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A Framework of Promising Interventions for Improving the Support of People Living With Dementia (Age UK)
Summary An Age UK report investigates a variety of interventions which may be of assistance in the support of people with dementia and their families / carers. Case studies of services and projects designed to support wellbeing / living well … Continue reading →
Posted in Age UK, Alzheimer's Society, Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community 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, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Systematic Reviews, Telecare, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Accessible Transport, Active Daily Lives, Age UK Camden, Age UK Norfolk, Age UK South Staffordshire, Age-Friendly Environments, Alternatives to Hospital for People with Dementia, Alzheimer Scotland, Assistive Technology Supporting Independence of People With Dementia, Barriers to Self-Management for People with Dementia, Barriers: Discrimination, Befriending, Befriending Interventions, Befriending Services, Better Care for Older Patients With Dementia, Better Policies for People with Dementia, Blackburn With Darwen Connect, BUDS (Better Understanding for Dementia in Sandwell), BUDS Befriending Service, Built Environment, Butterfly Scheme, Care for People with Dementia, Care Pathways for People With Dementia, Carer Information and Support Programme (CrISP), Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Challenges of Living with Dementia, Circles of Support, Circles of Support for People with Dementia, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Cogs Clubs, Community Connections, Community Factors, Counselling for People with Dementia, Dance Well, Dance Well Project, DEEP2: Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project, DEEP: Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project, Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), Dementia Adventure, Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project (DEEP), Dementia Experiences, Dementia Friendly GP Surgeries (iSPACE), Dementia Friendly Heathrow, Dementia Project at Thrive Trunkwell Gardens, Dementia Rights and the Social Model of Disability, Dementia Self-Help Project, Dementia Statements, Dementia Statements (Refreshed), Dementia Wellbeing Coordination, Dementia Wellbeing Coordination (Age UK Norfolk), Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly GP Surgeries, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly York, Dementia-Inclusive Communities, Dementia-Inclusive Society, Design and Built Environment, Enabling Services, Environmental Design, Experiences, Five Pillars of Post-Diagnostic Support, Five Pillars of Support, Focus on Abilities Instead of Losses, Housing and People with Dementia, iD: Innovations in Dementia, Improving Outcomes for People Living With Dementia, Inclusion, Innovations in Dementia, Institutional Factors, Intrapersonal Processes and Primary Groups, iSPACE – Dementia Friendly GP Surgeries, JABADAO, Kitwood Flower, Kitwood Flower (Six Psychological Needs: Attachment Love Comfort Identity Inclusion and Occupation), Liverpool Service User Reference Forum (SURF), Living Together With Dementia, Living Together with Dementia (LTwD) Programme, Living Well with Dementia, Living Well with Dementia Research, Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (M-CST), Marginalisation in Dementia, Marginalised Users, Mental Health Foundation (MHF), Patient and Carer Experiences, Peer Support, Person-Centred Planning, Personal Wellbeing, Positive Inclusion and Participation, Positive Relationships, Post Diagnosis Link Workers, Post-Diagnosis Support in Glasgow, Post-Diagnostic Support, Post-Diagnostic Support for People with Dementia, Pre-Diagnostic Support, Primary Care Navigators (Age UK Camden), Primary Care Navigators (PCNs), Promising Approaches to Living Well With Dementia (Age UK), Public Policy, Public Transport, Reducing Discrimination, Rights-Based Approaches to Dementia, Roller Mill: Day Opportunities From Age UK South Staffordshire, Salford Way, Shake Your Tail Feather, Shared Lives for Dementia, Six Psychological Needs: Attachment Love Comfort Identity Inclusion and Occupation (Kitwood Flower), Social Inclusion, Social Model of Disability (Mental Health Foundation), Sporting Memories, Sporting Memories Network CIC, Standing Together, Standing Together Project, Stigma and Discrimination, Support for Couple Relationships, Support for Living Well With Dementia, Tavistock Relationships, Tesco, Tesco Dementia Friendly Checkouts, Thrive, Tom Kitwood, Transport and Mobility, Vulnerable Adult Cards
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Unmet Social Care Needs of Older People Living in Their Own Homes (Ipsos MORI / NIHR / Age UK / NatCen Social Research / Independent Age)
Summary Ipsos MORI, in association with the NIHR School for Social Care Research, Age UK, NatCen Social Research and Independent Age, have produced a report exploring the nature and extent of “unmet needs” for social care among older persons living … Continue reading →
