Water for Healthy Ageing – Hydration best practice toolkit

Water for Healthy Ageing – Hydration best practice toolkit , 2005, Water, UK Click on the title above to access the full-text of this toolkit Abstract: Guidance and factsheets to assist care managers, care caterers and other service providers to bring the benefits of improved water consumption to those in care. Lancashire Care staff can [...]

Keeping the elderly hydrated – Hydration Toolkit for Hospitals and Healthcare

Water for Health- Hydration Toolkit for Hospitals and Healthcare, 2007, Part of the Royal College of Nursing Nutrition Now campaign Click on the title above to access the full-text of this toolkit Abstract: Developed to help protect the well-being and safety of patients by encouraging hydration best practice in the hospital environment.   This toolkit [...]

Patients who are understood, listened to, and responded to tend to display lower levels of challenging behaviour – Improving care for people with dementia in acute hospital: the role of person-centred assessment

Improving care for people with dementia in acute hospital: the role of person-centred assessment, Quality in Ageing & Older Adults, 2011; 12 (2): 86-94 Webster, Jonathan Abstract: This paper seeks to demonstrate the role of person-centred assessment in improving the standard of care for people with dementia in acute hospitals, Design/methodology/approach The paper offers a [...]