Tag Archives: Reminiscence

Technological Support for People Living With Dementia / Their Carers (SCIE)

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 | Tagged Acoustic Listening Devices, Ageing Population, Alive! 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Report on CQC’s Comprehensive Inspections of Adult Social Care (BBC News / CQC / What Works Centre for Wellbeing)

Posted on July 7, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 →

Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, End of Life Care, Falls, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nutrition, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Safeguarding, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Market Trends, Adult Social Care Provision (CQC), Adult Social Care Services, Ageing Population, Ageing Studies: Brunel University London, Andrea Sutcliffe: Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, BBC Health News, Brunel University London, Care Home Inspections, Care Homes, Care in People's Own Homes, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Care Skillsbase, Caring (CQC Inspection Question), Community Care, Community Health Services, Compassionate Care, CQC Inspection Questions (Safe Effective Caring Responsive Well-Led), CQC Prosecutions of Adult Social Care Services, CQC's 16 Essential Standards, Culture of Compassionate Care, Culture Sport and Wellbeing: Evidence Review Programme, Dehydration, Dementia and Music, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), Dignity and Respect, Dignity in Dementia, Effective (CQC Inspection Question), Efﬁcacy of Music Therapy, Europe, Flying Visits (Home Care), Gardening, Group Music Therapy, Help With Medication, Home Care Providers, Home Care Standards, Impact of Registered Managers on Care Quality Improvement, Inappropriate Medication, Institute for Environment Health and Societies: Brunel University London, Keep Singing, Keepsake Project (KKP), Lamel Beeches Care Home, Leadership for Compassionate Care, London School of Economics, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Long-Term Care (LTC), Mary and Joseph House (Manchester), Meaningful Activity in Care Homes / Nursing Homes, Medication, Medication Risks, Mossley Manor Care Home, Mum Test, Music and Singing Interventions, Music Singing and Wellbeing in Adults With Diagnosed Conditions or Dementia, Music Therapy, Musical Activities, Musical Interventions, Nursing Homes, Nutrition and Hydration, Patient Safety, Plymouth Music Zone’s Keep Singing Keepsake Project, Preventing Isolation, Quality Improvement, RAND, Reducing Social Isolation, Reminiscence, Reminiscence Arts, Residential Homes, Responsive (CQC Inspection Question), Responsiveness, Safe (CQC Inspection Question), Safe and Compassionate Care, Safeguarding, Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults, Shared Lives Plus, Shared Lives Plus: UK, Shared Lives Schemes, Singing, Staffing, State of Adult Social Care 2014 to 2017 (CQC), State of Care 2014/17 (CQC), Supported Living, Supported Living Services, Therapeutic Gardeners, Therapeutic Gardening, Tipping Point in Sustainability of Adult Social Care (Alleged), Training and Competency, Unacceptable Variations, University of Brighton, University of Winchester, Welfare Health and Wellbeing: Brunel University London, Well-Led (CQC Inspection Question), Well-Led Indicators (CQC), What Works Centre for Wellbeing, What Works Wellbeing [Official Website] | Leave a comment

Review of Interventions for BPSD: a SENATOR-ONTOP Systematic Review (BMJ Open)

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent broad-ranging systematic review of non-pharmacological interventions for behavioural and psychological symptoms in dementia (BPSD) covers (i) sensory stimulation, including acupressure, aromatherapy, massage / touch therapy, light therapy and sensory gardens, (ii) cognitive / emotion-oriented interventions including cognitive … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Delirium, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Scotland, Systematic Reviews, UK | Tagged Acupressure, Agitation, Animal Assisted Therapy, Aromatherapy, Aromatherapy for Dementia, Behaviour Management, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Belgium, BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Chronic Geriatric Conditions, Cognitive Stimulation, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Dance / Movement Therapy, Delirium Management, Delirium Prevention, Dementia Behaviour Management, Department of Internal Medicine (Geriatrics), Department of Medicine (Geriatrics): University College Cork, Department of Medicine for the Elderly: Woodend Hospital, Dining Room Environment-Based Interventions, Exercise Therapy, Geriatric Conditions, Geriatrics and Geriatric Emergency Care: Italian National Research Center on Aging (IRCCS-INRCA), Ghent University, Golgi Cenci Foundation (Milan), Grading of Recommendations Assessment Development and Evaluation (GRADE), Grading of Recommendations Assessment Development and Evaluation (GRADE) Approach, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Caja (Madrid), Iceland, Interventions for BPSD, Ireland, Italian National Research Center on Aging (IRCCS-INRCA), Italy, Journal of Nutrition Health and Aging, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, Landspitali University Hospital Reykjavik, Light Therapy, Light Therapy for Dementia, Managing Agitation, Massage, Massage / Touch Therapy, Multi-Sensory Stimulation, Multi-Sensory Stimulation For People Living With Dementia, Music and Dance Therapy, Non-Pharmacological Prevention or Treatment of Delirium, Non-Pharmacological Treatment of Pressure Ulcers, Optimal Evidence-Based Non-Drug Therapies in Older People (ONTOP) Project, Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reminiscence, Reminiscence Therapy, SENATOR-ONTOP Systematic Reviews, SENATOR: Software ENgine for the Assessment and Optimization of Drug and Non-Drug Therapy in Older Persons, Sensory Gardens, Sensory Stimulation, Servicio de Geriatría: Hospital Universitario Ramón y Caja, Simulated Presence Therapy, Snoezelen, Software ENgine for the Assessment and Optimization of Drug and Non-Drug Therapy in Older Persons (SENATOR), Spain, Special Care Units, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Touch Therapy, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, University College Cork, Validation Therapy, Woodend Hospital (Aberdeen) | Leave a comment

