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Investigations Into the Early Signs, Symptoms and Family Experiences of Alzheimer’s Disease (BMJ Open / International Psychogeriatrics)

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A literature review analyses the sequence / timing of the early signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease. The authors distinguish between the early signs of late-onset Alzheimer’s Disease (LOAD) and those of early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease (EOAD). Full Text Link … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, Depression, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Aberrant Motor Behaviour, Acalculia, Agitation, Alexia, Anomia, Anosognosia, Anxiety, Apathy, Australia, BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Box Hill Hospital (Victoria), Cognitive Impairment, Conversion to Dementia From Prodromal Disease, Disinhibition, Early Detection of Preclinical Disease, Early Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease, Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease (EOAD), Early-Onset Dementia, Eastern Cognitive Disorders Clinic: Box Hill Hospital, Experiences, Experiences of the Transition to Dementia, Family and Caregiver Experiences, Family Members' Experiences of Pre-Diagnostic Phase of Dementia, Hallucination, Initial Onset and Diagnosis, Institute for Health Research: University of Bedfordshire, International Psychogeriatrics, Irritability, Late Onset Dementia, Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease, Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease (LOAD), Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences: University of Melbourne, Neuroscience Department: Box Hill Hospital, Olfactory Disturbances, Patient and Carer Experiences, Patient Experiences, Pre-Diagnostic Phase of Dementia, Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease, Preclinical Indicators in Alzheimer's Disease, Preclinical Phase of Dementia, Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease, School of Life Sciences: University of Hull, Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease, University of Bedfordshire, University of Hull, University of Melbourne, Weight Loss, Young Onset Dementia (YOD), Young-Onset Dementia | Leave a comment

Systematic Review of Meaningful Activity for People With Dementia in Long-Term Care (Cochrane Database / NIHR Signal / PLoS Medicine)

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Mainstream opinion is nowadays in favour of providing personally-tailored meaningful activity for people with dementia in long-term care, as a means of improving mental wellbeing and quality of life, and / or reducing challenging behaviour without resort to antipsychotics. … Continue reading →

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One Hour of Social Interaction Per Week Improves Dementia Care (NIHR / NHS Choices / PLoS Medicine)

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NIHR-funded research indicates that a modest amount of social interaction improves quality of life for people with dementia living in care homes. Agitation and aggression were reduced by these cost-effective means, and the quality of life in people with … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Abbey Pain Scale, Advancing Care: Research With Care Homes (NIHR), Agitation, Agitation and Aggression, Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, Alternatives to Antipsychotics, Alzheimer's Society, Antipsychotic Prescribing in Care Homes, Antipsychotic Prescribing in Nursing Homes, Antipsychotics Limitation in Dementia, Bangor University, Bazian, Behavioural Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, Behind the Headlines, Camberwell Assessment of Need for the Elderly, Care Homes, Centre for Age-Related Medicine (SESAM): Helse Stavanger University Hospital, Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR), Clinical Dementia Rating Scale, CMAI (Cohen Mansfield Agitation Inventory), Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI), Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) Scores, Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD), Dementia Services Development Centre Wales: Bangor University, Dementia-Related Agitation, DEMQOL-Proxy, DEMQoL-Proxy: Dementia Quality of Life Proxy, Division of Psychiatry and Applied Psychology: University of Nottingham, Division of Psychiatry: University College London, Encouraging Independence and Social Interaction, Exeter University, Exeter University Medical School: Exeter University, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences: University of Hull, Helse Stavanger University Hospital (Norway), Improving Wellbeing and Health for People with Dementia (WHELD) Trial, Institute of Mental Health: University of Nottingham, Kings College London, London School of Economics, Managing Agitation, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Institute for Health Research Signal, Neuroleptic Discontinuation, Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Nursing Home version (NPI-NH), NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) Programme, NIHR Signal, Norway, Nursing Homes, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, People With Dementia Living in Care Homes, People With Dementia Living in Nursing Homes, Person-Centred Activities for People With Dementia Living in Nursing Homes, Person-Centred Care Training for People With Dementia Living in Nursing Homes, Personalised Social Interaction, PLoS Medicine, Professor Martin Orrell, Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) Programme (NIHR), Quality of Interactions Scale (QUIS), Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reducing Antipsychotic Drugs in Care Homes, Reducing Antipsychotic Medication in Care Homes, Reducing Antipsychotic Prescriptions in Dementia, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics, Reducing Violence and Aggression, Residential Care, Residential Care Homes, Social Interaction, University College London, University of Hull, University of Nottingham, WHELD Intervention, WHELD Programme, Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases: King’s College London | Leave a comment

