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Tag Archives: Rowntree Foundation
Language Guidelines on Dementia Terminology: the Hidden Influence and Power of Words (Alzheimer’s Australia / Australian Journal of Dementia Care / JRF)
Summary Suggested language guidelines have been produced in Australia, to encourage a more inclusive and non-stigmatising use of words when talking and writing about dementia. This guidance will be particularly of interest for health professionals, service providers and others working … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Guidelines, In the News, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Alzheimer’s Australia, Australia, Australian Journal of Dementia Care, Benevolent Dictatorship: When Good Intentions Become Thought-Police, Dementia Friendly Language, Dementia Terminology, Dementia-Friendly Broadcasting, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Resources, Dementia-Friendly Terminology, Hidden Influence and Power of Words, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, JRF, Kate Swaffer: Chair of Dementia Alliance International, Language Guidelines on Dementia Terminology, Power of Words, Prescribed DisengagementTM (Kate Swaffer), Reducing Stigma, Rowntree Foundation, Stigma, Stigma of Dementia, Stigma-Free Environments, Tackling Stigma and Improving Attitudes to Mental Illness
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On the Relationships Between Socio-Economic Deprivation and Health Inequalities (Rowntree Foundation / BBC News / ONS)
Summary Researchers at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) investigated hundreds of theories about how income influences health. The “How does money influence health?” report identifies four main – often overlapping – ways in which money (absolute and relative income inequalities) … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, International, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Mental Health, National, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Absolute or Relative Deprivation, Affluence and Health Inequalities, Affluent Areas in England, Alcohol, Alcohol and Drug Consumption, Alcohol Consumption, Alcohol Misuse, Area Deprivation, BBC Health News, Behavioural Pathways to Health Inequalities, Biological Processes, Black Report, Centre of Excellence in Intervention and Prevention Science, Disadvantaged Areas of England, Disposable Income, English Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Financial Issues, Financial Wellbeing, Gambling Disorders, Harms from Problem Gambling, Health and Housing, Health and Quality of Life, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Social Care Reform, Health and Wellbeing, Health Inequalities, Health Work and Well-being, Healthy Life Expectancy, Housing and Mental Health, Housing and Public Health, Income and Savings, Incomes and Poverty, Inequalities in Life Expectancy, Inequality in Healthy Life Expectancy, IQ and Personality Factors: Pathways to Health Inequalities, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Life Expectancy, Lifecourse Approach to Wellbeing, Lifelong Health and Wellbeing, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Low Income Elderly People, Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs), Material Pathways to Health Inequalities, Measures of Inequality, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health Inequalities, Mental Wellbeing, Modifiable Risk Factors, National Statistics, Non-Financial Considerations, Obesity, Office for National Statistics (ONS), Pathways Between Income and Health, Personal Characteristics, Personal Well-Being, Poor Health Leading to Low Income (Reverse Causation), Problem Gambling, Psychosocial Pathways to Health Inequalities, Psychosocial Stress, Public Health, Quality of Life, Quality of Life Research, Risk Factors, Rowntree Foundation, Smoking, Social Deprivation, Social Determinants of Health Inequalities, Social Epidemiology, Social Patterning of Health over the Lifecourse Programme MRC, Social Well-Being, Social Wellbeing, Socio-Economic Deprivation, Socioeconomic Position (SEP), STEaPP: University College London, Stress, Stress Hormones, Stress in the Workplace, Sustainable Health and Social Care, Unhealthy Behaviours, Unhealthy Lifestyles, Unhealthy Living, University College London, University of Essex, University of Glasgow, Vascular Risk Factors, Vulnerability-Stress Model, Wellbeing, Wellbeing and Longevity, Wellbeing and Recovery From Illness, Wellbeing in Later Life
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Dementia-Friendly Yorkshire (Joseph Rowntree Foundation)
Summary This Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) report presents twenty “grassroots” dementia-friendly projects, which are examples of how communities across Yorkshire are being transformed along more dementia-friendly lines. The projects have been based in shops, churches, mosques, legal services, cafes, and … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Age-Friendly Cities, Age-Friendly Cities and Communities, Age-Friendly Communities, Age-Friendly Environments, Airedale General Hospital, Airedale General Hospital: Keighley, Alzheimer’s Society Bradford Area, Bradford, Care in Local Communities, Church of England, Church of England Diocese of Bradford, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, City of York Council, Co-operative Society, Creating Dementia Friendly Environments, Dementia Café, Dementia Cafes, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia Friendly Communities Programme, Dementia Friendly Doncaster, Dementia Friendly Extra Care Housing, Dementia Without Walls, Dementia Without Walls (York), Dementia Without Walls Project, Dementia-Friendly Churches, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly City, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Community Model, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Hospitals, Dementia-Friendly Libraries, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Friendly Villages, Dementia-Friendly York, Dementia-Friendly Yorkshire, Doncaster, Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group, Doorstep Crime Project, Fenwick Department Store: York, Health Action Local Engagement (HALE), Health Action Local Engagement Healthy Living Project, Hull & East Yorkshire, Hull & East Yorkshire NHS Trust, Intergenerational Cohesion, Intergenerational Mingling, Intergenerational Relations, Intergenerational Solidarity, Joseph Rowntree School in YorkJoseph Rowntree School in York, Keighley, Leeds, Libraries, Local Community Assets, Local Community Groups, Meri Yaadain Project, Museums, North Yorkshire County Council Libraries, Northallerton, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Roshni South Asian Women’s Resource Centre, Rothwell, Rowntree Foundation, Schools, Sheffield, Shipley, South Asian Communities (in Bradford), South Asian Community, Sport and Active Leisure: City of York Council, Sport and Leisure, Tea Cosy Memory Café: Rothwell, Trading Standards, Trading Standards Doorstep Crime Project, Transport, York, York Dementia Without Walls, York Hospital, York’s Dementia Without Walls Initiative, York’s Sport and Active Leisure, Yorkshire