BBC’s Reminiscence Archive Goes Open Source (BBC)

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The BBC’s online Reminiscence Archive (RemArc) has been designed, by researchers from Dundee and St Andrews universities, to aid reminiscence in people with dementia and to help stimulate conversations between people with dementia and their carers. It assembles photographs, … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Ageing and Dementia, BBC Archive Development, BBC Archives, BBC Living With Dementia, BBC’s Reminiscence Archive: Open Source Content, BBC’s Reminiscence Archive: Open Source Software, Jake Berger: Programme Manager at BBC Archive Development, Living Well with Dementia, Living With Dementia Season of BBC Radio Television and Digital Content: RemArc: Reminiscence Archive, Post-Diagnosis Support, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support, Post-Diagnostic Support, RemArc Software, RemArc: Reminiscence Archive, Reminiscence, Reminiscence Archive (BBC), Reminiscence Therapy, Significant Arts (Reminiscence), Significant Dates (Reminiscence), Significant Events (Reminiscence), Significant Images (Reminiscence), Significant Music (Reminiscence), Significant Others (Reminiscence), Significant Persons (Reminiscence), Significant Places (Reminiscence), St Andrews University, Universities of Dundee and St Andrews, University of Dundee | 1 Comment

Layman’s Guide To Understanding – And Helping – People With Dementia (Good Care Group)

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Good Care Group have released a “Dementia: through their eyes” guide on person-centred care for people with dementia who prefer to remain living at home. It offers practical advice on communicating, eating well and improving wellbeing. Section headings … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Nutrition, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Telecare, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Advice and Information, Aids and Adaptations, Art Therapy, Arts 4 Dementia, Arts and Music in Dementia, Arts Crafts and Creative Activities, Arts4Dementia, Bringing Carers Into the Home, Care and Communication, Caregiver-Patient Communication, Challenges in Communication, Communicating With the Person, Communication Barriers, Communication Skills, Contended Dementia’s SPECAL® Method, Contented Dementia Trust, Continuing Healthcare Funding, Creative Therapy, Dehydration, Dementia and Music, Dementia-Related Information Resources, Dementia: Through Their Eyes Guide (The Good Care Group), Eating Well, Feelings Over Facts, Financing Care At Home, Getting Enough Rest, Good Care Group, Good Communication, GPS Trackers, Home Adaptations, Home Care Options For Dementia, Household Appliances (Adapted), Housing Adaptations, Independence and Wellbeing, Independence at Home, Information and Advice Services, Location and Tracking Devices, Maintaining Independence, Music Therapy, NHS Continuing Healthcare, Person-First Approach, Physical Activity, Re-Cognition Health, Reminiscence, Sleep Hygiene, Sleep Patterns, Sleep Patterns in Dementia, Sleep Problems, Society of Later Life Advisers, Solicitors For the Elderly, SPECAL® Method: Rule 1. Avoid Asking Direct Questions, SPECAL® Method: Rule 2. Listen to the Expert, SPECAL® Method: Rule 3. Do Not Contradict, Staying Active, TeleTracking, Tracking Devices, Validation Therapy, Young Dementia UK | Leave a comment

The Dementia Citizens Project (Knowledge Hub / Nesta)