Understanding and Evaluating Cognitive Stimulation Therapy: CST For Dementia (Companions of London / Trials)

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An infographic has been produced by Companions of London on the likely / intended benefits of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) as a treatment for persons with dementia: Full Text Link Reference Understanding Cognitive Stimulation Therapy: CST and Dementia (Infographic). … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest, Wales | Tagged Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), College of Medicine: Swansea University, Companions of London, Dementia Services Development Centre Wales: Bangor University, Devon, Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Division of Psychiatry: University College London (UCL), Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust, Faculty of Health and Social Care: University of Hull, Group Based Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, iCST: Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for Dementia, Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for Dementia (iCST), Institute of Brain Behaviour and Mental Health: Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Institute of Mental Health: University of Nottingham, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, London School of Economics and Political Science, Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, North Wales Organisation for Randomised Trials in Health (and Social Care): University of Bangor, Personal Social Services Research Unit: London School of Economics and Political Science, PLoS Medicine, Professor Martin Orrell, Research Department of Clinical Educational and Health Psychology: University College London, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Swansea University, Trials, University College London, University College London (UCL), University of Bangor, University of Hull, University of Nottingham, Whitaker Research Ltd (Bangor) | Leave a comment

Demcare Research: On the Management of Challenging Behaviour in People With Dementia at Home and in Care Homes (NIHR)

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A highly detailed and intensive collection of research activity concentrated on various aspects of the management of challenging behaviour in care homes (“ResCare”) and in family care at home (“FamCare”). “This research programme on dementia care found neither staff … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, NIHR, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Telecare, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Aggression, Bangor University, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Bupa, Care and Support for People With Dementia in Care Homes, Care Homes, Carer Burden in Dementia, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Caring for Family Carers, Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation: Bangor University, Challenge FamCare, Challenge ResCare, Challenging Behaviour, Challenging Behaviour in Dementia, Community Mental Health, Community Mental Health Services, Dementia Services Development Centre: Bangor University, Faculty of Health Sciences: University of Hull, FamCare Study, Family Carers, Hull and East Yorkshire, Humber NHS Foundation Trust, Institute of Mental Health: University of Nottingham, Integrated Care and Support, Integrated Care for Older People With Complex Needs, King’s College London, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), North Wales Clinical Psychology Programme: Bangor University, North Wales Organisation for Randomised Trials in Health: Bangor University, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR), Realist Evaluations, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reducing Violence and Aggression, REMCARE: Reminiscence Groups for People With Dementia and Their Family Caregivers, ResCare Trial, Research and Development: Humber NHS Foundation Trust, School of Health Sciences: University of East Anglia, Social Care Workforce Research Unit: King’s College London, Swansea Trials Unit: Swansea University, Swansea University, University of Bradford, University of East Anglia, University of Hull, University of Nottingham, Unpaid Carers | Leave a comment

Scoping the Potential Role(s) of Community Pharmacists in Medication Management for Community-Dwelling People With Dementia (Health Expectations)

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A new article has appeared on the roles for community pharmacists in assisting people with dementia dwelling in the community, their informal carers – and health and social care professionals more widely – in achieving safer and more effective … Continue reading →

