), Significant Music (Reminiscence), Significant Persons (Reminiscence), Social Networks, Spotting the Signs of Dementia, Supportive Social Networks, Timely Diagnosis, TV Repeats
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Recent Self-Care Resources, Campaign Materials and Comment: Plus Some Speculation (PHE / Self Care Forum / NHS Confederation / JGCR)
Summary Public Health England is running a “Help Us, Help You” campaign, which aims to support the public in promoting self-care and reduce pressures on the NHS over the winter period. The Help Us Help You campaign is planned to … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Health Foundation, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS Confederation, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Public Health England, Quick Insights, SCIE, UK, Universal Interest, Wales, Wolverhampton, World Health Organization (WHO)
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Tagged Best Practice, Bibliotherapy, Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust: Wolverhampton Healthy Minds, BMA Patient Liaison Group, Books on Prescription, Books on Prescription: Reading Agency, City of Wolverhampton, Dr Selwyn Hodge: Former Chair of Self Care Forum, Effectiveness of Reminiscence Therapy, Every Mind Matters Campaign (Mental Health Awareness), Every Mind Matters Campaign (PHE), General Practitioner / Primary Care, General Practitioners, GPs, Healthy Sleeping, Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), Lesley Bentley: Chair of BMA Patient Liaison Group, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Material for Self Care Week, Mental Health Literacy, Mental Health: Self-Care, National Academy for Social Prescribing, National Self Care Week (2019), NHS Libraries, NHS National Academy for Social Prescribing, Northumberland, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, PHE: Public Health England, Public Health England (PHE), Public Libraries, Reading Agency’s Books on Prescription Scheme, Reading Therapy, Reading Well, Reading Well Books On Prescription Scheme, Reading Well for Dementia, Reading Well for Long Term Conditions, Reading Well for Mental Health, Reading Well for Young People’s Mental Health, RemArc: Reminiscence Archive, Reminiscence, Reminiscence Archive (BBC), Reminiscence Therapy, Reminiscence Therapy for Dementia, Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), Self Care Forum, Self Care Week, Self Care Week (2019), Self Care Week 2019: Resources, Self-Directed Support for Long Term Conditions, Sleep Hygiene, Sleep Problems, Social Prescriber Link Workers, Social Prescribing, Social Prescribing Academy, Social Prescribing Support Workers, Social Prescribing: Fundamental to Prevention, Social Prescribing: Link Workers, Social Prescribing: Removing Barriers With Other Sectors (Social Care or Community Care or Mental Health Providers), Social Prescribing: UK, Social Prescriptions, Welsh Government, Wolverhampton Healthy Minds, Wolverhampton Healthy Minds and Wellbeing Service, Wolverhampton Information Network, Wolverhampton Public Libraries, World Health Organization (WHO)
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Dementia-Friendly Hospital Wards (NHS England)
Summary Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia and Older People’s Mental Health at NHS England and NHS Improvement has issued comments about dementia-friendly design for hospital wards, and various steps towards delivering dementia-related priorities outlined in the NHS Long Term … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, NHS Improvement, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged 1950s Style Reminiscence Rooms, Achieving Dementia Friendly Acute care, Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Acute Medical Ward for Dementia, Ageing Population, Airedale Hospital, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Older People’s Mental Health, Butterfly Tea Rooms, Care Closer to Home, Colour Coding, Contrast, Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia Virtual Wards, Dementia-Friendly Adaptions, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Hospitals, Dementia-Friendly Specifications, Dementia-Friendly Wards, Early Supported Discharge (ESD), Emma Bould: Alzheimer’s Society, Environmental Design, Interactive Wall Features., Long Term Plan (LTP), Making Buildings Easier for People With Dementia, Memories Pubs, Moving Healthcare Closer to Home, NHS Long Term Plan (2019), NHS Long Term Plan: Implementation, Patient Harms and Harm Free Care, Pop-Up Cinema Boothes, Pop-Up Pubs, Professor Alistair Burns, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reducing Avoidable Harm, Reducing Harm, REM Pods, Reminiscence, Reminiscence Pods, Reminiscence Rooms, RemPods (Trade Mark), Shop Front Wall Murals, Vintage Memorabilia
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Recent Contributions to the National Narrative on Dementia From the BBC (BBC News / BBC1 TV / BBC Music Memories)
