Pocket guide developed by the Gerontological Nursing Programme of the Royal College of Nursing as part of a project commissioned by the Help the Aged Dignity on the Ward Campaign.
Pocket guide developed by the Gerontological Nursing Programme of the Royal College of Nursing as part of a project commissioned by the Help the Aged Dignity on the Ward Campaign.
Subject terms:
hospitals, older people, patients, user participation, user views, dementia, diagnosis, dignity;
Draws on the experiences of service users and staff at twenty four acute hospitals in England to identify care practices which help to ensure good care from an older person's perspective within an acute hospital environment.
Draws on the experiences of service users and staff at twenty four acute hospitals in England to identify care practices which help to ensure good care from an older person's perspective within an acute hospital environment.
Subject terms:
hospitals, older people, patients, user participation, user views, diagnosis, dignity, good practice;
... diagnosis; care, support and interventions for the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia with the aim of limiting anti-psychotic drug use and institutionalisation, and the rights and dignity of people living with dementia. For each question the project identifies examples of good practice, highlights gaps between good and actual practice, and presents key evidence from the literature. with the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, with the result of reducing stress in carers and allowing the person to remain at home for the longest period possible; and to improve the rights and dignity of people living with dementia by encouraging good practice in advance directive and mental capacity assessment.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Final report of the Joint Action Alzheimer Cooperative Valuation in Europe (ALCOVE), a 2-year project which brought together 19 countries from the European Union to share knowledge in order to improve care and services for people living with dementia and their families. The joint action looked at four specific questions: epidemiology and prevalence of dementia; diagnosis and systems for a timely diagnosis; care, support and interventions for the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia with the aim of limiting anti-psychotic drug use and institutionalisation, and the rights and dignity of people living with dementia. For each question the project identifies examples of good practice, highlights gaps between good and actual practice, and presents key evidence from the literature. Recommendations to improve care pathways and the quality of life for people with dementia and their carers include: improving knowledge about the prevalence of dementia so as to better anticipate needs; deliver a diagnosis as early as possible with accompanying long-term options for care and support for people living with dementia and their carers; develop strategies and support systems for dealing with the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, with the result of reducing stress in carers and allowing the person to remain at home for the longest period possible; and to improve the rights and dignity of people living with dementia by encouraging good practice in advance directive and mental capacity assessment.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
dementia, diagnosis, carers, intervention, health care, social care, dignity, rights, social services, good practice, antipsychotic medication, literature reviews, psychosocial intervention;