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Understanding the financial impact of a diagnosis of young onset dementia on individuals and families in the United Kingdom : Results of an online survey
(2021-03-21)
Although literature on postdiagnostic support for people affected by young onset dementia acknowledges financial concerns, this topic has remained underresearched. The aim of this study was to explore the financial impact ...
Protocol for the development of a repository of individual participant data from randomised controlled trials conducted in adult care homes (The Virtual International Care Homes Trials Archive (VICHTA))
(2021-02-23)
Background: Approximately 418,000 people live in care homes in the UK, yet accessible, robust data on care home populations and organisation are lacking. This hampers our ability to plan, allocate resources or prevent risk. ...
How Quality Improvement Collaboratives Work to Improve Healthcare in Care Homes: A Realist Evaluation
(2021-02-16)
Background Quality Improvement Collaboratives (QICs) bring together multidisciplinary teams in a structured process to improve care quality. How QICs can be used to support healthcare improvement in care homes is not fully ...
USING INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS TO SHAPE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION INTO CARE HOMES IN BRAZIL: A WHITE PAPER
(2020-11-27)
The Brazilian care home sector is underdeveloped, and the limited available evidence suggests that care quality falls below international standards. Development of the Brazilian care home sector could be associated with ...
Uptake and use of a minimum data set (MDS) for older people living and dying in care homes in England : A realist review protocol
(2020-11-14)
Introduction Care homes provide nursing and social care for older people who can no longer live independently at home. In the UK, there is no consistent approach to how information about residents' medical history, care ...
Producing ‘Top Tips’ for care home staff during the COVID-19 pandemic in England: rapid reviews inform evidence-based practice but reveal major gaps
(2020-10-22)
This paper analyses learning from the first three months of the COVID-19 crisis in the UK. It takes the example of a project that responded to questions and concerns raised by front-line care staff by producing research-based ...
National Institute for Health Research Policy Research Programme Project Dementia Friendly Communities: The DEMCOM evaluation (PR-R15-0116- 21003)
(National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), 2020-10-13)
Final Report: National Institute for Health Research Policy Research Programme Project Dementia Friendly Communities: The DEMCOM evaluation (PR-R15-0116- 21003) As the number of people living with dementia is increasing ...
A survey of the experience of living with dementia in a dementia friendly community
(2020-10-08)
Dementia Friendly Communities (DFCs) are one way in which people living with dementia can be supported to be active, engaged and valued citizens. Quantitative evaluations of the experiences of those with dementia living ...
Supporting Excellence in End of life care in Dementia (SEED programme): RP-PG-0611-20005
(2020-10-01)
Background Dementia is the most common cause of death in women aged over 65 years. Research showed that people with dementia receive poorer end of life care (EOLC) compared to those with cancer. Aim The overall aim of our ...
SEeking AnsweRs for Care Homes during the COVID-19 pandemic (COVID SEARCH)
(2020-09-15)
The care and support of older people residing in long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic has created new and unanticipated uncertainties for staff. In this short report, we present our analyses of the ...