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Filling the gap for learning disabled people with dementia
The number of people with learning disabilities who develop dementia is growing fast, but there is a lack of specialist support, says psychiatrist Shekhar Mukherji, director of Mentaur Ltd, which has just opened a service for the client group.
22 May 2012
Overhaul personal budgets for older people, says Adass
Personal budgets must be overhauled to ensure older people, particularly those with dementia, can benefit from them, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services said today. (Image: Rex Features)
19 March 2012
CQC: Care homes failing to train staff in deprivation of liberty
Many care homes have failed to provide staff with appropriate deprivation of liberty safeguards training, leading to poor practice and human rights breaches, the Care Quality Commission warned today. (Image: Rex)
27 March 2012
Social worker deprivation of liberty assessments unmonitored
The Care Quality Commission has raised concerns over the protection of vulnerable adults because of its inability to monitor deprivation of liberty assessments by social workers and other professionals. (Image: Milton Montenegro/Photodisc/Getty Images)
27 March 2012
Cameron pledges improved dementia care and research
David Cameron has pledged to boost dementia research funding and improve care and support for people with the condition, in a major speech today.
26 March 2012
Social workers urged to tackle exclusion of dementia patients
Social care professionals have been urged to help connect dementia patients with their communities after an Alzheimer's Society survey revealed widespread social exclusion for the group.
26 March 2012
Where social workers go wrong in assessing mental capacity
Social workers need to work harder to enable service users to make decisions for themselves, says independent mental capacity advocate and consultant Natalie Saunders. (Image: Purestock/Getty Images)
12 March 2012
Poor staffing levels undermine human rights in nursing homes
Poor staffing levels are undermining human rights in nursing homes by creating an "accepted indignity" in which residents are left wet or soiled for lengthy periods until staff become available. (Image: Alamy)
06 March 2012
Help for home care staff in using the Mental Capacity Act
Mel Palmer explains how home care staff should apply the Mental Capacity Act 2005 in the case of a service user who is self-neglecting and refusing to take his medication
05 March 2012
Research: Protecting adults at risk across council boundaries
The Social Care Institute for Excellence has worked with London councils, the police and the NHS to produce guidelines on safeguarding adults
30 September 2011
'Fundamental change needed to improve elderly care'
Residents and relatives should be given a direct say in the running of care homes, according to a report examining how care for the elderly could be improved. (Image: Rex Features)
29 February 2012
How care home staff can improve research into dementia
Care home staff and residents need to become more involved in research if the quality of life of people with dementia is to improve, and a new toolkit shows them how they can, says Jill Manthorpe.
13 February 2012
Care worker jailed for abusing dementia patients
A care home worker has been jailed for one year for abusing four residents with dementia.
13 February 2012
Social workers need better Mental Capacity Act training
Social workers need more effective training and guidance in applying the Mental Capacity Act 2005 to take decisions on behalf of service users and support them to make decisions for themselves.
31 January 2012
Helping care home managers navigate the Dols
What must care home managers bear in mind when residents might be deprived of their liberty? Manager Kathryn McGuirk discusses her experience of the deprivation of liberty safeguards.
22 November 2011
'The deprivation of liberty safeguards are not dead'
A recent Court of Appeal judgement was described as the death of the deprivation of liberty safeguards. However, best interests assessor Lorraine Currie disagrees, and says Lord Justice Munby's ruling provides useful tools for practitioners.
18 January 2012
Hospital dementia care blighted by inadequate staff training
Inadequate staff training and an impersonal approach to care is blighting the experiences of dementia patients in hospitals, a major national study has concluded.
16 December 2011
Financial abuse of dementia sufferers is rife, warns charity
Social care professionals have been urged to look out for indicators of financial abuse among people with dementia after Alzheimer's Society warned that the problem was rife among the client group. (Image: REX features)
14 December 2011
Book review: Reminiscence and Life Story Work: A Practice Guide
This book would prove to be an invaluable tool to anyone involved in reminiscence work, from paid carers or family members to trained professionals, writes Ian Taylor.
13 December 2011
Book review: Hearing the Person with Dementia
Recent policy initiatives such as the dementia strategy for England have encouraged an increasing awareness of the needs of people with dementia, writes Dr Elaine Argyle.
26 October 2011
