Comments for Dementia http://dementia.dh.gov.uk News, information and conversations Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:26:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Hip fractures and dementia by Sarah Mumford http://dementia.dh.gov.uk/hip-fractures-and-dementia/#comment-2381 Sarah Mumford Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:26:16 +0000 https://www.wp.dh.gov.uk/alistairburns/?p=10321#comment-2381 Part of most dementia's is poor absorption of nutrients, even if good dietary intake ... so it a downward spiral of much of regeneration in the person. Also many types include 'wandering' often without danger cognisance. Part of most dementia’s is poor absorption of nutrients, even if good dietary intake … so it a downward spiral of much of regeneration in the person. Also many types include ‘wandering’ often without danger cognisance.

]]> Comment on The importance of the healthcare environment by Christian Kerr http://dementia.dh.gov.uk/the-importance-of-the-healthcare-environment/#comment-2361 Christian Kerr Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:10:05 +0000 https://www.wp.dh.gov.uk/alistairburns/?p=11361#comment-2361 I am a British Master of Social Work student undertaking a practice placement at a publicly-funded residential dementia care provider in British Columbia, Canada. The team here have produced papers on the very good work they do to ensure that the environment at the home promotes dignity and enhances quality of life for residents with dementia, in line with an integrated, person-centred model of care within a multi-disciplinary setting. You can find the papers - which expand on and elucidate the points made by Alistair - here: http://broadmeadcare.com/news/innovation/together-we-are-stronger I hope you find these of interest/use. I am a British Master of Social Work student undertaking a practice placement at a publicly-funded residential dementia care provider in British Columbia, Canada. The team here have produced papers on the very good work they do to ensure that the environment at the home promotes dignity and enhances quality of life for residents with dementia, in line with an integrated, person-centred model of care within a multi-disciplinary setting. You can find the papers – which expand on and elucidate the points made by Alistair – here:

http://broadmeadcare.com/news/innovation/together-we-are-stronger

I hope you find these of interest/use.

]]> Comment on Healthcare at Home: Understanding out of hospital dementia care report 2011 by smith http://dementia.dh.gov.uk/healthcare-at-home-understanding-out-of-hospital-dementia-care-report-2011/#comment-2321 smith Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:36:06 +0000 https://www.wp.dh.gov.uk/alistairburns/?p=2911#comment-2321 <a href="http://www.careathometoday.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">home care uk</a> may seem like a very expensive option, but when you consider the advantages of your loving one who recover quickly at home, the amount of money spent in the hospital is a lot more. home care uk may seem like a very expensive option, but when you consider the advantages of your loving one who recover quickly at home, the amount of money spent in the hospital is a lot more.

]]> Comment on Living well with dementia: a Design Council challenge by Viorrurnile http://dementia.dh.gov.uk/living-well-with-dementia-a-design-council-challenge/#comment-2301 Viorrurnile Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:40:24 +0000 https://www.wp.dh.gov.uk/alistairburns/?p=8071#comment-2301 It’s awesome for me to have a web site, which is useful for my know-how. thanks admin It’s awesome for me to have a web site, which is useful for my know-how. thanks admin

]]> Comment on The importance of the healthcare environment by Neil Mapes http://dementia.dh.gov.uk/the-importance-of-the-healthcare-environment/#comment-2241 Neil Mapes Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:09:29 +0000 https://www.wp.dh.gov.uk/alistairburns/?p=11361#comment-2241 Enhancing the healing environment is key in enabling people living with dementia to have better experiences in healthcare settings. Our work at Dementia Adventure always has 'nature in mind' and so I would ask the Department of Health and partners in the programme and others engaging with this blog - how can we bring nature into the health care environments to benefit people with dementia? A view of nature from a window, nurturing a small plant and walking in the hospital grounds all have good research evidence behind them which are often easily implemented. Neil Mapes Dementia Adventure CIC Enhancing the healing environment is key in enabling people living with dementia to have better experiences in healthcare settings. Our work at Dementia Adventure always has ‘nature in mind’ and so I would ask the Department of Health and partners in the programme and others engaging with this blog – how can we bring nature into the health care environments to benefit people with dementia? A view of nature from a window, nurturing a small plant and walking in the hospital grounds all have good research evidence behind them which are often easily implemented.

Neil Mapes
Dementia Adventure CIC

]]> Comment on Living well with dementia: a Design Council challenge by optoribre http://dementia.dh.gov.uk/living-well-with-dementia-a-design-council-challenge/#comment-2211 optoribre Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:41:57 +0000 https://www.wp.dh.gov.uk/alistairburns/?p=8071#comment-2211 Hi, just wanted to say, I loved this post. It was helpful. Keep on posting! Hi, just wanted to say, I loved this post. It was helpful. Keep on posting!

