13 May 2025
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Poor oral care can lead to a number of health issues in older people including malnutrition, dehydration, distress, impaired communication and social withdrawal

Good oral health can be fundamental for physical health, well-being and dignity

05 Mar 2025
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Focusing care on the individual is a fundamental part of older people’s care. A nurse uses a person-centred approach to care for an older person’s holistic needs 

Older people’s needs are complex and require quality nursing skills and person-centred care

11 Nov 2024
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A driver leans out of the window of his car and puts a hand on his brow in confusion. Unsafe driving is an area of risk for accidental self-harm or harm to others.

Proactive identification of risk enables a more holistic approach and promotes autonomy

01 Oct 2024
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An illustration of a doctor and nurse looking concerned as they sit and listen to an older man who has a cup of tea in his hand   Picture: Daniel Mitchell

Avoiding the topic could deny people the chance of ‘a good death’

08 Jul 2024
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Stroud care home resident Ruby Wakefield in the cockpit of a helicopter: positive risk-taking can boost health and well-being

Nurses should understand the benefits of positive risk-taking

08 May 2024
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Risk management and decision-making in dementia care

Encouraging a proactive and person-centred approach to risk assessment and management

20 Mar 2024
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Risk management and decision-making in dementia care

Encouraging a proactive and person-centred approach to risk assessment and management

20 Mar 2024
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A hand pushes open the door of a male toilet which has dementia signage affixed to it

While our bodies and minds may age, the need to be treated with dignity and respect remains

10 Jan 2024

Practical strategies that can support people living with dementia and their family carers

22 Nov 2023

Practical strategies that can support people living with dementia and their family carers

22 Nov 2023

Practical strategies that can support people living with dementia and their family carers

22 Nov 2023

Practical strategies that can support people living with dementia and their family carers

22 Nov 2023

How a project created a transferable model of good practice on dementia assessments of care home residents

23 May 2023

How a project created a transferable model of good practice on dementia assessments of care home residents

23 May 2023

How a project created a transferable model of good practice on dementia assessments of care home residents

23 May 2023

How a project created a transferable model of good practice on dementia assessments of care home residents

23 May 2023

How a project created a transferable model of good practice on dementia assessments of care home residents

23 May 2023