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Independent Mental Health Act Review (BBC News / DHSC / Centre for Mental Health / NHS England)

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The independent review of the Mental Health Act 1983, chaired by Professor Sir Simon Wessely, presents recommendations for reform based on four principles: Choice and autonomy. Least restriction. Therapeutic benefit. Understanding people as individuals: whereby patients are recognised and … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Diagnosis, 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, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest, Wales | Tagged Advance Care Planning (ACP), Advance Care Planning for People With Mental Illness, Aftercare, Alternative Forms of Support and Respite, Alternatives to Inpatient Care for People With Learning Disabilities, Autonomy, Autonomy and Choice, Autonomy and Safety, Baroness Julia Neuberger, Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Communities, Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Groups, BME Communities, BME People with Mental Illness, Care and Compassion, Care and Treatment Plan (CTP), Care Closer to 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Use of Ambulances (Section 136 Conveyances), Use of Police Custody as a Place of Safety for People with Mental Health Needs, User Experience, Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) | Leave a comment

Following a Diagnosis of Dementia: Information for Patients / Families and Friends Who are Carers (DHSC / SCIE)

Posted on June 2, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Patient information is available, from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), for persons diagnosed with dementia and those who care for them. Guidance on the support which can be expected covers: The care plan. The health care … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Diagnosis, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, SCIE, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged About Dementia: Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Access to Respite Care and Breaks, Advance Statement, Advance Statements and Decisions, Advanced Dementia and End of Life Care. Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Advice and Information, Advice and Support, Advice for Family and Friends, After a Diagnosis of Dementia. Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Barriers and Facilitators to Participation, Care Integration, Care Planning, Carer's Allowance, Carers for People with Dementia, Carers Identified Supported and Involved, Carers of People With Dementia. Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Carers UK, Caring for Carers, Collaboration, Collaboration for Coordinated Care, Collaboration: Working Across Boundaries, Collaborative Care Planning, Collaborative Commissioning, Commissioning for Carers, Commissioning for Carers Principles, Coordinated Care, Dementia UK, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Discharge Planning, Education and Staff Training, Encouraging Independence and Social Interaction, Family and Carers, Family Carers, Help With Day-to-Day Activities, Hospice UK, Hospital Discharge, Information and Advice Services, Information and Support for Carers, Information Needs of Carers, Information Resources on IDementia Care: Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Integrated Care and Support, Integrated Care for Older People With Complex Needs, Integrated Commissioning, Join Dementia Research, Living Well With Dementia. Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Local Dementia Friendly Communities, Long-Term Health and Social Support, Long-Term Services and Support (LTSS), Long-Term Treatment, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Named Care Coordinators, Named Contacts Providing Continuity, Named Health Care Coordinators, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Office of the Public Guardian, Participation in Research, Participation in Research Studies, Partnership Working, Patient Involvement in Research, Person-Centred Coordinated Care, Post-Diagnosis Support, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support, Post-Diagnostic Support, Public Participation in Research, Respite Care, Safe and Compassionate Care, SCIE's Dementia Resources Collection, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Staff Education, Staff Training, Support For People With Dementia. Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Symptoms of Dementia. Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Timely Diagnosis, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Development, Young-Onset Dementia | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in BBC News, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Northern Ireland, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest, Wales | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Adult Social Care in England, Adult Social Care Provision (CQC), Adult Social Care Services, Advice for Family and Friends, Ageing and Dementia, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Australia, BBC Health News, BBC's State of Care Theme, BBC’s Care Calculator, Care Home Inspections, Care Homes, Care in People's Own Homes, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Extra Care Apartments, Extra Care Housing, Extra-Care Sheltered Housing, Geographical Variations, Good Care Group, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care in the Community, Health and Social Care Providers, Health and Social Care Services, High-Intensity Care in Own Home, Home and Community Care Services, Home Care, Home Care Services, Home Care Support, Home Share and Befriending, Home-Share Arrangements, Housing and Extra Care, Information About Care and Support Options, Integration of Health and Social Care, Live-in Carer Recruitment: General Guidance, Live-in Carer Recruitment: Sought Skills in Potential Employees, Live-in Carers, Maintaining Independence, New Zealand, Nursing and Residential Care Homes, Nursing Homes, Nutrition and Hydration, Patient Safety, Residential Homes, Retirement Villages, Safe and Compassionate Care, Self-Funders, Seven Advantages of Live-in Care, Seven Advantages of Live-in Care (Good Care Group Infographic), Shared Lives and Supported Living Schemes, Shared Lives Model, Shared Lives Plus: UK, Sheltered Housing, Sheltered Housing Schemes, South Africa, State of Care Theme (BBC News), The Case Against Live-In Care: Disadvantages, The Case for Live-In Care: Advantages, Variations in Quality of Care | Leave a comment

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

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 →

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