Dementia with Lewy bodies, which is characterised by clumps of protein that develop inside nerve cells in the brain, accounts for 10%-20% of dementia cases. Cognitive symptoms start with visuospatial and executive functions rather than with...
While research in hospitals on improving patient care and experience is well established, far fewer studies have been conducted into care homes. Yet, with 400,000 older people living in 19,000 independently owned care homes in the UK, there...
New guide to art workshops [0.03%]
艺术工作坊指南
Nurses who supervise art workshops for patients with dementia in care homes and hospitals can access a new guide to ensure the events run smoothly.
Chris Longhurst
Chris Longhurst
Specialist palliative care (SPC) teams have been hailed by senior nurses for providing end of life care education and training for staff in care home and community settings.
The RCNi Nurse Awards ceremony is a showcase of talent and achievement that lives on beyond the event. Many of this year's shortlisted entries in the Nursing Older People category are examples of practice by nurses who are unafraid of chall...
Petra Kendall-Raynor
Petra Kendall-Raynor
Seven healthcare innovations could save the NHS £18.5 billion and the social care sector £6.3 billion in 15 years, according to the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC-UK).
Janet Marsden
Janet Marsden
Reduction in vision is not inevitable but a manageable consequence of getting older. Some physiological and disease processes associated with ageing may reduce vision and, in some cases, this reduction in vision cannot be treated. Much of i...
How can I help older people in hospital get home sooner and prevent deconditioning? [0.03%]
如何帮助住院老人早日回家并预防衰弱？
Jo Jennings
Jo Jennings
Concerns about the complications of prolonged bed rest were raised as far back as 1947 ( Asher 1947 ). Hospital stays are associated with iatrogenic infections, medication errors, increased risk of delirium and side effects of prolonged bed...
Boxes containing ear syringes, blood pressure monitors (pictured) and other nursing items from early in the NHS's history are being shared with people with dementia to help them recall the past.
Carolyn Taylor
Carolyn Taylor
Pressure ulcers are painful, and affect patients' health, mobility and well-being. They also cost the NHS between £1.4-2.1 billion a year. Although a large proportion of pressure ulcers are avoidable, many still occur and, because pressure...