-
Recent Posts
- Dementia-Friendly Communities Provision, Viewed as a Social Determinant of Health (JGCR / NHS England / WHO)
- International Perspectives on the Possible Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown on Abuse of the Elderly (JGCR / American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry / JAGS)
- Updates Relating to the Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care (Lancet / Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy / Alzheimer’s and Dementia)
- A Brief Review of How the COVID-19 Pandemic Relates to Elderly Care and Research (JGCR)
- Some Speculated / Potential Benefits of COVID-19 (JGCR / BBC Radio 4’s Rethink / BGS)
Archives
- September 2020
- August 2020
- June 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
Categories
- Antipsychotics
- Assistive Technology
- Charitable Bodies
- Commissioning
- Delirium
- Depression
- Enhancing the Healing Environment
- Falls
- Falls Prevention
- Guidelines
- Hip Fractures
- Housing
- Hypertension
- In the News
- Integrated Care
- International
- Local Interest
- Mental Health
- Models of Dementia Care
- National
- ADASS
- All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia
- BSI
- CQC: Care Quality Commission
- Department of Health
- Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
- Health Education England (HEE)
- Housing LIN
- MAGDR
- Mental Health Foundation
- Mental Health Network (NHS Confederation)
- MHP Health Mandate
- National Audit Office
- National Voices
- NEoLCIN
- NEoLCP
- NHS
- NHS Alliance
- NHS Confederation
- NHS Employers
- NHS England
- NHS Evidence
- NHS Improvement
- NICE Guidelines
- NIHR
- NIHRSDO
- Northern Ireland
- Patients Association
- Public Health England
- RCN
- Royal College of Physicians
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- SCIE
- Scotland
- UK
- UK NSC
- Wales
- Non-Pharmacological Treatments
- Nutrition
- Pain
- Parkinson's Disease
- Patient Care Pathway
- Person-Centred Care
- Personalisation
- Pharmacological Treatments
- Proposed for Next Newsletter
- Quick Insights
- Standards
- Statistics
- Stroke
- Systematic Reviews
- Telecare
- Telehealth
- Universal Interest
Google Translate (100+ Languages)
Tag Archives: Wellbeing in an Ageing Population
Health Profile for England: a Contribution Towards the NHS Ten Year Plan (BBC News / PHE)
Summary Public Health England (PHE) have published their second “Health Profile for England” report. This attempts to give a comprehensive and up-to-date summary of the population’s health in England, with projections for the future. Evidence in this annual report is … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS England, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Absolute and Relative Measures of Inequality, Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS) in England, Affluence and Health Inequalities, Age-Standardised Mortality Rates (ASMRs), Age-Standardised Years of Life Lost (SYLL), Ageing Population, BBC Health News, Causes of Death, Child Health, Cross-Country Comparisons, Current and Emerging Health Protection Issues: Health Profile for England - 2018 (PHE), Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease: Leading Cause of Death in 2015, Dental Decay in Children, Deprivation and Leading Causes of Death, Developing the Long Term Plan for the NHS. September 2018 Consultation (NHS England), Diabetes, Duncan Selbie: Chief Executive of Public Health England, Early Life, Emerging Health Protection Issues, English Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), English Indices of Deprivation, European Comparisons, Excess Weight in Children, Female Life Expectancy, Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD), Good Level of Development in Children, GP Patient Survey (GPPS), Health and Care Suitable for an Ageing Population, Health Care Workforce, Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities and Socio-Economic Inequalities in Health, Health Inequalities in England, Health of Children in Early Years: Health Profile for England - 2018 (PHE), Health Profile for England (2018), Health Profile for England (PHE), Health Profile for England - 2018: Current and Emerging Health Protection Issues, Health Profile for England - 2018: Health of Children in Early Years, Health Profile for England - 2018: Inequalities in Health, Health Profile for England - 2018: Methods Data and Definitions Issues, Health Profile for England - 2018: Population Change and Trends in Life Expectancy, Health Profile for England - 2018: Trends in Morbidity and Risk Factors, Health Profile for England - 2018: Trends in Mortality, Health Profile for England - 2018: Wider Determinants of Health, Health Profile for England: 2017, Health Protection, Health Protection Issues, Healthy Life Expectancy, Healthy Life Expectancy and Years Lived in Poor Health, Hearing Loss, Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), Inequalities in Health: Health Profile for England - 2018 (PHE), Inequalities in Life Expectancy, Innovation, Innovation for an Ageing Population, Innovation in the NHS, International Comparisons, John Newton: Director of Health Improvement at Public Health England, Life Expectancy, Life Expectancy and Causes of Death, Life Expectancy at Birth: Female (Life Expectancy and Causes of Death), Life Expectancy at Birth: Male (Life Expectancy and Causes of Death), Life Expectancy Projections, Low Birthweight at