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Prioritise the safety of people with dementia who go missing

28 June 2017

Nursing Standard

Opinion

A scheme that helps find people with dementia who go missing from care homes, using personal dossiers and, in some cases, tracking devices, is being extended to...

Time for a change in how nursing older people is taught and valued

04 October 2022

Nursing Older People

Editorial

I am incredibly proud to be writing this editorial as consultant editor of Nursing Older People. Not only is it a respected and valued journal, but its existence is...

Why nurses’ well-being and self-care are so vital

29 November 2022

Nursing Older People

Editorial

This winter is predicted to be tough for health and social care due to the threat of widely circulating flu. Natural immunity to flu will be lower because of reduced...

No quick fix to meeting the needs of our ageing population

30 January 2023

Nursing Older People

Editorial

The COVID pandemic led to a rapid transformation in the delivery of healthcare services, with an increased role for digital monitoring and deployment of virtual...

By improving dementia diagnosis rates nurses can make a difference to people’s lives

30 May 2023

Nursing Older People

Editorial

The national target of a 66.7% dementia diagnosis rate was set in 2015, rising to 68% by 2019. The effect of COVID-19 and increasing estimated prevalence saw the...

Why we should promote continence in people living with dementia

29 January 2024

Nursing Older People

Editorial

Ageism is widespread, including in institutions providing health and social care, and in workplaces, the media and elsewhere, according to the World Health...

Taking a positive risk can help improve people’s well-being

03 June 2024

Nursing Older People

Editorial

None of us lives a life without risk. We make decisions, even those that may be considered unwise, by weighing up any potential risks and benefits associated with...

Why we all need to talk more openly about death

29 July 2024

Nursing Older People

Editorial

A woman living with dementia once told me that she had tried to discuss her declining health with several health and social care professionals. She was in her...

What biopsychosocial risks should be considered in dementia care?

07 November 2024

Mental Health Practice

Evidence and practice

A risk factor is defined as ‘a personal or contextual characteristic or circumstance that is linked to a negative event and that either causes or facilitates the...

Why we need to challenge the stereotypes in older people’s nursing

02 December 2024

Nursing Older People

Editorial

Too often a career in older people’s nursing is seen as a fallback position or a step on the road to retirement. But those of us working in the sector know that it...

02 December 2024 / Vol 36 issue 6

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