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Tag Archives: Supported Living
Helping People With Dementia to Stay at Home (Housing LIN / DHWG / Halsall Lloyd Partnership)
Summary Earlier research indicated 85% of people would wish to remain at home for as long as possible when given a diagnosis of dementia. A report published last month covers how housing providers (social housing providers in particular) might support … 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), Housing, Housing LIN, In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Abbeyfield Society, Age UK Walsall, Age UK Warwickshire (AUKW), Age-Friendly Communities, Age-Friendly Environments, Assisted Living, Belong Villages, Bromley Dementia Hub Service, Care and Repair England, Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), Dementia Advisor Services, Dementia and Housing Working Group, Dementia and Housing Working Group (DHWG), Dementia Core Skills Education and Training Framework, Dementia Design, Dementia Law Clinic, Dementia Workforce Advisory Group (DWAG), Dementia-Friendly Businesses, Dementia-Friendly Care and Support for People With Learning Disabilities, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Communities at the Housing Level, Dementia-Friendly Communities at the Technological Level, Dementia-Friendly Community Model, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Information, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Resources, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Related Housing Needs, Design and Built Environment, Design for Dementia, Designing Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Extra Care Housing, Extra Care Housing and Dementia, Foundations, GP Care Navigator Pilot (South Warwickshire), Guinness Partnership, Halsall Lloyd Partnership, Hampshire Dementia Advisor Service, HAPPI Partnerships, HAPPI Principles, Hare Hill (Rochdale), Home Adaptations, Homeless Link, Housing Adaptations, Housing and Ageing, Housing And Care 21, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing and Dementia, Housing and Dementia Research Consortium, Housing and Dementia Research Consortium (HDRC), Housing and Long-Term Conditions, Housing and Public Health, Housing and Quality of Life, Housing and Safeguarding, Housing Associations, Housing for Older People, Housing for Vulnerable Older People: Social Housing, Housing in Later Life, Housing Learning & Improvement Network (Housing LIN), Housing our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation (HAPPI), Housing Providers, Hull City Council’s Telecare Team, Information Advice and Advocacy (IAA) Services, Knowsley Independent Living Centre, Life Story Network, Life Story Network (LSN), Life Story Network CIC, Liverpool John Moores University, Local Authorities, Local Authorities (LAs), Localism, Low Level Support, National Housing Federation, National Housing Federation: Dementia and Housing Working Group, Older People's Organisations, Oldham Housing Investment Partnership (OHIP), Pathways for Life Dementia Advisors, Pathways For Life: Joint Partnership Scheme Between Age UK Walsall and Accord Housing Association Ltd, Roseberry Mansions Reablement Service (One Housing), Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution (RMBI), Selwood Housing, Social Housing, Social Housing Providers, Specialised Housing Providers, Specialist Housing Services for People with Dementia, St. Giles Hospice, Staff Training, Staying at Home, Staying Healthy for Longer, Staying Independent, Stonewall Housing Trust, Supported Living, Tackling Health Inequality Through Housing, Telecare for Older People in Adult Social Care, Tunstall
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Report on CQC’s Comprehensive Inspections of Adult Social Care (BBC News / CQC / What Works Centre for Wellbeing)
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
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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]
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Dementia-Friendly Housing Charter (Housing LIN / Housing and Care 21 / Alzheimer’s Society)
Summary Research indicates that 85% of people wish to stay at home as long as possible after a dementia diagnosis. Currently a third of people would not know where to find information on making their homes more dementia-friendly. The Dementia-Friendly … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Housing LIN, In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
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Tagged Aids and Adaptations, Alzheimer's Society: Dementia Friendly Communities Programme, Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friendly Communities Programme, Anchor, Approaches to Reducing Loneliness and Isolation in Later Life, ARCO, Association for Dementia Studies: University of Worcester, Awareness and Understanding, Brookside Retirement Village (Lancashire), Bruce Moore: Chief Executive of Housing & Care 21, Built Environment, Care & Repair England, Care and Repair England, Causeway Service User Review Panel, Chichester Positive Thinkers, DEEP: Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Champions, Dementia Friends Programme, Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), Dementia Services Development Centre (University of Stirling), Dementia Words Matter: Guideline, Dementia-Friendly Businesses, Dementia-Friendly Care and Support for People With Learning Disabilities, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Communities at the Housing Level, Dementia-Friendly Communities at the Technological Level, Dementia-Friendly Community