Posted in Age UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community 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, National, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK NSC, Universal Interest
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Tagged Access to Health and Social Care Support, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Adult Social Care Funding (England), Adult Social Care in England, Advice and Information, Affordability of Care and Support, Ageing Population, Aids and Adaptations, Allison Dunatchik: NatCen Social Research, Assessments and Eligibility, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Barriers and Facilitators in Lifestyle Change, Barriers to Joined-Up Care, Barriers to Support, Barriers: Access to Funding, Barriers: Inconsistency in Care Standards, Barriers: Lack of Continuity of Care, Care Act 2014, Care Funding, Caroline Abrahams: Director of Age UK, Commissioning of Domiciliary Care, Disability and Home Care in England’s Older Population, Domiciliary Care, Dr Margaret Blake: Research Director at Ipsos MORI, Eligibility, Eligibility Criteria for Social Care, Eligibility for Care, ELSA, ELSA: English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, English Local Authorities, English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), Failing Safety Net (Age UK), Fair Access to Care Services (FACS) Eligibility Criteria, Financial Constraints, Financial Eligibility, Financial Issues, Financial Pressures, Health Survey for England, Health Survey for England (HSE), Help for Elderly Living at Home, Hidden Unmet Needs, Home Adaptations, Home Care, Home Care Funding and Costs, Home Care Organisations, Home Care Packages (HCP), Home Care Services, Home Care Standards, Home Care Support, Home Care: Commissioning, Housing Adaptations, Impact(s) of Unmet Needs, In-Depth Interviews With Older People, Independence, Independence and Wellbeing, Independence at Home, Independence of Older Adults, Independent Age, Independent Living At Home, Individual Care Plans (Complex Needs), Information and Advice, Information and Advice Services, Integrated Commissioning, Ipsos Mori, Ipsos Public Affairs, Janet Morrison (Chief Executive of Independent Age), Lack of Bespoke Information and Advice, LGA: Local Government Association, Living Alone, Local Authorities, Local Authority Contribution to Care Costs or Adaptations, Local Care Providers, Local Government Association: LGA, Local Service Providers, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Loss of Confidence, Loss of Mobility, Loss of Purpose, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Mobility Problems, NatCen Social Research, NatCen Social Research (NatCen), NatCen Social Research: University College London, National Minimum Eligibility Threshold for Adult Care and Support, Nature and Prevalence of Unmet Need for Social Care, NIHR School for Social Care Research, NIHR School for Social Care Research (SSCR), Older People With Complex Needs, Patterns of Experience and Factors Contributing to People Developing Care Needs, Personal Well-Being, Predictors of Unmet Need, Preventative Care, Preventative Interventions, Preventative Services, Prevention, Public Transport, Publicly Funded Support, Purpose in Life, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Secondary Analysis of English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) Data, Quantitative Secondary Analysis of Health Survey for England (HSE) Data, Reduced Mobility, Reluctance to Admit Unmet Needs, Resilience, Social Care Funding, Social Care Funding Gap, Social Care Providers, Social Contacts, Social Isolation, Specialist Welfare Advice, Support for People with Complex Needs, Supporting Wellbeing Resilience and Independence, Transport and Mobility, Unmet Needs, Unmet Needs and Well-Being, Unmet Needs of Community-Dwelling Older Persons, Unmet Social Care Needs of Older People Living in Their Own Homes, Well-Being, Willingness to Pay for Care and Support
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Building Age-Friendly Cities (Houses of Parliament Library POST Note PN 539)
Summary A recent Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) note on “Creating age friendly cities” considers the challenges involved in making cities more “age-friendly”. It examines how housing, transport and outdoor spaces etc. might be re-designed to promote independence … Continue reading →