Posted in Antipsychotics, Commissioning, Community Care, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Ability of Community Pharmacists to Limit Use of Antipsychotics Prescribed Inappropriately For BPSD, Aston Health Research and Innovation Cluster, Aston University, Birmingham (UK), Caregiving (Carers), Caring for Carers, Communication Between Community Pharmacists and Caregivers, Communication Between Community Pharmacists and GPs, Community Pharmacies, Community Pharmacists, Community Pharmacy, Community-Based Care, Community-Based Care for People With Dementia, Community-Based Interventions, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, Community-Centred Approaches, Community-Dwelling Older People with Dementia, Dementia Friendly Community Pharmacists, Dementia-Friendly Businesses, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Community Pharmacies, Dementia-Friendly Information, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Pharmacies, Healthy Lifestyles, Improving the Quality of Life for People with Long Term Conditions, Informal Carers, Information and Signposting Services, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Long Term Conditions and Mental Health, Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Long-Term Conditions and Dementia, MDTs: Multidisciplinary Teams, Medication Management, Medicines Adherence, Medicines Optimisation, Medicines Optimisation in Primary Care, Multidisciplinary Care, Multidisciplinary Team Care, Multidisciplinary Teamwork, Multiple Long-Term Conditions, NHS Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF), NHS Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (the Pharmacy Contract), Older Community-Dwelling Adults, Pharmacist-Led Home Medication Reviews, Pharmacy Quality Payments Scheme, Pharmacy: Aston University, Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing, Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing (PIP), Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Primary Care and Community Pharmacy Network, Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Qualitative Exploratory Study, Qualitative Research, Qualitative Studies, Quality of Life for People With Long Term Conditions, Reducing Emergency Admissions Through Community-Based Interventions, School of Life and Health Sciences: Aston University, Self-Care, Self-Directed Support for Long Term Conditions, Self-Management, Self-Management Education, Self-Management in Chronic Illness, Self-Management in Early Stage Dementia, Self-Management of Long-Term Illnesses, Self-Management Support, Signposting, Signposting Patient Information, Signposting to Appropriate Health Services, Signposting to Sources of Practical Help, Support for Self-Care, Supporting Self-Care, University of East Anglia, University of Hull, Unmet Needs of Community-Dwelling Older Persons, Unpaid Carers | Leave a comment

Seventy Thousand Extra Care Home Places Required in England by 2025? (BBC News / Lancet)

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Researchers at Newcastle University have confirmed the general view that people are living longer, but that the later years of life often require high levels care (whether in people’s own homes or in residential care). They estimate that there … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, 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, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | 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, Ageing Population, BBC Health News, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 4’s You and Yours, BBC Radio Four, Cambridge Institute of Public Health: University of Cambridge, Causes and Prevention of Frailty, Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies (CFAS) Collaboration, Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies Collaboration, Commissioning of Domiciliary Care, Demographic Change, Demographic Change and Public Services, Demographic Time-Bomb, Department of Public Health and Primary Care: University of Cambridge, Dependency Levels, Disability and Home Care in England’s Older Population, Domiciliary Care, Economic Sustainability, Epidemiology and Statistics, Faculty of Medicine: Newcastle University, Financial Constraints, Financial Eligibility, Financial Issues, Financial Pressures, Frail Older People, Funding of Care and Support (Dilnot Commission), Further Care Home Places Required in England by 2025 (Projection), Further Social Care Requirements in England by 2025 (Projection), Health and Social Care Configuration, Health and Social Care in the Community, Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Social Care Providers, Health and Social Care Services, Home and Community Care Services, Home Care, Home Care Services, Hull-York Medical School: University of Hull, Improving Long-Term Care and Support, Institute of Health and Society: Newcastle University, Integration of Health and Social Care for Older People, Lancet, Late-Life Dependency, London School of Economics and Political Science, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Care and Support, Medical Research Council's Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies (CFAS) Project, MRC Biostatistics Unit: University of Cambridge, MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies (CFAS), Newcastle University, Newcastle University Institute for Ageing, People Living With Frailty, Personal Social Services Research Unit: London School of Economics and Political Science, Prevention, Quality and Sustainability, Social Care, Social Care Expenditure, Social Care Funding, Social Care Funding Gap, Social Care Funding Shortfalls, Social Demographics, Sustainability, Sustainable Care, Sustainable Funding, Sustainable Health and Care Services, Sustainable Health and Social Care, Tipping Point in Sustainability of Adult Social Care (Alleged), Transforming Care for Frail Older People, UK Demographics, University of Cambridge, University of Hull, What’s Wrong With Social Care in England, You and Yours (BBC Radio 4) | 2 Comments

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