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Tag Archives: Support For Living Independently At Home
Dementia and Disability (APPG on Dementia / Alzheimer’s Society)
Summary The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia (APPG) released a report in early Summer 2019 about adopting a “rights-based” approach to tackling dementia as a disability, with a view to understanding – and reducing – societal barriers which adversely affect … Continue reading →
Posted in All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia, Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Access to Health and Social Care Support, Age-Friendly Housing, Ageing Population, All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), APPG on Dementia, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness of Entitlements, Awareness Raising, Baroness Sally Greengross (APPG on Dementia), Barriers: Discrimination, Community Life, Debbie Abrahams MP: Co-Chair of APPG on Dementia, Dementia and Disability, Dementia as a Disability, Dementia Core Skills Education and Training Framework, Dementia Friendly Housing Charter, Dementia Rights and the Social Model of Disability, Dementia Statements, Dementia Tax, Dementia Tax (Alzheimer's Society), Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Employers, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Training, Dementia-Inclusive Communities, Discrimination, Discrimination / Stigma, Driving and Dementia, Driving Cessation, Employment, Equality Act 2010, Equality and Non-Discrimination, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Guinness Partnership: Dementia-Friendly Environment Guide, Halton Borough Council: Welfare Rights Service, Health and Employment in Older Age, Health and Housing, Helping Older People Live Independently, Hidden No More: Dementia and Disability (APPG on Dementia), Housing and Dementia, Inclusion, Inclusive Communities, Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Homes Standards (LHS), Living Independently At Home, Mandatory Training, Non-Discrimination, Participation, People With Dementia and Learning Disabilities: Reasonable Adjustments, Public and Community Transport, Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED), Public Transport, Reasonable Adjustments, Rights-Based Approaches to Dementia, Rights-Based Care, Social Care, Social Model of Disability, Social Protection, Societal Barriers: Rights-Based Alternatives, Specialised Supported Housing, Stigma and Discrimination, Support For Living Independently At Home, Supported Housing, Transport for Greater Manchester, United Nation Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG), Wigan Borough Council: Dementia-Friendly Communities
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People With Dementia Living Alone in the Community (Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease)
Summary Research, based on experiences and outcomes concerning people with dementia living alone (with and without help from an informal caregiver) in Germany, indicates that it is possible – provided adequate support services are available – to survive without significant … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Depression, Falls Prevention, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest
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Tagged Bayer Activities of Daily Living Scale (B-ADL), Challenges of Living with Dementia, Community-Based Care, Community-Based Interventions, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, Community-Dwelling Older Adults, Community-Dwelling Older People with Dementia, Control and Independence, Culture Change in Health and Care, Dementia Care Management (DCM), DemTect, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy: University Medicine Greifswald, Dignified Independent Living With Care, Evaluating Integrated and Community-Based Care, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Germany, Health and Care of Older People, Help With Medication, Home Care, Home Support for People Living With Dementia, Home-Delivered Meals, Housekeeping Assistance, Improving Outcomes for People Living With Dementia, Improving the Quality of Life for People With Dementia, Independence, Independence and Wellbeing, Independence at Home, Independence in Older Adults, Independent Living, Informal Care, Informal Caregiving, Informal Carers, Institute for Community Medicine: University Medicine Greifswald, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integration of Health and Care, International Comparisons, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, Living Independently At Home, Living Well with Dementia, Living Well With Dementia: German Statistics, Living with Dementia, Living With Neurological Conditions, Maintaining Independence, Measures of Living Arrangements and Informal Care, People With Dementia Living Alone, Quality of Life-AD (QoL-AD), Screening For Dementia in GP Practices, Staying Independent, Support For Living Independently At Home, Sustainable Health and Care Services, Transforming Participation in Health and Care, University Medicine Greifswald, Unmet Needs of Community-Dwelling Primary Care Patients With Dementia in Germany, Utilization of Health and Nursing Care Services, What Works Resource Pack: Involving People Living with Dementia
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Funding the Shared Lives Model of Support For Living Independently At Home (NHS England / Shared Lives Plus)
Summary NHS England is to invest £1.75 million in the Shared Lives Plus scheme which aims to help people be cared for at home, rather than in hospitals. “The Shared Lives model will support people who have needs which make … Continue reading →
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, 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, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Age-Friendly Cities, Age-Friendly Communities, Ageing Society, Alex Fox: Chief Executive of Shared Lives Plus, Alternatives to Hospital Admission, Alternatives to Hospital Care, Alternatives to Hospital for People with Dementia, Alternatives to Hospital-Based Treatments, Befriending, Building Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Care for People with Dementia in the Community, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care in an Ageing Society, Care in the Community, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Resilience, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Allowance, Carer's Needs, Carers, Carers’ Benefits, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Chronic Care, Chronic Conditions, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Commissioning for Carers, Community, Community Care, Community Networks, Community Perspective, Community-Based Support, Creating Dementia Friendly Environments, Day Support, Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia Friends, Dementia Support Services, Dementia: Community Based Support, Encouraging Independence and Social Interaction, Fostering, Fostering Schemes for Elderly People, Friends, Friendship, Good Neighbourliness, Helping Older People Live Independently, Identifying Alternatives to Hospital for People with Dementia, Inclusion, Independence, Independence at Home, Informal Networks, Later Life, Learning Disabilities, Live-In Mental Health Support (Includes Acute Support as Alternative to Hospital-Based Treatment), Living Independently At Home, Loneliness, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Maintaining Independence, Mental Health and Illness, Neighbourliness, Older Carers, Peer Support Networks, Preventing Loneliness, Protecting Vulnerable People, Shared Lives Model, Shared Lives Plus, Shared Lives Plus: UK, Short Breaks, Social Inclusion, Social Networks, Staying Independent, Step-Down Care, Stroke Rehabilitation, Stroke Rehabilitation in the Community, Support For Living Independently At Home, Supporting Health Wellbeing and Independence, Transforming Care for People with Learning Disabilities, Vulnerable Older People
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