Mike Clark looks at a study of 12 different nursing homes on how quality of care is affected by financial cutbacks.
[read the full story...]What is happening to the quality of care in care homes during times of austerity?
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What nursing home nurses in England think about their occupational role and status
Jill Manthorpe catches up with a qualitative study of what nursing home nurses think about their role and status.
[read the full story...]Foresight report: future of an ageing population
Mike Clark summarises the latest Foresight Report on our ageing population and its likely impact on health and social care.
[read the full story...]Oral Health should have same priority as general health in care homes says NICE
This new guidance from NICE focuses on improving and maintaining residents’ day-to-day oral healthcare, ensuring staff are properly trained to confidently look after the oral health needs of residents, and there is adequate access to dental services when needed
[read the full story...]Long-term care placement for people with dementia
Clarissa Giebel reports on a systematic review and meta-analysis of factors predicting care placement of dementia sufferers into long-term care facilities.
[read the full story...]Rape of older people: challenging the ‘Real Rape’ stereotype
Jill Manthorpe welcomes a recent paper by Bows & Westmarland, which provides a very useful summary of research about the rape and sexual violence committed against older women in the UK.
[read the full story...]Impact of functional alterations on quality of life in Alzheimer disease
Clarissa Giebel analyses a qualitative study of how functional alterations impact quality of life in Alzheimer disease.
[read the full story...]Independent living: what matters most to very old people?
Jill Manthorpe reports on an Australian qualitative study on what independent living means to very old people.
[read the full story...]Continuity of relationships can help older adults cope with care transition
Jill Manthorpe reports an updated NIHR-funded literature review of how we can improve older adults’ experiences of care transition.
[read the full story...]Reducing antipsychotic use in people with dementia living in nursing homes
Clarissa Giebel highlights a recent RCT, which concludes that antipsychotic use by people with dementia in nursing homes can be effectively reduced through the use of a review protocol, which includes regular scrutiny of prescriptions and targeted education for physicians and nurses.
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