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Living Well Through Activity in Care Homes (BAOT / COT)
Summary The British Association of Occupational Therapists (BAOT) and College of Occupational Therapists (COT) have produced a set of free online resources designed to help care home residents maintain health, their sense of purpose and involvement by continuing to engage … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Physiotherapy, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Active Engagement, Activity, Activity in Care Homes, Adults with Incapacity Act (Scotland), Animals, Arts Crafts and Creative Activities, Balance, Balancing Risk and Choice, BAOT, Benefits of Activity, Best Practice in Care Homes, British Association of Occupational Therapists (BAOT), Care and Communication, Care Homes, Cognitive Activities, Cognitive Stimulation, College of Occupational Therapists (COT), Communication, Community Activities, Community Involvement, Companion Animals May Help People With Dementia, COT, Creative Activities, Creative Activity, Creativity, Decision-Making Capacity, Decision-Making: Talking Mats, Dolls and Soft Toys, Drama Activities, Easing Decision-Making, Encouraging Healthy Behaviour, Encouraging Independence and Social Interaction, Engagement, Folders and Scrapbooks, Friendship, Gardening, Hobbies and Interests, Hope and Encouragement, Ideas for Activities, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Learning in Later Life, Leisure, Leisure Activities and Social Networks, Life History Information, Living Well in Care Homes, Living Well Through Activity in Care Homes (Toolkit), Making a Life History, MDS-HC (the Minimum Data Set Home Care), MDS-RAI (Minimum Data Set Resident Assessment Instrument for Long Term Care Facilities), MDS-RAI (the Minimum Data Set Resident Assessment Instrument), Meaningful Activity, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Minimum Data Set of the Resident Assessment Instrument (MDS-RAI) Pain Scale, Movement Activities, Multisensory Stimulation, Musical Activities, National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People (NAPA), Needs of Older People Living in Care Homes, Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy in Care Homes, Outings, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Pets, Pets as Companions for People with Dementia, Physical Activity, Physical and Emotional Contact, Pool Activity Level (PAL) Instrument for Occupational Profiling, Posture, Preventing Isolation, Recreation, Reflex Ability Level, Relationships, Relatives and Residents Association, Relaxation, Reminiscence, Reminiscence Boxes, Resident Engagement, Residential Care Homes, Risk Management, Rowntree Foundation, Rummaging, Sensory Ability Level, Service User Involvement, Significant Dates (Reminiscence), Skills Mix, Social Activities, Social and Leisure Needs, Spiritual Needs, Supporting Derek, Supporting Older People in Care Homes At Night, Supporting Practice – Evidence and Research (SPEaR), Supporting Relationships, Talking Mats, U3A University of the 3rd Age, User Involvement, Weight Gain, Workforce Development
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Dementia Friendly York: Dementia Without Walls (Joseph Rowntree Foundation / Department of Health: Dementia Challenge)
Summary This Department of Health blog post draws attention to a recent report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation concerning developments in the creation of a dementia-friendly city in York, on the Dementia Without Walls programme. The report, published in early October, indicates a number of ways forward: … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, National, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Awareness, Awareness Raising, City of York Council, Community Empowerment, Community Groups, Creating Community, DEEP: Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project, Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project (DEEP), Dementia Without Walls (York), Dementia Without Walls Project, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly City, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Community Model, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Engagement, Home and Community Care Services, Integrated Home and Community Care Services, Public Engagement Exercises, Rowntree Foundation, Staff Awareness, Stigma, York
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My Home Life: Promoting Quality of Life in Care Homes (Joseph Rowntree Foundation)
[A version of this item features in Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust), Volume 3 Issue 4, November 2012]. Summary The“My Home Life: Promoting Quality of Life in Care Homes” report summarises a three-year action research study. … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Advocacy Plus, Best Practice in Care Homes, Care Home Culture, Care Home Leadership, Care Homes, Care Transitions, Centre for Policy on Ageing, City University, City University London, Commission on Dignity in Care, Commission on Dignity in Care for Older People Report, Creating Community, Delivering Dignity, Dementia Care in Care Homes, Dementia UK, Dignity, End of Life Care, Good Practice in Care Homes, Leadership, Leadership for Quality, Maintaining Identity, Managing Transitions, MHL Leadership Support and Community Development Programme, MHL Personalisation Themes, Mike Nolan (Relationship-Centred Care), My Home Life, My Home Life (MHL), National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi), Partnership Working, Quality of Life Indicators, Quality of Life Promotion, Quality of Life Research, Relationship-Centred Care, Rowntree Foundation, Senses Framework, Shared Decision-Making, Staff Motivation, Voice Choice and Control
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