Term, Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs), Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs) Within England, Male Life Expectancy, Mean Deviation (Measure of Inequality), Methods Data and Definitions Issues: Health Profile for England - 2018 (PHE), Minimum Income Standard (MIS), Morbidity and Risk Factors, Mortality Trends, Muscle and Joint Problems, Musculoskeletal Disorders, National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP), National Population Projections, Neurological Conditions, NHS 10 Year Plan, Obesity, PHE Forecasts (ForecastPro), PHE: Public Health England, Population Change and Trends in Life Expectancy: Health Profile for England - 2018, Population Projections, Proportion of Life Spent in Poor Health, Public Health England (PHE), Quality of Life Score (EQ-5D), Relative Index of Inequality, Relative Index of Inequality (RII), Serious Mental Illness (SMI), Sight Loss, Slope Index of Inequality, Slope Index of Inequality (SII) for Any Indicator, Slope Index of Inequality (SII) for Life Expectancy and Healthy Life Expectancy in England, Slope Index of Inequality in Life Expectancy, Smoking, Smoking at Time of Booking, Smoking Prevalence, Smoking Status At Time of Delivery, Smoking Status at Time of Delivery (Children’s and Young People’s Health), Social Determinants of Health, Social Determinants of Health (SDH), Social Determinants of Health Inequalities, State of Nation’s Health Revealed (PHE), Teenage Conceptions, Ten Year Plan for NHS, Trends in Morbidity and Risk Factors: Health Profile for England - 2018 (PHE), Trends in Mortality: Health Profile for England - 2018 (PHE), Wellbeing in an Ageing Population, Wider Determinants of Health, Wider Determinants of Health: Health Profile for England - 2018 (PHE), Workforce Challenges, Workforce Issues, Years Lived in Poor Health, Years Lived With Disability (YLD)
Leave a comment
Estimated Prevalence of Elder Abuse in the Community: a Global Assessment (Lancet Global Health)
Summary A systematic review and meta-analysis examining elder abuse prevalence in community settings across 28 countries identified a pooled prevalence rate of 15.7% for overall elder abuse. The rates were 11.6% for psychological abuse, 6.8% for financial abuse, 4.2% for … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Davis School of Gerontology: University of Southern California, Elder Abuse, Estimated Global Prevalence of Financial Abuse, Estimated Global Prevalence of Neglect, Estimated Global Prevalence of Physical Abuse, Estimated Global Prevalence of Psychological Abuse, Estimated Global Prevalence of Sexual Abuse, Financial Abuse, Global Context, Global Outlook, High-Income Countries, International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, Lancet Global Health, Later Life, Los Angeles, Low Income Countries, Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Mental Health and Illness, Middle Income Countries, Neglect, Neglect (Patterns of Abuse and Harm), Overall Elder Abuse Prevalence, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, PANICOA (Prevention of Abuse and Neglect in the Institutional Care of Older Adults), Physical Abuse, Prevalence of Elder Abuse in Community, Prevention of Abuse and Neglect in the Institutional Care of Older Adults, Protecting Adults from Abuse or Neglect, Psychological Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), UK, University of Southern California, University of West of England, USA, Wellbeing in an Ageing Population, WHO Department of Ageing and Life Course
Leave a comment
Singing For People With Dementia (Canterbury Christ Church University / Musicae Scientiae)
Summary This brief guide explores the potential benefits for people living with dementia of participation in dementia-focused singing groups. It presents evidence and experience from music practitioners and health researchers at the Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts and … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, 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, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Active Engagement, Activities and Engagement, Ageing With Dementia, Aging and Mental Health, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Canterbury Christ Church University, Care for People with Dementia in the Community, Centre for Applied Psychology: Canterbury Christ Church University, Community Singing, Community Singing Projects, Community-Based Arts and Health interventions, Dementia and Music, Dementia-Focused Singing Groups, Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing, Engagement, Happiness and Wellbeing, Improving the Quality of Life for People with Long Term Conditions, Literary Arts, Living Well with Dementia, Living with Dementia, London College of Fashion, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Relationships, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Music Therapy, Music Therapy for BPSD, Musicae Scientiae, Musical Interventions, Musical Therapies, Natural Voice Practitioners Network (NVPN), Nolan's Senses Framework, Nolan's Six Senses (Security Continuity Belonging Purpose Fulfilment and Significance), Older People’s and Dementia Care Settings, Participation, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Patient Participation, Performing Arts, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Psychological Wellbeing, Psychosocial Interventions, Quality of Life, Quality of Life for People With Dementia, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Senses Framework, Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts and Health: Canterbury Christ Church University, Sing For Your Life, Singing and Dementia, Singing For The Brain, Singing Groups, Singing Together Groups, Social Wellbeing, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, University of Sussex, University of the Arts: London College of Fashion, University of Western Australia, User Involvement, User Participation, Visual Arts, Wellbeing in an Ageing Population, Wellbeing in Later Life
