Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford today (April 2) said he wants health boards to work towards a 50% dementia diagnosis rate by 2016. In addition, Mr Drakeford announced that residential and nursing homes will be provided with additional… read more »
A new £1m to plan to recruit new primary care support workers to help people diagnosed with dementia has been unveiled as part of a new Welsh Government drive to tackle the disease. Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford… read more »
Health Minister Mark Drakeford has placed a new emphasis on the rights of care home residents to have primary care ‘at least’ as good as those living in their own homes.Giving the Welsh Government’s response to the Older People’s Commissioners… read more »
Praise for menu-planning website A new menu-planning website has been launched to help nursing and residential care providers improve the quality and nutritional value of meals they provide – and to ensure they meet or exceed required standards. The initiative… read more »
Dementia is the leading cause of death among women in England and Wales for the second consecutive year, according to statistics released by the Office for National Statistics. The disease now far outstrips breast cancer as a cause of death… read more »
A documentary on dementia care in Wales, to be screened on BBC1 Wales tonight, will carry a warning that the NHS in Wales will grind to a halt unless more is done to help care for dementia patients in the community. In the… read more »
South west Wales-based care group Gwalia is teaming up with the University of South Wales to develop a ‘nutrition and healthy eating for dementia’ qualification for its catering staff. It’s hoped the qualification will give staff a greater understanding of how… read more »
The Social Care Institute for Excellence has released what it calls a “brutally honest” film that reminds us that although dementia causes the loss of some abilities, people’s feelings remain intact. The people in the film (click the link below to watch)… read more »
Age UK has said that the cost of care for those with dementia averages £32,242 a year per patient – with only a third of this covered by NHS or council help. Alzheimer’s Society chief executive Jeremy Hughes said the… read more »
The Welsh Government has today (August 21) announced an £8.4m package of investment in services to support older people in Mid and West Wales, particularly the frail elderly, to maintain their independence and remain in their homes. The funding, from… read more »