People with dementia are being told they do not qualify for nursing care despite having a degenerative, terminal condition and complex needs, according to the Alzheimer's Society.
A strategy for older people launched by the Welsh Assembly Government is to be backed by £10 million in funding, health and social services minister Jane Hutt has announced.
All together now? [0.03%]
我们一起努力吗？
Jon Glasby
Jon Glasby
Although partnership working is important for a range of different user groups, it is particularly crucial for older people. Not only are older people major users of public services, they also tend to have complex needs which span the bound...
Developing intermediate care: a guide for health and social services professionals Jan Stevenson Developing intermediate care: a guide for health and social services professionals and Linda Spencer The King's Fund 131pp, £18 (plus £1.80 p&p) 185717466 185717466 [0.03%]
Intermediate Care：卫生和社会服务专业人员指南 中文副标题：简·斯蒂文森编 林达·斯宾塞编 皇家基金会出版社出版
Described as a 'one stop resource' on intermediate care for health, social services and housing professionals, this book reviews government policy and summarises evidence for the effectiveness of intermediate care. It includes practical gui...
Eating for health in care homes: a practical nutrition handbook Sue Thomas Eating for health in care homes: a practical nutrition handbook and Hilary Mengham (editor) Royal Institute of Public Health 107pp , £15 190866000 190866000 [0.03%]
养老院的健康饮食：实用营养手册
Provides advice for care home staff on the nutritional needs of older people. Topics include health problems, difficulty in eating and dementia. Advice covers menu planning, special diets, budgeting, risk assessment and stock control.
Falls register [0.03%]
失速警告系统
The National Service Framework for Older People states that 'older people are at particular risk of falling in hospital and residential care or nursing home care. Falls in these settings should be recorded on registers'. It also says that '...
Needs of frail older people [0.03%]
脆弱老年群体的需求
Caryl Thomson
Caryl Thomson
We are a group of public health nurses interested in formulating a tool to identify the needs of frail older people within a community setting. We are hoping there may be other practitioners around the country who have developed such a tool...
Long names are out. The Royal National Institute for Deaf People, formerly the Royal National Institute for the Deaf, began life in 1911 as the National Bureau for Promoting the General Welfare of the Deaf, which then became the National In...
And the winner is… [0.03%]
获奖者是……
Awards for outstanding contributions to older people's care may not be in the same league for glitz and glamour as the Hollywood Oscars but the services they acknowledge have far-reaching, often life-changing, consequences for the people th...