Leave a comment
Reading / Literature-Based Interventions for Older People Living With Dementia (CRILS)
Summary Research about a reading-based (literature-based) intervention for improving the quality of life for people living with dementia involved a specific intervention, called “Get into Reading”. The following report covers this intervention based on the reading-aloud of literature in a series … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged 50 New Radicals in Britain, Active Engagement, Activities and Engagement, Ageing With Dementia, Bupa Care Services, Care for People with Dementia in the Community, Care Homes, Care of People with Dementia in Hospital Settings, Carers for People with Dementia, Centre for Research into Reading Information and Linguistic Systems (CRILS), Centre for Research into Reading Information and Linguistic Systems: University of Liverpool, Community Centres, Councils, Day Centres, Dementia Care Homes, Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing, Engagement, Get Into Reading (GIR), Greater Manchester West Mental Health Trust, Halton Borough Council, Happiness and Wellbeing, Headley Trust, Hospitals, Involvement and Participation, Knowsley PCT, Literature-Based Interventions, Liverpool City Council, Liverpool Mutual Housing, Living Well with Dementia, Living with Dementia, Local Authorities, Local Councils, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Relationships, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Mersey Care NHS Trust, MerseyBEAT (University of Liverpool and Liverpool PCT), Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q), Older People’s and Dementia Care Settings, Participation, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Patient Participation, Psychological Wellbeing, Reading / Literature-Based Interventions, Reading and Wellbeing, Reading Groups, Reading; Reading Aloud; Reading and Health; Reading Therapy; Shared Reading, Service User Involvement, Shared Reading Groups in Dementia Care Homes, Sheltered Housing, Social Enterprise Mark, Social Wellbeing, University of Liverpool, User Involvement, User Participation, Wellbeing in an Ageing Population, Wellbeing in Later Life, Wigan Memory Service, Wirral PCT
Leave a comment
Statistical Focus on the Health and Care of Older People (HSCIC)
Summary The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has published a summary of information about older people living in England. This collection of statistical information presents a broad picture of the health, care and wellbeing of older people in … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, Falls, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Mental Health, National, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged A&E Attendances, Access to Hospital Services, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Combined Activity Return (ASC-CAR), Age and Ageing, Ageing, Ageing and Dementia, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Aids and Adaptations, Bed Days, Body Mass Index (BMI), Care in an Ageing Society, Cause of Death, Community Care Statistics, Community-Based Services, Consultants Working in Geriatric Medicine, Consultants Working in Old Age Psychiatry, Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs), Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs) in England, Day-Cases, Dementia and Falls, Diabetes Prevalence, Disability Free Life Expectancy (DFLE), Epidemiology and Statistics, EuroQol Group, Falls in Older People, FCE Bed Days, Geriatric Medicine, Health and Care of Older People, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Social Care Services, Health and Social Care: Future Trends, Health Episode Statistics, Health Statistics, Home Adaptations, Home Care, Hospital Admissions, Housing Adaptations, HSCIC: Health and Social Care Information Centre, Inequalities in Life Expectancy, Life Expectancy, Local Authority Equipment and Adaptations: Unit / Reference Costs, Mental Health Minimum Data Set (MHMDS), National Dementia Prevalence, NHS Hospital and Community Health Service (HCHS) Workforce Statistics, Obesity, Obesity Prevalence in England, Office for National Statistics (ONS), Official Statistics, Old Age Psychiatry, Older People, Older People’s Services, Outpatient Attendances, Prescribing, Prevalence of Cancer, Prevalence of Dementia, Prevalence of Ischaemic Heart Disease, Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF) The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), Referrals Assessments and Packages of Care Return (RAP), Secondary Mental Health Services, Services for Older People in England, Smoking, Social Care, Social Care for Older People, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Wellbeing Ageing and Mortality, Wellbeing in an Ageing Population
Leave a comment