Summary A competent journalistic summary on the impact of dementia on society, and faltering steps towards addressing the problem. Full Text Link Reference Gallagher, J. (2019). Dementia: The greatest health challenge of our time. London: BBC Health News, May 2nd … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), BBC News, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged ADI’s World Alzheimer Reports, BBC Dementia-Friendly Music Resources, BBC Health News, BBC Music Memories, BBC News Stories, BBC Norfolk News, BBC One TV, Benefits of Music for People With Dementia, Building Dementia Friendly Communities, Continuing Employment After Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia and Music, Dementia Cannula Sleeves, Dementia Prevalence, Dementia Statistics, Dementia Statistics (UK), Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Designing Prevention Programmes to Reduce Incidence of Dementia, Developing Dementia Friendly Environments, Efficacy of Music Therapy, Employment After Dementia Diagnosis, Handmade for Dementia, Impact of Dementia, Lifesize Knitted Dolls, Marston Court Care Home (Oxford), Music Therapy, Music Therapy and Dementia, Musical Therapies, Our Dementia Choir with Vicky McClure: BBC One TV, Petal and Purl Craft Group (Caston Near Attleborough), Preferred Music, Prevalence and / or Incidence of Dementia, Prevalence of Dementia, Reminiscence, Reminiscence Archive (BBC), Reminiscence Therapy, Reminiscence Therapy Via Virtual Reality, Significant Arts (Reminiscence), Significant Music (Reminiscence), Staying at Work After Dementia Diagnosis, Vicky McClure's Dementia Choir, Virtual Reality, Virtual Reality in Dementia Care, Virtual Reminiscence Therapy, World Alzheimer Report 2015
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Signs of Dementia or Depression Often First Detected at Christmas? (NHS England / BBC News)
Summary Professor Alistair Burns, NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia and Older Peoples’ Mental Health, has again written briefly about the role of family and friends in identifying early signs of dementia or depression when meeting older people / … Continue reading →
Posted in Community Care, Depression, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), National, NHS England, Patient Information, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Advice and Information, Advice and Support, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Older People’s Mental Health, Awareness Raising, Barbara Windsor, BBC Health News, Check Your Mate: NHS England’s Valentine’s Day Advice, Community Involvement, Community Participation, Dame Barbara Windsor, Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Awareness Campaign, Dementia Friendly Christmas, Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Campaign, Dementia Friends Programme, Disorientation, Early Diagnosis, Family Involvement, Family Meetings, Festive Music, Festive Popular Music Hits, Festive Season, Festive Season Repeats, Festive Songs, Identification and Referral, Information and Advice, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, Professor Alistair Burns, Reducing Delays in Dementia Diagnosis, Reminiscence, Scott Mitchell, Significant Arts (Reminiscence), Significant Events (Reminiscence), Significant Music (Reminiscence), Significant Persons (Reminiscence), Social Networks, Spatial Disorientation, Spotting the Signs of Dementia, Supportive Social Networks, Timely Diagnosis, TV Repeats, Valentine’s Day
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Health Benefits From Muscle and Bone Strengthening Exercises and Balance Activity (BBC News / PHE / Centre for Ageing Better / NHS England)
Summary A review commissioned by Public Health England and the Centre for Ageing Better indicates that muscle and bone strengthening, and balance activities, bring health benefits for adults of all ages, including older adults. Poor muscle strength increases the risk … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Community Care, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Active and Healthy Ageing, Active Travel, Advanced Research Initiative for Human High Performance (ARIHHP): University of Tsukuba, Aerobic Exercise, Aerobics, Ageing Population, Ageing Well, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Older People’s Mental Health, Balance Activity, Ball Games, Barriers to Undertaking MBSBA, Bazian, BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, Bowls, Cardiovascular Risk Factors (CVRF), Center for Cybernics Research: University of Tsukuba, Center for Exercise Medicine and Sport Sciences: University of California, Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory: University of California, Centre for Ageing Better, Centre for Ageing Better (CfAB), Chief Medical Officer, Chief Medical Officer: Professor Dame Sally Davies, Circuit Training, Climbing Stairs Instead of Using Lifts, Critical Appraisals, Cycling, Dance, Dance / Movement Therapy, Declining Muscle Mass and Bone Density, Dentate Gyrus (DG) of Hippocampus, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior: University of California, Department of