Posted in Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, For Researchers (mostly), Housing, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Access to Green Space, Access to Urban Green Spaces, Age Friendly Homes, Age-Friendly Cities, Age-Friendly Cities (WHO), Age-Friendly Cities and Communities, Age-Friendly Communities, Ageing Population, Architecture and Design Scotland, Attitudes to Ageing, Attitudes to Older People, BBC Health News, BBC Scotland News, Building Age-Friendly Cities (POST Note PN 539), Built Environment, Challenges in Creation of Age-Friendly Cities, Crichton Trust, Dumfries and Galloway Care Campus Project (Crichton Trust), Essential Features of Age-Friendly Cities, Global Age Friendly Cities (WHO), Green Spaces, Health Benefits of Green Space, Houses of Parliament, Infrastructure Costs, Local Planning, Nuffield Foundation Flowers Fellowship, Outdoor Spaces, Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology, Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology (POST), Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST), Physical Environment, POST: Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology, Public Transport, Transport, Transport and Mobility, Transportation Infrastructure, Urban Green Space and Trees
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Future of UK Ageing Population Report (Government Office for Science)
Summary A Government Office for Science report has assembled a range of evidence about the older population, in the attempt to identify trends and make projections of likely relevance for the UK government and others developing policies for an ageing … Continue reading →
Posted in Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, For Researchers (mostly), Housing, Integrated Care, National, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, Telecare, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Adaptations to Workplace, Adapting Homes and Neighbourhoods, Age and Ageing, Age Friendly Homes, Age-Friendly Communities, Age-Friendly Environments, Age-Friendly Housing, Ageing and Society, Ageing in the Community, Ageing in the UK, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Ageing Population Report (Government Office for Science), Attitudes to Ageing, Attitudes to Ageing - Influence of New Technologies, Attitudes to Ageing - Psychological Factors, Attitudes to Ageing - Social and Cultural Factors, Barriers to Later Life Learning, Barriers to Technology Use, Building Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Built Environment, Central Role for Families, Changing Work Requirements and Environments, Connectivity, Demographic Change and Public Services, Demographic Changes, Design and Built Environment, Effect of Technology on Support Networks, Emotional and Personal Resilience, Family Care in the UK, Foresight Evidence Reviews, Foresight Future of Ageing Population Team, Foresight Mapping Tool, Foresight Project on Future of Ageing Population, Foresight Trends, Future Healthcare Costs, Future Of Ageing: Adapting Homes And Neighbourhoods, Future Of Ageing: Attitudes To Ageing, Future Of Ageing: Attitudes To Ageing - Influence Of New Technologies, Future Of Ageing: Attitudes To Ageing - Psychological Factors, Future Of Ageing: Attitudes To Ageing - Social And Cultural Factors, Future Of Ageing: Changing Work Requirements And Environments, Future Of Ageing: Effect Of Technology On Support Networks, Future Of Ageing: Emotional And Personal Resilience, Future of Ageing: Family Care in the UK, Future Of Ageing: Health And Care Infrastructure, Future Of Ageing: Health And Social Care Services, Future Of Ageing: Inequalities In Healthy Life Expectancy, Future Of Ageing: Informal Care And Paid Work In Later Life, Future Of Ageing: Learning Processes And Capacity, Future Of Ageing: Life Expectancy And Healthy Life Expectancy Trends, Future Of Ageing: Lifelong Learning, Future Of Ageing: Preventive Health And Social Care Services, Future of ageing: relationships between the generations, Future Of Ageing: Retirement Income And Assets, Future Of Ageing: Retirement Income Market, Future Of Ageing: Transport And Mobility, Future Of Ageing: Volunteering, Future Of Ageing: Workplace Infrastructure, Government Office for Science, Health and Care Infrastructure, Health and Care System Facts (UK), Health and Social Care Services, Healthy Life Expectancy, Housing and Ageing, Housing and Neighbourhoods, Impact of Demographic Change on Public Services, Inequalities In Healthy Life Expectancy, Informal Care, Information Technology Connectivity, Inter-Generational Caring Responsibilities in Families, Intergenerational Caring, Intergenerational Cohesion, Intergenerational Communication, Intergenerational Fairness, Intergenerational Inequality, Intergenerational Relations, Later Life, Later Life Learning, Learning Processes and Capacity, Life Expectancy, Life Expectancy and Healthy Life Expectancy Trends, Lifelong Learning, Mapping UK Demographic Changes, New Technology, Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), Older Demographics, Paid Work In Later Life, Perceptions of Youth and Old Age (European Social Survey), Prevalence of Unpaid Care, Preventive Health, Professor Sarah Harper, Professor Sir Mark Walport, Regional Variations, Relationships Between the Generations, Retirement Income and Assets, Retirement Income Market, Self-Efficacy, Sir Mark Walport, Social Care Services, Social Physical and Technological Connectivity, Telemedicine, Telemonitoring, Transport and Mobility, UK Demographics, Unpaid Carers, Vertical Family Units, Volunteering, Wellbeing in Later Life, Workplace Infrastructure
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