]]> Comment on Shortchanged: Protecting people with dementia from financial abuse by john cordingly http://dementia.dh.gov.uk/shortchanged/#comment-1701 john cordingly Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:56:35 +0000 https://www.wp.dh.gov.uk/alistairburns/?p=10051#comment-1701 Its true that a lot of people with dementia are falling foul of cold callers who knock on doors looking for work. How we can overcome this is another thing. I hear stories of how rogue tradesmen are taking advantage of people with dementia, and it seems that the 7 day cooling off period that enables a person to cancel any work agreed within the next 7 days of agreeing to have work done is not working. This is because in most cases the work is done straight away. How we combat this I don't know. But I hope we can. I run the website http://www.dementia.co.uk and get many people asking me how they can control the finances of a person with dementia. I believe more should be done to help families that have a loved one that has been diagnosed with dementia to make better preperations for their future finances as soon as a diagnosis has been given. Thanks john Its true that a lot of people with dementia are falling foul of cold callers who knock on doors looking for work. How we can overcome this is another thing. I hear stories of how rogue tradesmen are taking advantage of people with dementia, and it seems that the 7 day cooling off period that enables a person to cancel any work agreed within the next 7 days of agreeing to have work done is not working. This is because in most cases the work is done straight away. How we combat this I don’t know. But I hope we can. I run the website http://www.dementia.co.uk and get many people asking me how they can control the finances of a person with dementia. I believe more should be done to help families that have a loved one that has been diagnosed with dementia to make better preperations for their future finances as soon as a diagnosis has been given.
Thanks
john

]]> Comment on Dementia awareness campaign by Mental health | Social Care Bulletin Online http://dementia.dh.gov.uk/dementia-awareness-campaign/#comment-481 Mental health | Social Care Bulletin Online Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:49:44 +0000 https://www.wp.dh.gov.uk/alistairburns/?p=4661#comment-481 [...] Watch Professor Alistair Burns speak about the campaign in his video blog [...] [...] Watch Professor Alistair Burns speak about the campaign in his video blog [...]

]]> Comment on Dementia awareness campaign by Dr AF Hackett http://dementia.dh.gov.uk/dementia-awareness-campaign/#comment-381 Dr AF Hackett Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:42:12 +0000 https://www.wp.dh.gov.uk/alistairburns/?p=4661#comment-381 Whilst applauding the current dementia awareness campaign - I do hope that there is a parallel campaign for GPs. My family's experience suggests that not all GPs are proactive in the early stages. An example - when my relative began to show obvious signs of cognition 'problems' he was finally persuaded to visit his GP with two family members. The staggering comment of the GP was "I do not understand what you want me to do". the interview was quite literally a waste of time. However once Social Services became involved, when things had progressed to his behaviour being hazardous, much very valuable help and support was forthcoming. I feel much anxiety could have been avoided. Dementia is not, alas, an uncommon problem the care pathways and support available should be very clearly identified at the earliest opportunity. Finally, although quite rightly care focuses on the needs of the victim, little attention is given to the needs of the family and neighbours etc at the least this is very bad economics. If as professional people we had difficulty in finding a route though the morass we had entered it must be so much worse for those lacking our resources. Whilst applauding the current dementia awareness campaign – I do hope that there is a parallel campaign for GPs. My family’s experience suggests that not all GPs are proactive in the early stages. An example – when my relative began to show obvious signs of cognition ‘problems’ he was finally persuaded to visit his GP with two family members. The staggering comment of the GP was “I do not understand what you want me to do”. the interview was quite literally a waste of time. However once Social Services became involved, when things had progressed to his behaviour being hazardous, much very valuable help and support was forthcoming. I feel much anxiety could have been avoided. Dementia is not, alas, an uncommon problem the care pathways and support available should be very clearly identified at the earliest opportunity. Finally, although quite rightly care focuses on the needs of the victim, little attention is given to the needs of the family and neighbours etc at the least this is very bad economics. If as professional people we had difficulty in finding a route though the morass we had entered it must be so much worse for those lacking our resources.

]]> Comment on RCN commitment to improving dementia care in general hospitals by Tshephang Pilatwe http://dementia.dh.gov.uk/rcn-commitment-to-improving-dementia-care-in-general-hospitals/#comment-311 Tshephang Pilatwe Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:26:04 +0000 https://www.wp.dh.gov.uk/alistairburns/?p=4051#comment-311 Please can you send me literature on end of life care in the uk to people with dementia and the statstics about that on the above email please Thanks Please can you send me literature on end of life care in the uk to people with dementia and the statstics about that on the above email please

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