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts (Nesta) has launched the Dementia Citizens website. This project aims to bring together researchers and people with dementia (and their carers and families) with a view to discovering novel ways … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer’s Research UK, Assistive Technology, 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, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Scotland, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest, Wales | Tagged Active Citizens, Arts and Music in Dementia, Arts in Health, Assistive Technology (AT), Assistive Technology and Telecare, Assistive Technology Services, Assistive Technology Supporting Independence of People With Dementia, AT: Assistive Technology, Bangor University, Book of You (Nesta backed by Bangor University), Citizen Inclusion, Citizen Participation, Citizenship: Involvement and Participation, Cognitive Stimulation, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Ctrl Group: Nesta Development Partners, Cultural Arts Interventions, Dementia and Social Citizenship, Dementia Research, Dementia Services Development Centre, Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC Wales): Bangor University, Dementia Services Development Centre Wales: Bangor University, Dementia-Friendly apps, Dementia-Related apps, Digital Arts and Older People, Digital Reminiscence Therapy, Glasgow Caledonian University, Health Information Technology, Health Technology, Healthy Living Apps, Information and Support for Carers, Information and Support for Patients and Carers, Information Pathways for Assistive Technology in Dementia Care, Information Technology, Investment in Information Technology, iOS apps, Knowledge Hub (Philippa Lynch), Life Stories, Life Story, Life Story Work, Life Story Work in Dementia Care, Maintaining Independence, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Meaningful Occupation, Meaningful Relationships, Music Therapy, Music Therapy for BPSD, Musical Interventions, Musical Therapies, National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts (NESTA), NESTA: National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts, New Technology, Participation in Research, Participatory and Citizen Involvement, Participatory Arts, Patient Activation, Patient Choice, Patient Control, Patient Empowerment, Patient Experience, Patient Involvement, Patient Involvement in Research, Playlist for Life (Nesta backed by Glasgow Caledonian University), Public Participation in Research, Quality Statement 1: Participation in Meaningful Activity, Regaining Independence, Reminiscence, Reminiscence and Sensory Stimulation, Reminiscence Arts, Reminiscence Services, Reminiscence Therapy, Significant Dates (Reminiscence), Significant Events (Reminiscence), Significant Others (Reminiscence), Significant Persons (Reminiscence), Significant Places (Reminiscence), Smartphone and Tablet Apps, Smartphone apps, Smartphone Mobile Applications to Monitor Symptoms of Mental Health Conditions, Smartphones, Technology and Social Care, Technology and the Arts, Tele-Interventions, Telehealth and Self Care, Telemedicine, Telemonitoring, Transformational Technologies, Transformative Technology, Use and Awareness of Assistive Technology in Community Care, Use and Awareness of Assistive Technology in Dementia Care, Wearable Devices, Wearable Devices for People With Dementia, Wearable Sensors, Wearable Technologies Innovation, Wearable Technology, Wearables (Technology) | Leave a comment

Re-Evaluating the Effectiveness of Joint Reminiscence Groups: the REMCARE Trial (PLoS One)

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The REMCARE Trial investigated the relative benefits and effectiveness of joint reminiscence groups, i.e. reminiscence therapy interventions involving people with dementia and their family carers together. The researchers did not find evidence supporting the clinical effectiveness or cost-effectiveness of … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (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, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest, Wales | Tagged Activities of Daily Living, Aneurin Bevan Health Board: Ystrad Mynach Hospital, Autobiographical Memory, Autobiographical Memory Interview (AMI), Bangor, Bangor University, Bradford, Bradford Dementia Group: University of Bradford, Carer Patient Dyad Relationship Quality, Carer Stress, Centre for Economics and Policy in Health: Bangor University, Centre for Health Information Research and Evaluation: Swansea University, Clinical Psychology, Community Mental Health, Consort Checklist for REMCARE Study, Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD), Cost-Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness Analyses, Cost-Effectiveness in Health Care, Cost-Utility Analyses, Dementia Care Research Faculty of Health and Social Care: University of Hull, Dementia Services Development Centre Wales: Bangor University, Division of Psychiatry: University College London, Family Carers, General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), Group Reminiscence Therapy, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Hull, Institute of Mental Health: University of Nottingham, ISRCTN Registry No. ISRCTN42430123, Joint Interventions, Joint Reminiscence Groups, Manchester, NHS Community Mental Health, NHS Memory Clinics, North Wales Organisation for Randomised Trials in Health and Social Care: Bangor University, Nottingham, ORCID, People With Dementia and Family Carers, PLoS One, Professor Martin Orrell, Psychological Distress in Carers, Quality of Life and Relationship Quality for People With Dementia, Quality of the Carer–Patient Relationship (QCPR), Rating Anxiety In Dementia (RAID), Relative's Stress Scale, REMCARE Trial, REMCARE: Pragmatic Multi-Centre Randomised Trial of Reminiscence Groups for People with Dementia and their Family Carers, REMCARE: Reminiscence Groups for People With Dementia and Their Family Caregivers, Reminiscence, Reminiscence and Sensory Stimulation, Reminiscence Groups for People with Dementia, Reminiscence Services, Reminiscence Therapy, School of Nursing Midwifery and Social Work: University of Manchester, Self-Reported Quality of Life For Persons With Dementia (QoL-AD), Swansea, Swansea University, University College London, University of Bradford, University of Hull, University of Manchester, University of Nottingham, West Wales Organisation for Rigorous Trials in Health: Swansea University, Ystrad Mynach Hospital (Caerphilly) | Leave a comment

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