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26 years, there has been a rise of 25% in DALYs associated with neurological conditions including dementia. 45% of adults aged over 75 in Wales report having two or more long term illnesses. 4. Wales Public ... fact that a growing number of those receiving support are living with dementia. Providing appropriate care to people with dementia requires continuity in terms of the staff providing care, as unfamiliar
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eu lleisiau’n cael eu clywed; ac i fodloni anghenion gofalwyr hŷn a gofalwyr pobl sy’n byw gyda dementia yn well. Ar Ddiwrnod Hawliau Gofalwyr 2020, lansiom arolwg ar gyfer gofalwyr hŷn nad oedden nhw’n ... gysylltiedig â henaint, 49% yn ymwneud ag anabledd corfforol, 29% yn ymwneud â chyflwr hirdymor, 17% â dementia, ac 11% yn gysylltiedig â dibyniaeth ar gyffuriau/ alcohol • Y prif dasgau gofalu yr ymgymerwyd
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Not Statistics by the Patients Association (2009) • Counting the Cost: Caring for people with dementia on hospital wards from the Alzheimer’s Society (2009) • Age UK’s Hungry to Be Heard campaigns ... people aged over 65 are living in over 18,000 care homes. There are 800,000 people living with dementia in the UK and, according to the Alzheimer’s Society, this is projected to rise to 1 million by 2021
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make the decision on how the Duty of Candour is communicated. We have heard repeatedly through our Dementia Advocacy service and our Helping Others Participate and Engage project (HOPE) where both patients ... working with older people, it is important that staff have received human rights, dignified care and dementia training. This should include respectful communication, protecting privacy, promoting autonomy in
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make the decision on how the Duty of Candour is communicated. We have heard repeatedly through our Dementia Advocacy service and our Helping Others Participate and Engage project (HOPE) where both patients ... working with older people, it is important that staff have received human rights, dignified care and dementia training. This should include respectful communication, protecting privacy, promoting autonomy in
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advocacy projects: the dementia advocacy project and HOPE (Helping Others Participate and Engage). Our dementia advocacy project works with paid advocates to support people living with dementia to have a voice ... discrimination. Human Rights are Lifetime Rights 13 All Wales Dementia Care Pathway of Standards In 2021 Improvement Cymru launched the All Wales Dementia Care Pathway, aiming to provide a clear pathway towards
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harmful drinking; ensuring that children get the best start in life; and that we reduce the risk of dementia through tackling lifestyle risks, amongst other national health goals. We support these priorities ... of patients admitted to hospital are over 65, and more than a quarter of hospital inpatients have dementia. The five and a half million carers in England make a critical and underappreciated contribution
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to ensure that people’s rights are being upheld.Advocacy for people with dementia The need for advocacy for people with dementia, who face complex issues around social exclusion and deteriorating cognitive ... than access to statutory services and treatment. During the Covid-19 pandemic people living with dementia were particularly impacted with restrictions they don’t understand and can’t comply with, the need
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for the future: o Local health boards should implement mandatory human rights, dignified care, and dementia care training for frontline health and social care staff in Wales. o The Welsh Government must ... ‘innovative’ services. 36. Financial pressures, coupled with an ageing population and increasing levels of dementia and co morbidities, means there is a pressing need for health boards and local authorities to come
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eye-care professionals are equipped to work with people with other conditions, including diabetes and dementia. Sadly the evidence shows we have a long way to go: • One in two people living in care homes have ... for vision care for stroke survivors [23]. • Research on dementia and sight loss concluded, “A common experience is that of one set of dementia/visual impairment needs being addressed, rather than both
