“The physical & mental health benefits of touch” Graham Firth

A fab read 👀📖

Particularly pertinent as I spent an hour today, hand in hand with a woman living with #dementia who only had sounds & movement at her disposal. Our convo didn’t need words

connectingwithintensiveinteraction.com/2024/04/29/the…

We need to collect as many responses as possible can you help please? This is the link lse.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_71…

How we talk about ageing affects how we feel about ageing - @gerisoc has published a new frailty language guide, and this blog explains why we think this is important 👉 bgs.org.uk/blog/how-we-ta…

I just want everyone to look at this gorgeous tree 🌳

Spoke with lots of different audiences this week, theme with all was encouraging people to consider ageism - individual, internalised, and systemic, using a #disorientating dilemma. Lots people made a note of Project Implicit, so thought I’d share #stigma implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takea…

Fantastic course thoroughly recommend Enhanced Care for Older People (EnCOP)

Take a bow, unknown mental health nurse.

If you think that getting older is a drag and that such a thought does you no harm, think again and check out this great piece by gerontologist Tracey Gendron that explains why and how negative thoughts about aging can affect our mental health.

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Impact of a hospital-based special care unit on behavioural and psychological symptoms in older people living with dementia academic.oup.com/ageing/article…

A nurse-led initiative to offer care home residents caffeine-free tea or coffee has cut toileting-related falls by 35%
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This 👇 #HealthInequalities

Make It Mandatory for Councils to Check Microchips of Deceased Pets Found on Roads - Sign the Petition! chng.it/FLxvLTfw72 via Change.org UK

Accessing care needs is unbelievably complicated

Lots of forms, assessments, calls, criteria, disjointed conversations & meetings

Who suffers the most?

Those with:

Mental health needs
Cognitive impairments
Poor literacy
Minority backgrounds
Disabled

They can’t navigate it

Huge thanks to @rcnedforum for the opportunity to present a little of our work in enhancing care for older people NorthumbriaNHS great to meet and learn from others throughout the day #RCNED24 #encop

Back on the train post conference thoughts, haven't pinned it down yet, but there's something around belonging, need to challenge assumptions - and absolute need to take and support action on both of these. Did miss MDT focus. Love new contacts! #rcned24

What a completely inspirational morning in York! So full of examples of how education can and has supported our older people’s workforce. Looking forward to sharing NorthumbriaNHS Enhanced Care for Older People (EnCOP) #RCNED24 transformational learning programme after lunch!

Katy Mundy, loving hearing how the Newcastle CAIT model has been used to change the narrative across Sussex to give staff the confidence and permission to see the person #kitwood #RCNED24

#RCNED24 food of thought from the Inspire project - separate virtual supervisor and assessor roles - creating a team who feel part of something

Fantastic to hear Julie Cooke share findings from her phd IPA around nursing home placements re associated stigma in minority placement areas, impact of NMC standards and the curriculum. ‘Do’ or ‘Are’ #RCNED24