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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, Creative Writing, 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), Expressive Writing, Expressive Writing in COVID-19 Rehabilitation, 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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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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Translations of a Collection of Norwegian Dementia-Related Systematic Reviews (NIPH / JAMA Network Open)
Summary The Norwegian Directorate of Health commissioned the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) to produce a series of evidence reviews – dating back to 2014 (and earlier) – with a view to the development of national evidence-based guidelines. These … 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), Guidelines, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
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Tagged Aerobic Exercise, Alpha-Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Antihypertensive Drugs, Anxiety, Aromatherapy, Arts and Music in Dementia, Behavioural Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural Problems, Behavioural Problems in People With Dementia, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Bright Light Therapy, Care Planning, Caregiver Burden, Caregiver Depression, Challenging Behaviour in Dementia, Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Chronic Geriatric Conditions, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Stimulation, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Cognitive Training and Rehabilitation, Computerised Cognitive Stimulation, Computerised Cognitive Training, Dance / Movement Therapy, Day Care Centers for People With Dementia, Daycare Centre for Older People, Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Research, Elderly Mental Health, Elderly Mental Health Related Systematic Reviews, Families and Carers, Improving the Quality of Life for People With Dementia, Interventions for BPSD, JAMA Network Open, Keck School of Medicine: University of Southern California, Light Therapy, Light Therapy for Dementia, Management of Challenging Behaviour, Massage, Massage / Touch Therapy, Memantine, Mood Disturbances, Multisensory Stimulation, Music Therapy, Music Therapy for BPSD, Music-Based Therapeutic Interventions, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in People With Dementia, Non-Pharmacological Management of Symptoms, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Norway, Norwegian Directorate of Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services (NOKC), Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Omega-3 Fatty Acids (FAs), Physical Activity, Physical Activity for Persons With Dementia, Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cognitive Decline, Primary and Secondary Prevention of Dementia, Psychological Approaches in Managing Psychological and Behavioural Distress, Psychological Dimensions of Dementia, Psychological Interventions For Dementia, Psychological Problems of Older People, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Reminiscence, Reminiscence Therapy, Respite Care, Special Care Units, Special Day Care Centers for People With Dementia, Statin Therapy, Statins, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Touch Therapy, Touch Therapy for People With Dementia, University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Southern California, Validation Therapy, Vitamin E, Vitamin E Supplementation
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Technological Support for People Living With Dementia / Their Carers (SCIE)
Summary The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has produced a collection of web pages which explore the potential of new technology to support people living with dementia, and their families / carers. Suggested applications of information technology include access … Continue reading →
Posted in Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (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, Personalisation, Quick Insights, SCIE, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Acoustic Listening Devices, Ageing Population, Alive! Guided Reminiscence, BBC Archive, BBC Archives, BBC’s Reminiscence Archive: Open Source Content, Benefits of Remote Monitoring, British Library Sound Archive, Care and Communication, Care Homes, Care Research and Technology Centre: Imperial College London, CareDocs, Carer Support, CareSys, Charity Technology Exchange (CTX), Classic Cinema Online, Cognitive Stimulation, Cognitively Stimulating Activities, Communication and Information, Communication Skills, Communication Tools, Communication-Friendly Communities, Control and Independence, Creativity, Creativity and Technology, Culture Change in Health and Care, Data Sharing, Digital Awareness, Digital Capability, Digital Exemplars, Digital Health, Digital Innovation, Digital Innovations in Health, Digital Service Transformation, Digital Services for Patients, Digital Skills, Digital Skills of Elderly Patients, Digital Skills Training, Digital Technology, Digital Technology and Innovation, Digitised Locking Systems, Efficiencies and Productivity Gains, Efficiency and Effectiveness, Efficiency Opportunities, Efficiency Savings, Future NHS Digital Landscape, Future Social Care Digital Landscape, Games Consoles, Games on Touchscreen Tablets, Get Safe Online, Group Reminiscence Arts Sessions, Health and Care of Older People, Health and Care Technology, Health Apps, Health Information Technology, Healthy Dementia Home (Professor David Sharp), Healthy Dementia Homes (UK Dementia Research Institute at Imperial College London), Helping Persons With Dementia to Communicate, iCareHealth, Independence at Home, Independence in Older Adults, Informal Communication Networks, Information and Intelligence, Information and Support for Patients and Carers, Information Exchange, Information Needs of Patients, Information Pathways, Information Revolution, Information Sharing, Information Technology, Information Technology Connectivity: Social Economic and Environmental Determinant (SEED) of Health, Integrated Digital Care: An 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Outcomes Using Digital Technology, Optimising Use of Digital Technology, Patient Autonomy, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Patient Participation, Person Centered Software, Personalised Carer Support, Professor David Sharp: UK Dementia Research Institute at Imperial College London, Radio, Recording and Maintaining a Life Story: Technology Supporting People Living With Dementia and Their Carers (SCIE), Regular Physical Activity, RemArc: Reminiscence Archive, Reminiscence, Reminiscence Archive (BBC), Reminiscence Arts, Reminiscence Arts in Dementia, Reminiscence Services, Remote Care Monitoring, Remote Health Monitoring, Remote Support, Sekoia Care, Self-Actualisation:, Significant Arts (Reminiscence), Significant Dates (Reminiscence), Significant Events (Reminiscence), Significant Images (Reminiscence), Significant Music (Reminiscence), Significant Others (Reminiscence), Significant Persons (Reminiscence), Significant Places (Reminiscence), Silver Surfers, Skype, Smart Home Adaptations, Smart Home Smart Speakers, Smart Homes, Smartphone and Tablet Apps, Smartphone apps, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), South East Health Technologies Alliance (SEHTA)’s Technology and Innovations in Care Homes, Staying Independent: Technology Supporting People Living With Dementia and Their Carers (SCIE), Support for Creativity and Self-Actualisation: Technology Supporting People Living With Dementia and Their Carers (SCIE), Supporting Patient Choice, Tablet Computers, Technology and Innovations in Care Homes: South East Health Technologies Alliance (SEHTA), Technology for Entertainment: Technology Supporting People Living With Dementia and Their Carers (SCIE), Technology in Care Homes, Technology Integrated Health Management (TIHM), Technology Supporting People Living With Dementia and Their Carers (SCIE), Telehealth (Remote Monitoring), TeleTracking, TIHM (Technology Integrated Health Management) for Dementia, Transformational Technologies, Transformative Technology, Transforming Participation in Health and Care, Use of New Technology to Inform Stimulate and Engage: Technology Supporting People Living With Dementia and Their Carers (SCIE), User-Centered Design, Voice Controlled Smart Speakers, Voice Over IP (VOIP), YouTube
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Report on CQC’s Comprehensive Inspections of Adult Social Care (BBC News / CQC / What Works Centre for Wellbeing)
Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s report, covering over 33,000 inspections of around 24,000 adult social care locations, found that many elderly people across England continue to receive care in nursing homes, care homes and from home-care services which is … Continue reading →
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