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Student placements with older people: education changed students’ views of older adults, but did not change how they perceived the status of the work
Few students, even after successful placements, choose gerontological nursing on registration
11 Mar 2026
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Dementia care: many family and friends providing informal care feel ill-equipped and unprepared, with limited understanding of dementia or how to care for themselves
Take every opportunity to identify and acknowledge family and friends providing informal care
24 Nov 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
09 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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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
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Identifying incontinence and promoting continence in people living with dementia
Practical strategies that can support people living with dementia and their family carers
22 Nov 2023
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Dementia in care homes: increasing the diagnosis rate among undiagnosed residents
How a project created a transferable model of good practice on dementia assessments of care home residents
24 May 2023
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Nurse assessing cognition of an older woman using a digital tablet in a care home
An accurate diagnosis even at advanced stages can improve people’s quality of life
15 May 2023
Virtual wards and Hospital at Home services are vital, but require resources
11 Jan 2023
Understand the training needs of the health and social care workforce in relation to dementia
15 Dec 2022
A rise in flu cases will add to the pressure on nurses over the winter months
09 Nov 2022
Specialty needs greater recognition to allow nurses to improve care for this complex cohort
15 Sep 2022

A scheme that helps track down people with dementia who go missing from care homes is being extended to those living in the community, says Admiral Nurse Zena Aldridge.

20 Jun 2017

The number of people with dementia is expected to increase globally. People with dementia are not affected in isolation and any intervention should also support their families and carers. Intervention is best delivered using a relationship-centred approach and a case management model. Case management has an established and successful history in supporting people with long-term conditions and those with a diagnosis of severe mental illness. This article, the last in this dementia series, discusses the Admiral Nursing case management approach to supporting patients and families affected by dementia, and provides recommendations for establishing a gold standard model of case management.

08 Feb 2017