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Promoting mobility for people with dementia: a problem-solving approach
- Author:
- ODDY Rosemary
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 143p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Offers a common sense approach to working with older people with dementia who need to be encouraged to move, either with or without help, if they are to remain mobile.
Teams, multidisciplinary and interprofessional working and dementia
- Editors:
- SHEARD David, COX Sylvia
- Publisher:
- University of Stirling. Dementia Services Development Centre
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 70p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Stirling
Provision of services for people with dementia and their carers requires significant coordination of diagnosis, assessment of needs, care planning and ongoing support from social services and housing departments. Teamwork is seen as the solution to failures in interagency coordination of care. This report identifies some key issues from the field and provides details of several examples...
Home solutions: housing and support for people with dementia
- Author:
- COX Sylvia
- Publisher:
- Housing Associations Charitable Trust
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 112p.,illus.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report aiming to demonstrate that housing is a relevant and crucial issue for people with dementia and that positive developments are taking place in meeting the housing and support needs of this user group. Presents descriptive and factual information, and examples of good practice, using case studies of ten housing with support schemes. Also includes a section on repair, remodelling, adaptation...
Enhancing the health of older people in long-term care: clinical guidelines
- Authors:
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS. Research Unit, BRITISH GERIATRICS SOCIETY, ROYAL SURGICAL AID SOCIETY-AGECARE
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Physicians
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 76p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report containing clinical guidelines for enhancing the quality of health care for older people in long term care. These tackle common clinical challenges that have a link to quality of life. Includes sections on: dementia; depression; disability; preserving autonomy; promoting urinary continence; promoting faecal continence; optimising medication; preventing and managing falls; and preventing
Needs assessment and community care: clinical practice and policy making
- Editor:
- BALDWIN Steve
- Publisher:
- Butterworth-Heinemann
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 236p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Reviews approaches to needs assessment and shows how they allow more precise focusing on requirements for individuals. Includes papers on: where theory of need meets practice in mental health services; the conceptual foundation of assessing health care needs; assessment of need and case management; needs assessment in a rehabilitation service; assessing the needs of people with severe mental health problems; needs assessment in older people suffering from communication difficulties and or cognitive impairment; choice in community care; feminist perspectives on community care in Australia; aspects of informal care in Northern Ireland; psychosocial intervention in nursing; Slovene mental health services; care of people with chronic mental disorders - a European/American perspective; the process of transforming an old fashioned hospital into a modern treatment centre; survivor led research in human services; and assessing learning outcomes in post-qualifying community care training.
Research on community care: social work and community care and community care arrangements for older people with dementia
- Authors:
- WEBB Sarah, MORIARTY Jo, LEVIN Enid
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Social Work. Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 28p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Short report summarising two separate studies documenting some of the changes that have taken place since the full implementation of the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 five years ago. Looks at the changes as they were experienced by staff in SSDs, users and carers. The first report focuses specifically at the mixed economy of care and the second at services for older people with dementia.
AEA's response to "Who decides?: making decisions on behalf of mentally incapacitated adults"
- Author:
- ACTION ON ELDER ABUSE
- Publisher:
- Action On Elder Abuse
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Reminiscence and recall: a guide to good practice
- Author:
- GIBSON Faith
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 207p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 2nd
Contains detailed advice on planning and running successful reminiscence work. Looks at: working with people with dementia; methods of creative communication; European reminiscence development; why reminiscence work can be valuable; suggestions for themes and topics; planning and running a reminiscence group; working with individuals; using sight, sound, touch, taste and smell to trigger
Drugs and dementia: a guide to good practice in the use of neuroleptic drugs in care homes for older people
- Author:
- LEVENSON Ros
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 31p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains chapters on: the principles underlying the guide to good practice; what neuroleptic drugs are and why their use in care homes is an important issue; appropriate use for older people; how long they should be used, and how often their use should be reviewed; other ways of managing dementia related behavioural problems; consent and information; and roles and responsibilities.
Bathing people with dementia: the bathroom and beyond
- Author:
- JENKINS Deirdre A.L.
- Publisher:
- University of Stirling. Dementia Services Development Centre
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- Stirling
This publication, written for front line staff in long term care settings, provides a insight about the issues which arise in helping people with dementia bathe. Easy to read, with humour, it can help caregivers to make bathing a positive experience for patients with dementia.