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Statistics on Unpaid Carers in the UK: Carers Rights Day 2019 (Carers UK)

Posted on December 1, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Carers Rights Day 2019 took place on Thursday November 21st 2019. Research shows that two thirds of adults in the UK can expect to be unpaid carers. There is a 50:50 chance of becoming such a carer by the … Continue reading →

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First Year Progress Review of the Carers Action Plan for 2018 to 2020 (DHSC)

Posted on September 23, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Department of Health and Social Care a has published a progress review of the first year of the action plan for carers in England. The government’s action plan for carers was first published in June 2018. Progress is … Continue reading →

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Review of Internet-Based Support for Family Carers of People With Dementia (JMIR)

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent systematic review investigates: (i) the main components of existing internet-based interventions which support family carers of people living with dementia, (ii) those components which are most valued by caregivers themselves, and (iii) the evidence for the effectiveness … Continue reading →

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Big Hopes Riding on Research Project to Help Unpaid Carers? (NIHR)

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

Summary There are an estimated 850,000 people with dementia, and 670,000 unpaid carers, in the UK; involving more than half a million people with dementia living at home and being supported by unpaid carers, according to the Carers Trust. The … Continue reading →

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Carers Action Plan 2018 to 2020 (DHSC / BBC News)

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Department of Health and Social Care’s action plan for carers outlines plans to support carers in England, over the next 2 years. It expands on the National Carers Strategy. It sets out 64 actions across five priority topics. … Continue reading →

Social Care Unsustainable as a Cinderella Service (BBC News / NAO / King’s Fund / Health Foundation / Skills for Care)

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent National Audit Office (NAO) report explains why the Department of Health and Social Care needs to work harder to support the social care workforce. The number of people working in care does not match the growing demands … Continue reading →

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Review of Factors Influencing Carers’ Quality of Life (Alzheimer’s and Dementia)

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A review of literature on the factors likely to influence the quality of life for family carers of people with dementia discovered ten broad themes: Demographics. Carer-Patient Relationship(s). Dementia Characteristics. Demands of Caring. Carer Health. Carer Emotional Well-Being. Support … Continue reading →

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