Looks at new approaches to dementia care which involve care mapping and using activities to help people with dementia to maintain their emotional lives and improve their well being.
Looks at new approaches to dementia care which involve care mapping and using activities to help people with dementia to maintain their emotional lives and improve their well being.
Subject terms:
older people, social care provision, communication, dementia;
The idea of splitting up elderly couples who need different levels of care is abhorrent. The author asks why the suggestion ever came to be considered.
The idea of splitting up elderly couples who need different levels of care is abhorrent. The author asks why the suggestion ever came to be considered.
Subject terms:
home care, mixed economy of care, needs, older people, rights, social care provision, decision making;
Winter can expose a lack of resources for older people's services. Reports on a new rapid response team in the County of Durham which will deal with emergencies for older people in their homes.
Winter can expose a lack of resources for older people's services. Reports on a new rapid response team in the County of Durham which will deal with emergencies for older people in their homes.
Subject terms:
home care, joint working, older people, resource allocation, social services, social care provision, care management, community care, health care;
The author visits a residential project in the heart of London helping people with mental health problems overcome years of institutional living and deal with the problems of every day life.
The author visits a residential project in the heart of London helping people with mental health problems overcome years of institutional living and deal with the problems of every day life.
Subject terms:
housing, housing associations, mental health problems, needs, older people, residential care, social services, social care provision, supported living;
Reports on a groundbreaking project in Essex for people with dementia and their carers.
Reports on a groundbreaking project in Essex for people with dementia and their carers.
Subject terms:
informal care, interagency cooperation, multidisciplinary services, older people, social services, social care provision, voluntary organisations, carers, dementia, health care;