Tag Archives: alzheimers
Dignity in old age comes at a high price
Dignity in old age comes at a high price
Without radical reform of the way the elderly are cared for, we face an uncertain future, writes Joan Bakewell.
By Joan Bakewell
12:00AM BST 01 Jun 2011
Although many of us knew it was coming, we didn’t expect it to arrive quite so soon. But here the crisis is, presenting us with exactly the problem this country has long failed to face when it comes to caring for the elderly.
Norfolk hospital’s drive to improve dementia care
Norfolk hospital’s drive to improve dementia care
By KIM BRISCOE, Health correspondent Wednesday, May 25, 2011
10.03 AM
“More About Me” – Dementia project at the James Paget University Hospital, Gorleston. It focuses on improving hydration and nutrition for patients. The project uses the forget me not flower as it logo. Sarah Hay, Barry Pinkney and Ali Thayne
A tiny blue flower has become the symbol of a Norfolk hospital’s pioneering project to improve care for dementia patients.
Helping People With Dementia To Stay At Home Could Save NHS Millions.
Helping People With Dementia To Stay At Home Could Save NHS Millions, UK
Article Date: 19 May 2011 – 8:00 PDT
Helping people with dementia to live at home and preventing them from needing to go into hospital could save the NHS £127million a year, according to a report launched by Healthcare at Home.
The report found that many people with dementia and carers are being failed by the current system, resulting in many people ending up in inappropriate care settings. It calls for a new model of care that would result in better quality of care and fewer hospital admissions.
