This literature review focuses on the nutritional needs of older adults living in the community, the barriers to them meeting their nutritional needs and interventions which may be successful in improving nutritional intake. Read more »
Prepared to care – Challenging the dementia skills gapThis report published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia (APPG) explores the scale of the challenge in training the caring professions in dementia, and how it may be met. Read more »
This literature review identifies recent published and grey literature relating to people with dementia living in extra care housing. Read more »
Information on all aspects of meeting the needs of people with dementia and their carers in housing settings. Read more »
The aim of the Strategy is to ensure that significant improvements are made to dementia services across three key areas: improved awareness, earlier diagnosis and intervention, and a higher quality of care. Read more »
This framework explores refocuses existing and emerging perspectives on commissioning for health and wellbeing through the lens of personalisation. Read more »
Talking Mats is an established communication tool, which uses a mat with symbols attached as the basis for communication. Read more »
This paper asserts that debates about improving management and leadership in the NHS are not new and continuous reform suggests that previous attempts may not have tackled the right problem. Read more »
This paper illustrates how the principles of designing for dementia have been successfully applied to extra care housing. Read more »
This report describes how the Third Sector could evidence its wider impact on public services and their delivery. Read more »