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End of life care
Safeguarding adults at risk of harm: a legal guide for practitioners
This guide produced by the Social Care Institute for Excellence is aimed primarily at practitioners working in various settings for organisations involved in safeguarding. It is intended to serve as a pointer to the law and to how it can be used. Read more → – Safeguarding adults at risk of harm: a legal guide for practitioners
Published: December 31, 2011
In Care homes, Community support, End of life care, Hospital care, Intermediate care, Workforce development
Tagged Safeguarding
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End of life care resources
A list of useful resources to support end of life care for people with dementia. Read more → – End of life care resources
Published: November 30, 2011
In Care homes, Community support, End of life care
Tagged Care homes, Community support, End of life care
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Achieving quality environments for care at end of life
This guide identifies a number of key environmental principles to help improve privacy and dignity for patients and relatives. Read more → – Achieving quality environments for care at end of life
Improving end of life care in care homes in Peterborough
The Peterborough Palliative Care in Dementia Group has developed practical tools to improve end of life care for people with dementia, especially those in care homes. Read more → – Improving end of life care in care homes in Peterborough
Published: January 5, 2011
In Care homes, End of life care
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Admiral Nurse led life story work in care homes
This project supported by the Foundation of Nursing Studies (FoNs) and Dementia UK involved the facilitation of life story work within 7 NHS Older Adult Mental Health in-patient areas. Read more → – Admiral Nurse led life story work in care homes
Greater Manchester end of life care initiative
This initiative aims to deliver education, training and improvement in the quality of care received by older adults with dementia in a care setting when coming to the end of their lives. Read more → – Greater Manchester end of life care initiative
Communicating well
A list of useful resources about how to communicate well with people living with dementia. Read more → – Communicating well
Published: December 1, 2010
In Care homes, End of life care, Environment, arts and communication, Hospital care, Workforce development
Tagged Community support
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End of life care for people with dementia commissioning guide
This guide provides support for the local implementation of NICE clinical guidelines through commissioning integrated end of life care services for people with dementia. Read more → – End of life care for people with dementia commissioning guide
Flowchart to support end of life care planning
This flowchart was produced by the End of Life Care Modernisation Initiative at St Thomas’ Hospital, and is intended to support health and social care professionals when they talk to patients with advanced dementia about future care planning. Read more → – Flowchart to support end of life care planning
Recommendations from a research report on end of life care in dementia
This report is the result of a research project undertaken by the University of Bath, and is based on the opinions of people with advanced dementia, their family and professional carers, on promoting well-being during the last months of life and on good terminal care. Read more → – Recommendations from a research report on end of life care in dementia