Neurology: Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Dr Alison Tedstone: Public Health England, Dr Max Davie: Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Dr Zoe Williams: Clinical Champion for Physical Activity and Lifestyle at RCGP, Dr Zoe Williams: Public Health England, Episodic Memory, Exercises for Strong Muscles and Bones, Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences: University of Tsukuba, Global Observatory for Physical Activity (GoPA), Golf, GoPA: Global Observatory for Physical Activity, Health Benefits of 10 Minutes Brisk Walking Per Day, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Lifestyles, High Intensity Interval Training (Hiit), Hippocampus, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Improving Local Public Health, Integrated Prevention Approaches, Japan, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Jess Kuehne: Centre for Ageing Better, Jules Rimet Trophy (1966 World Cup), Laboratory of Exercise Biochemistry and Neuroendocrinology: University of Tsukuba, Lifestyle Risk Factors, MBSBA: Muscle and Bone Strengthening and Balance Activities, Muscle and Bone Strengthening and Balance Activities (MBSBA), Muscle and Bone Strengthening Exercises, National Falls Prevention Coordination Group, National Falls Prevention Coordination Group Member Organisations, National Osteoporosis Society, National Sport Strategy, NHS Digital (Formerly NHS Choices), Nordic Walking, Osteoporosis, Particular Ages Where MBSBA are Important, Physical Activity, Physical Activity as a Protective Factor for Cognitive Decline and Dementia, Physical Activity Guidelines, Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults, Physical Activity Guidelines: For 19-64 Year Olds, Physical Activity Guidelines: For 5-18 Year Olds, Physical Activity Guidelines: For After Childbirth, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Disabled Adults, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Over-65s, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Pregnant Women, Physical Activity Guidelines: For Under-5s, Physical Activity Programmes, Physical Activity Recommendations, Physical Exercise and Hippocampus-Dependent Episodic Memory, Playing Football, Potential Risks and Benefits of Balance Exercise Programmes, Potential Risks and Benefits of Muscle and Bone Strength Exercise Programmes, Potential Risks and Benefits of Physical Activity Programmes to Improve Strength and Balance, Prevention Agenda, Prevention Approaches, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), Professor Dame Sally Davies: the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England, Progressive Resistance Training (PRT), Protective Factors, Public Health, Public Health England (PHE), Public Health Responsibility Pledge: Physical Activity Guidelines, Quality Sport and Physical Activity Programmes For Schools, Racket Sports, Racquet Sports, Reminiscence, Resistance Training, Risk and Protective Factors, Self-Care, Sport, Sporting Memories, Sports Neuroscience Division: University of Tsukuba, Strength and Balance Exercise Programmes for Falls Prevention: Quality and Audit Criteria, Strengthening and Balance Activity, Tai Chi, Tim Hollingsworth: Sport England, Tony Jameson-Allen: Director of Sporting Memories Network, UK Chief Medical Officers’ (CMOs) Expert Committee for Muscle Strength Bone Health and Balance on Health Impacts of MBSBA on Health Outcomes, University of California, University of Tsukuba, US National Institutes of Health, USA, Vertebral Fractures, Watching Football, Watching Football (Historical Replays), World Cup 2018, Yoga
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Systematic Review of Reminiscence Therapy for People With Dementia (Cochrane Database)
Summary A Cochrane Review of reminiscence therapy for dementia has been updated to reflect the latest evidence on the efficacy of this diverse group of interventions for people living with dementia and their carers. This review attempts to accommodate differences … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
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Tagged Agitation and Aggression, ALOIS: the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group, Alternatives to Medication for Agitation, Anxiety, Apathy, Apathy / Indifference, Bangor University, Carer Well-Being, Cochrane Database, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Dementia Services Development Centre Wales: Bangor University, Dementia-Related Agitation, Effectiveness of Reminiscence Therapy, Group Reminiscence Therapy, Improving the Quality of Life for People With Dementia, Individual Reminiscence Therapy, People with Dementia in Care Homes, People With Dementia in Long-Term Care, People With Dementia Living in Care Homes, Professor Martin Orrell, Reducing Waste in Dementia Care, Reminiscence, Reminiscence Services, Reminiscence Therapy, Reminiscence Therapy for Dementia, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Thinking Like a Patient and Acting Like a Taxpayer
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