The UK's current health and social care system isn't fit for purpose when it comes to caring for people living with dementia (PLWD) who also have other illnesses and chronic conditions.
Jan 19, 2017
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The first research-based online resource in Australia to present the lived experiences of people diagnosed with severe mental health problems was launched on 16 June by the Hon Steve Dimopoulos MP, State Member for Oakleigh, ...
Jun 17, 2016
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In the UK, family carers supporting their ill or disabled relatives save the country over £100billion a year in care costs – roughly the annual cost of the NHS. Family carers require support if they are to fulfil their ...
Sep 24, 2013
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Alternative therapies for dementia patients need to be researched and applied more consistently if they are to help care organisations improve the well-being of patients and reduce the number of antipsychotic drugs prescribed.
Feb 15, 2012
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Some people still at imminent risk of suicide leave hospital to be cared for at home by their partner.
Apr 24, 2023
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Delirium is a sudden decline in a person's usual mental function. It occurs when signals in the brain aren't sending and receiving properly, causing confusion in thinking and altered behavior or levels of consciousness.
Feb 27, 2023
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Only a small proportion of cases of a person with dementia going missing are reported to police, according to a new study.
Feb 28, 2019
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A pioneering study led by researchers at the University of York's Social Policy Research Unit (SPRU) shows that life story work has the potential to help people with dementia.
Sep 2, 2016
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A brief coping strategies therapy which provides stress relief and emotional support for people caring for relatives with dementia can reduce depression and anxiety and improve wellbeing at no extra cost to standard care, ...
Nov 19, 2014
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Family carers of people with dementia need more help with medication management according to a new report involving the University of East Anglia, which was led by the University of Aston.
Jul 25, 2014
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