Model, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Employers, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Information, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Resources, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Related Housing Needs, Design and Built Environment, Designing Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Different Coloured Front Doors, Education and Staff Training, Encouraging Independence and Social Interaction, Guinness Partnership, HAPPI3 Report, Home Adaptations, Housing & Care 21, Housing & Care 21 (Formerly Housing 21), Housing Adaptations, Housing and Ageing, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing and Dementia, Housing and Dementia Research Consortium, Housing and Long-Term Conditions, Housing and Public Health, Housing and Quality of Life, Housing and Safeguarding, Housing Associations, Housing for Older People, Housing in Later Life, Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN), Housing Learning and Improvement Network Conference at Kia Oval in London (March 2017), Housing LIN, Housing Managers, Housing Options for People With Dementia, Housing Organisations, Housing our Ageing Population Plan for Implementation (HAPPI2), Housing our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation (HAPPI), Housing Sector, Housing Sectors Involved As Partners and Enablers, Housing Services for People With Dementia, Housing Solutions for Dementia, Housing With Care, HWC: Housing With Care, Hyndburn Homewise, Independent Living With Care, Jeremy Hughes CBE: Chief Executive of the Alzheimer’s Society, Jeremy Porteus, Keepmoat, League of Minds, Life Story Network CIC, Loneliness and Isolation, McCarthy & Stone, Members of the Dementia & Housing Working Group, Memory Matters, Midland Heart, Mold Llys Jamsine, National Housing Federation, Neighbourhoods For Life: Designing Dementia-Friendly Outdoor Environments, NHS East Lancashire CCG, North Somerset Living With Dementia Group, Open Plan Living, Plug Sockets at Eye Level, Pozzoni, Prime Minister’s Challenge On Dementia 2020, Prime Ministers’ Champions Group for Housing, Quality of Life Charitable Trust, Retirement Communities, Retirement Housing, Royal Town Planning Institute, RTPI: Royal Town Planning Institute, Selwood Housing, Sensory Lights, Signage, Smart Home Adaptations, South Eastern / Belfast SURP Group, Specialised Housing Providers, Specialist Housing Services for People with Dementia, Staff Training, Staying at Home, Staying Healthy for Longer, Staying Independent, Supported Living, Tackling Health Inequality Through Housing, Tunstall, University of Worcester: Association for Dementia Studies, Waltham Forest Dementia Action Alliance, Waltham Forest Housing Association (WFHA), Wet Rooms, Worcester Association for Dementia Studies, Workforce Development, Workforce Training, Your Life
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Dementia Friendly Housing Organisations (Orbit Charitable Trust / Housing LIN)
Summary The Orbit Charitable Trust has produced a guide for smaller housing associations, and other housing providers, explaining how social landlords can improve their support for older people living with dementia. Guidance is provided on improving residents’ quality of life … Continue reading →
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Housing LIN, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Person-Centred Care, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Age UK Warwickshire, Age-Friendly Housing, Aragon Housing Association, BEN PCT, Chartered Institute of Housing, Chichester CareLine, Community HUBS, Coventry PCT, Crossroads Care, Dementia Friendly Housing Organisations, Dementia Issues in OHE Sheltered Schemes, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Communities at the Housing Level, Dementia-Friendly Community Model, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Developing Dementia Friendly Environments, Direct Payments, Dudley PCT, Elder Councils, Elderly Accommodation Council, Endeavour Housing Association, ERoSH (The Essential Role of Social Housing), Extra Care Housing, Extra Care Housing and Dementia, Global Age Friendly Cities (WHO), Health and Housing, Heantun Housing Association, Herefordshire PCT, Heritage Healthcare, HoBT PCT, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing and Dementia, Housing for Older People, Housing in Later Life, Housing Learning & Improvement Network (Housing LIN), Housing Network, Housing Organisations, Housing Providers, Housing Services for People With Dementia, Housingnet, IDS, Independence, Independence at Home, Independent Living, Independent Living At Home, Individualised Support, Inisfree Housing Association, Joint Improvement Team (NHS Scotland), Local National Dementia Alliances, National Housing Federation, North Staffordshire PCT, Orbit Charitable Trust, Orbit Group, Orbit Heart of England (OHE), Partnership Working, Peer Support, Principles of Supported Living, Racing Homes, RADAR, Registered Social Landlords (RSLs), Riseborough Research & Consultancy Associates, S Birmingham PCT, Sandwell PCT, Scottish Chartered Institute of Housing, Self-Directed Support, Shared Lives and Supported Living Schemes, Shropshire PCT, Smaller Housing Organisations, Social Housing, Social Housing Providers, Social Landlords, Solihull PCT, South Staffordshire PCT, Specialised Housing Providers, Staying at Home, Staying Healthy for Longer, Staying Independent, Supported Living, Sutton Housing Trust, Telford & Wrekin PCT, Walsall PCT, Waltham Forest Housing Association, Warwickshire PCT, West Midlands Observatory: Dementia Prevalence, Wolverhampton PCT, Women’s Pioneer Housing, Worcestershire PCT, Zero Rejection
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