Jill Manthorpe discusses a qualitative study of care assistants experiences of looking after people with dementia in residential care.
[read the full story...]Experiences of residential care assistants working with people with dementia
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Oral Health in people with dementia
This review of oral health in older people with dementia included 37 mainly observational studies of limited quality. The findings suggest that oral health was generally poorer in those with dementia.
[read the full story...]Driving and dementia: when’s the best time to hang up those driving gloves?
Akshay Nair summarises a recent clinical update for mental health professionals on driving and dementia, published in Evidence Based Mental Health.
[read the full story...]Changing dementia prevalence in the United States
Andrew Sommerlad writes his debut blog on a comparison of the prevalence of dementia in the United States in 2000 and 2012.
[read the full story...]End-of-life care with dementia: one size does not fit all
Jill Manthorpe on a mixed methods study of what people with dementia want from end-of-life care.
[read the full story...]It’s Mental Health Question Time! #MHQT
Today we are announcing a new series of quarterly public discussions about mental health. Join us in London or online at 6pm on 9/11/16 for the first Mental Health Question Time discussion: Dementia – Care or Cure?
[read the full story...]Reminiscence groups for people with dementia and their family carers: REMCARE trial
Elizabeth Collier writes her debut blog on the REMCARE randomised controlled trial of reminiscence groups for people with dementia and their family carers.
[read the full story...]Bipolar disorder in older men linked to increased risk of dementia
Elena Marcus presents a recent study that shows how older Australian men with bipolar disorder have an increased risk of dementia and early death.
[read the full story...]It’s a jungle out there: the natural history of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia
Caroline Struthers scrutinises a systematic review on the longitudinal course of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.
[read the full story...]Dementia in Down syndrome: Are we ready for a clinical trial?
Leen Vereenooghe summarises the TOP-COG study (Towards Onset Prevention of COGnitive decline in adults with Down syndrome). This pilot RCT highlights the need to educate people with learning disabilities and their carers about the importance of research participation.
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