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Residential Care: Exploring the Options, the Costs and the Alternatives (BBC News / Good Care Group)

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Following a recent review of Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections, which revealed that perhaps one in four care homes may to be failing in terms of safety and the adequacy of care provided, a BBC News item provides a … Continue reading →

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 →

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Professionalism in Nursing and Midwifery (NMC)

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Nursing and Midwifery Council has published a guide to professionalism in the practice of nursing and midwifery, covering advice on applying the values from the Code (the code of professional conduct). This was launched on International Nurses Day, … Continue reading →

Posted in For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), National, Northern Ireland, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, UK, Universal Interest, Wales | Tagged Best Interests, Best Interests of Patients, Chief Nursing Officers (CNOs), Compassionate Care, Continuous Improvement, Continuous Learning and Improvement, Continuous Learning Culture, Culture of Compassionate Care, Good Practice in Nursing and Midwifery, International Nurses Day (2017), International Nurses' Day, Jackie Smith: Chief Executive and Registrar of Nursing and Midwifery Council, Jane Cummings: Chief Nursing Officer for England, Leadership for Compassionate Care, Leading Professionally, Learning and Developing Continuously, NMC and CNOs, Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Conduct, Openness, Patient Safety, Professionalism, Professionalism in Nursing and Midwifery, Professor Charlotte McArdle: Chief Nursing Officer for Northern Ireland, Professor Fiona McQueen: Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland, Professor Jean White: Chief Nursing Officer for Wales, Putting Patients First, Safe and Compassionate Care, Transforming Care Environments | Leave a comment

Introducing the Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR)

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (ISSN 2397-5628) is a recently launched, locally edited, multi-disciplinary peer-reviewed international journal, which covers topics of relevance to the care of the elderly. Concerning Guidelines on the Use of Antipsychotics for Agitation … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Guidelines, International, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Wales, Wolverhampton | Tagged Academia.edu, Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs), Adverse Drug Reactions in the Elderly, Adverse Effects, Aggression, Aggressive Behaviour, Agitation, Agitation and Aggression, Alternatives to Antipsychotics, Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Agitation, American Journal of Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association (APA), American Psychiatric Association: Practice Guideline on the Use of Antipsychotics to Treat Agitation or Psychosis in Patients With Dementia (2016), Antipsychotic Drugs, Antipsychotics, Antipsychotics and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism, Antipsychotics Limitation in Dementia, Antipsychotics Side Effects, Antipsychotics-Related Mortality Risks, Antipsychotics: Neuroleptic Sensitivity, APA Practice Guidelines, Aripiprazole, Atypical Antipsychotics, Avoidable Harm, Avoidable Hospital Mortality, Avoidable Mortality, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Benefits and Risks of Antipsychotic Treatment, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Black Country, Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, British Indian Psychiatric Association (BIPA), Community and Mental Health Trusts, Dr Sarmishtha Bhattacharyya: Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry at Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Faculty of Health and Social Care: University of Chester, Geriatric Care and Research Organisation (GeriCaRe), Haloperidol, Improving Prescribing Practice, Inappropriate Prescribing, Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), Learning Disabilities, Medication Reviews, Mental Health Trusts, North Wales, Olanzapine, Over-Medication, Over-Medication for People With Learning Disabilities, Over-Prescribing, Overprescribing, People With Learning Disabilities, Personalised Care Versus Guideline-Based Care, Personalised Medicine Versus Guideline-Based Medicine, Potential Harms of Antipsychotic Use, Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing, Prescribing Anti-Psychotic Drugs to People with Dementia, Prescribing of Antipsychotic Drugs For People With Dementia, Prescribing of Antipsychotic Drugs For People With Learning Disabilities, Psychosis in Patients With Dementia, Quetiapine, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reducing Antipsychotic Prescriptions in Dementia, Reducing Avoidable Premature Mortality, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Reducing Violence and Aggression, Risperidone, Safe and Compassionate Care, United States, University of Chester, USA, Violence and Aggression, West Midlands, Wrexham, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Ziprasidone | Leave a comment

Improving the Quality of Care For Care Home Residents With Dementia (NHS England / Clinical Medicine / BBC News)

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Professor Alistair Burns, NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, discusses multi-pronged progress to improve the quality of care – and to enhance health and wellbeing – for people with dementia living in care homes. It has been estimated … Continue reading →

Unsafe Discharges From Hospitals Breach NICE Guidelines (BBC News / PHSO)

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has reported on complaints received about hundreds of vulnerable and elderly patients, sometimes including those with dementia and / or frailty, who have been discharged inappropriately from hospital. It seems likely that … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, Adults With Social Care Needs, Ageing Population, Avoidable Harm, Avoidable Mortality, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, Barriers and Challenges in Discharge Planning, Breakdowns or Failures in Communication, Care Transitions, Care Transitions Involving Adults With Social Care Needs, Care Transitions of Older People, Collaboration, Collaborative Care, Collaborative Care Planning, Collaborative Communication, Communication, Communication During Handovers, Compassionate Care, Coordinated Health and Social Care, Culture of Compassionate Care, Dame Julie Mellor: Parliamentary and Health Ombudsman Service, Deficient Checking and Oversight, Delayed Transfers of Care, Delayed Transfers of Care (DETOCs), Destination on Discharge, Dignity, Dignity and Respect, Discharge, Discharge and Out of Hospital Care, Discharge at a Reasonable Time, Discharge Coordination, Discharge Coordinators, Discharge From General Inpatient Hospital Settings, Discharge Guidelines, Discharge Information, Discharge Planning, Dysfunctional Patient Flow, Geriatric Assessment and Care, Handover, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Integration, Hospital Admissions, Hospital Discharge, Hospital Readmission Risk Factors, Improving Patient Safety, Information Sharing, Information Sharing: Care Plans, Information Sharing: Communication Needs, Integrated Discharge Process, Integration of Health and Social Care, Integration of Health and Social Care for Older People, Managing Transitions, MDTs: Multidisciplinary Teams, Multi-Agency Collaboration, Multi-Disciplinary Teams, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), Partnership and Collaboration, Patient Dignity, Patient Safety, Patient Transitions of Care, Post-Discharge Support, Promoting Dignity in Dementia, Quality Improvement, Reducing Delayed Transfers of Care, Reducing Early Hospital Readmissions, Safe and Compassionate Care, Transition Between Inpatient Hospital Settings and Community or Care Home Settings, Transition Planning, Transitions, Transitions Between Health and Social Care | Leave a comment

Joint Declaration on Post-Diagnostic Dementia Care and Support (NHS England / Department of Health / BBC News)

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Attention is again drawn to the joint declaration, spanning “government, health, social care and the third sector” (announced earlier in January 2016), which aims to improve the quality of services for persons with dementia, and their families / carers. … Continue reading →

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