Advance care planning in dementia nursing homes with family carers
Josie Dixon considers a paired-cluster randomised controlled trial of an advance care planning intervention, called the Family Carer Decision Support (FCDS) intervention, undertaken by Kevin Brazil and...
View ArticleEnd of life dementia care: helping people live well and die well
A group of UCL Mental Health MSc students summarise a recent clinical review of the challenges we face in providing end of life dementia care. The post End of life dementia care: helping people live...
View ArticleMARQUE training to reduce agitation in dementia in care homes
A group of UCL Mental Health Masters students summarise an RCT on the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the MARQUE intervention (Managing Agitation and Raising Quality of Life) for agitation in people...
View ArticleMusic to reduce anxiety and increase comfort among older people in care homes
Hilary Shepherd appraises and summarises a recent Turkish randomised controlled trial, which explores the effect that music can have on the comfort and anxiety levels of older adults living in a...
View ArticleA care home innovation programme to reduce hospital admissions through...
Liz Sampson reviews a recent 4-year evaluation of the Care Home Innovation Programme (CHIP) aiming to reduce hospital admissions in older care home residents. The post A care home innovation programme...
View ArticleDog therapy for dementia: can fluffy friends help with thinking and memory...
Clare Dolan and Sarah Gregory summarise a recent systematic review on the effectiveness of dog therapy for people living with dementia, which suggests that animal assisted therapy may be a useful...
View ArticleAllowing visitors back into nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic
Clarissa Giebel reviews a mixed-methods Dutch study and accompanying guidance, which recommends a safe way to allow visitors back into nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The post Allowing...
View ArticleTelling the tale: working in social care during the COVID-19 pandemic in...
Jill Manthorpe discusses a qualitative study which examines the experiences of frontline workers in care homes and home care The post Telling the tale: working in social care during the COVID-19...
View ArticleWhen is the best time for a person with dementia to move to a care home?
There are more than 400,000 older people living in care homes in the United Kingdom (UK) and around 80% of those people are likely to have dementia (SCIE, 2020). Care homes can be funded by the local...
View ArticleNursing home oral health care measures and pneumonia
This Cochrane review update of the effects of oral care measures in preventing nursing home-acquired pneumonia inlides 6 RCTs. Low-certainty evidence suggests that professional oral care may reduce...
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