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Money management and elderly people with dementia
- Authors:
- LANGAN Joan, MEANS Robin
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 3(3), September 1994, pp.33-42.
Elderly people with dementia pose complex issues around the management of their financial affairs. This article looks at the law relating to the handling of other people's money in England and Wales, and draws out the policy and practice implications for those working with elderly people.
Housing and living well with dementia: from policy to practice in Greater Manchester
- Authors:
- GREATER MANCHESTER HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PARTNERSHIP, UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
- Publisher:
- Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 91
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
This report presents evidence and recommendations on potential interventions in housing to improve the lives of people living with dementia, with a specific focus on housing in community settings in Greater Manchester. The first part of the report consists of a rapid evidence assessment of the academic and grey literatures, including policies, research reports from nongovernmental organisations in addition to peer-reviewed research reports. The review looks at the social context of dementia; discrimination; ageism; language and terminology; inequalities; ethnicity and culture; the Covid-19 pandemic; diversity; support networks; and ageing in place. Part two provides a system-wide analysis mapping provision across Greater Manchester with a gap analysis covering medium and long-term need. Following an overview of demographic trends, the health and social care market, mainstream and specialised housing, part three of this report makes seven recommendations around: 1. accessible guidance and information; 2. integrated pathways; 3. planning ahead; 4. market-shaping; 5. combating stigma; 6. knowledge mobilisation and implementation; 7. evidence-based policy and practice. (Edited publisher abstract)
COVID 19 and dementia: experience from six European countries
- Authors:
- BURNS Alistair, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, early cite 18 January 2021,
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The effects of Covid‐19 have been well documented across the world with an appreciation that older people and in particular those with dementia have been disproportionately and negatively affected by the pandemic. This is both in terms of their health outcomes (mortality and morbidity), care decisions made by health systems and the longer‐term effects such as neurological damage. The International Dementia Alliance (IDEAL) is a group of dementia specialists from six European countries and this paper is a summary of our experience of the effects of COVID‐19 on our populations. Experience from England, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland highlight the differential response from health and social care systems and the measures taken to maximise support for older people and those with dementia. The common themes include recognition of the atypical presentation of COVID‐19 in older people (and those with dementia) the need to pay particular attention to the care of people with dementia in care homes; the recognition of the toll that isolation can bring on older people and the complexity of the response by health and social services to minimise the negative impact of the pandemic. Potential new ways of working identified during the pandemic could serve as a positive legacy from the crisis. (Edited publisher abstract)
Dementia across local districts in England 2014 to 2015
- Authors:
- TAMPUBOLON Gindo, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 33(8), 2018, pp.1127-1131.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: The number of older people needing dementia care is projected to rise rapidly, and local districts are now charged with responding to this need. But evidence on local area factors of dementia is scarce. The authors studied the odds of dementia prevalence and its individual risk factors enriched with area factors. Materials and methods: This study analysed objectively assigned dementia prevalence in people aged 60 and over living in community in England, drawing data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing 2014 to 2015 and local districts statistics using multilevel logistic models. Dementia status is ascertained using a modified version of the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status. A number of individual risk factors were considered including social determinants, internet use, social connections, and health behaviours; 2 contextual factors were included: the index of multiple deprivation and land use mix. Results: The prevalence of dementia by this method is 8.8% (95% confidence interval 7.7%‐9.2%) in older adults in England. Maps of dementia prevalence across districts showed prevalent areas. In the full model, no area characteristics were significant in predicting dementia prevalence. Education, social connections, internet use, and moderate to vigorous physical activity showed protective associations. Conclusion: Dementia in older adults in England is largely predicted by individual characteristics, although some districts have a large share of their population with dementia. Given the health and social care costs associated with dementia, differential interventions and support to districts and to groups of individuals defined by these characteristics seem warranted. (Edited publisher abstract)
New approaches to understanding dementia
- Author:
- GINESI Laura
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 112(25), 2016, pp.16-19.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Improving understanding of brain disorders is likely to be one of the core aims of physiological research in the 21st century. This article, the second in a four-part series, looks at the main types of dementia and explores emerging theories about how the condition develops. These theories are improving understanding of the neuro-degeneration that characterises the most common forms of dementia, and will help improve care for those living with dementia. (Publisher abstract)
Introducing hope and doodle
- Author:
- PLANK Annie
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 22(5), 2014, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Hope and Doodle are a self-advocacy group for people with dementia in South London. The group was developed to give people with dementia the chance to meet others in a similar situation and to access information that is important to them. The article reports on the process of setting up the group, the content of their meetings, and how the group is able to provide support to its members. (Edited publisher abstract)
Life story work: sharing skills
- Authors:
- AYAZ Farhat, GRANT Maxine
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 21(2), 2013, pp.13-14.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
A six-week life story project conducted on a mental health assessment ward for older people with dementia is described. Three speech and language therapy students were paired up with with three healthcare support workers to work jointly alongside three patients and families on the ward to develop a life story record. The project brought together the skills of healthcare support workers and students. At the end of the project family members, clients and all involved were invited to an event where the final life story material was presented. (Original abstract)
Together in song
- Authors:
- CRAMPTON Jane, TAYLOR Fiona, GRADY Maggie
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 20(6), November 2012, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Mindsong is a social inclusion project set up in 2006 by Three Choirs Plus, the community and outreach arm of Gloucester Three Choirs Festival. The project offers music therapy to people with dementia who are either living in residential care or attending a day centre in the county. This article describes a singing event organised by Mindsong which brought together over 100 people from care home communities. ‘Together in Song’ took place in the Chapter House of Gloucester Cathedral in April 2012 with 52 residents and 49 carers and relatives and 10 Mindsong volunteers. The event was led by the music therapists and aimed to be a coming together in song rather than a performance. The pace was matched to the feel of the group, with flexibility for people to sing solos or to cut out entire songs in order to match the mood of the room. The result was an afternoon with an immense amount of community feeling and sense of togetherness. The plan is to run this event bi-annually.
The influence of ‘cognitive busyness’ on causal attributions of challenging behaviour in dementia: a preliminary experimental study
- Authors:
- PARKER Susannah, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 16(7), September 2012, pp.836-844.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study investigated the influence of ‘cognitive busyness’ on residential care staff attributions of challenging behaviour (CB) related to dementia. It was hypothesised that care staff experiencing competing cognitive demands at the time of observing CBs linked with dementia would be more likely to make internal and controllable attributions regarding the causes of such behaviour. Thirty formal dementia care-workers viewed two video clips of simulated CB, one under conditions of cognitive ‘busyness’ and another under control conditions of no extra cognitive demands. Self-report measures of attributions were administered after the viewing of each video clip. Findings revealed that competing cognitive demands significantly influenced staff attributions regarding CB, in relation to internality and controllability, and type of CB emerged as a potential moderating factor. No link was found between cognitive busyness and other attributional dimensions. Implications for practice are discussed.
Volunteer befrienders: can it work?
- Author:
- CRESSEY Melanie
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 20(5), September 2012, pp.15-16.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Age UK Camden’s Dementia Befriending Service links volunteers with older people with dementia or memory loss, living at home or in a care home, as a way of offering regular social support. The service began in 2009 and currently supports 45 clients and has 30 volunteers. The volunteers visit clients for 2-3 hours a week. They act as a link between the client and the rest of the community, taking an interest in them, their history and interests, whilst being sensitive to the impact of dementia on their lives. The role also requires volunteers to link the person to other services should they require further support. This article explains some of the practical aspects of running the scheme, such as the training and supervision of the volunteers, and describes 2 examples of how befriending has made a difference in the lives of people with dementia.