Guidance and Guidelines in Dementia

Listed below are some relevant guidance and guidelines in relation to dementia.

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A Dementia Inclusive Audit of Key Areas Within the Primary Care Centre Clonbrusk Athlone

This dementia inclusive design audit was commissioned by the HSE’s Dementia: Understand Together campaign to assess the Clonbrusk Primary Care Centre’s accessibility for people living with dementia and those with cognitive, sensory and/or physical impairments.

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Guidance Document 2: Advance Care Planning and Advance Healthcare Directives with a Person with Dementia

This guidance document is a product of the Irish Hospice Foundation’s Changing Minds Programme. Changing Minds is a three year project which is co-funded by The Irish Hospice Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies. This document entitled: “Advance care planning and advance healthcare directives with a person with dementia” is the second in a series of 7 guidance documents for health and social care staff in promoting and enabling excellence in end-of-life care for people with dementia.

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Age Friendly Athboy: How Walkable and Accessible is Athboy Town with a Focus on People with Cognitive Impairment and Dementia

This report documents the findings of the walkability audit carried out in Athboy town in July 2019 that used the Age Friendly Ireland toolkit and specialist knowledge and input from a chartered architect who specialises in designing dementia inclusive environments.

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A Guide to Creating a Dementia Friendly Ward in the Acute Setting

This "how to" guide on creating a dementia friendly ward in acute settings was developed by Mercy University Hospital, Cork.

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National Clinical Guideline No. 21: Appropriate Prescribing of Psychotropic Medication for Non-cognitive Symptoms in People with Dementia

This National Clinical Guideline has been developed by a guideline development group convened by the National Dementia Office, to fulfil priority action point 2.3 of the National Dementia Strategy Implementation plan, namely “The Health Service Executive will develop guidance material on the appropriate management of medication for people with dementia, and in particular on psychotropic medication management, and make arrangements for this material to be made available in all relevant settings, including nursing homes”.

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Dementia Friendly Hospitals from a Universal Design Approach: Design Guidelines 2018

This document will assist in the various processes and stages of the patient journey, by raising awareness of the range of issues that need to be taken into account in order to support the particular needs of people with dementia, and by suggesting approaches to meeting these needs, all underpinned by research, evidence, an analysis of best practice, and the critically important concept of Universal Design.

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Dementia Inclusive Community Guide from a Universal Design Approach

This document provides guidance on creating communities that include and support people with dementia.

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Guidance Document 6: Ethical Decision Making in End of Life Care and The Person with Dementia

This guidance document developed by the Irish Hospice Foundation provides information on ethical decision making in end of life care and the person with dementia.

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Guidance Document 1: Facilitating Discussions of Future and End of Life Care with a Person with Dementia

This guidance document published by the Irish Hospice Foundation provides information on facilitating discussions of future and end of life care with the person with dementia.

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Hear Our Voice: Guidelines for Including People with Dementia in Policy, Advisory, Consultation and Conference Activities

The purpose of the guidelines is to provide practical guidance in a user friendly format for individuals and organisations who wish to involve people with dementia in their work or gain their views in a formal way.

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Guidance Document 3: Loss and Grief in Dementia

This guidance document is a product of the Irish Hospice Foundation’s Changing Minds Programme. Changing Minds is a three year project which is co-funded by the Irish Hospice Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies. This document entitled “Loss and Grief in Dementia” is the third in a series of seven guidance documents for healthcare staff in promoting and enabling excellence in end-of-life care for people with dementia.

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Guidance Document 4: Management of Hydration and Nutrtion

This guidance document from the Irish Hospice Foundation provides information on management of hydration and nutrition in palliative care for the person with dementia.

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Guidance Document 7: Medication-and-Dementia Palliative Assessment and Management

The aim of this document is to guide healthcare professionals in the principles of medication assessment and management in dementia palliative care.

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Non-cognitive Symptoms of Dementia: Guidance on Non-pharmacological Interventions for Healthcare and Social Care Practitioners

This guidance document on non-pharmacological interventions for non-cognitive symptoms of dementia is a sister document to National Clinical Guideline No. 21 (Appropriate prescribing of psychotropic medication for non-cognitive symptoms in people with dementia).

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Nutrition and Dementia: A Practical Guide When Caring for a Person with Dementia

This guide provides practical information and tips for anyone who is caring for a person with dementia. Advice is offered on how to prepare for mealtimes and provide the most suitable surroundings at mealtimes. The guide also discusses some of the eating and drinking difficulties a person with dementia may have and suggests possible solutions.

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Guidance Document 5: Pain Assessment and Management

This guidance document from the Irish Hospice Foundation provides information on pain assessment and management in palliative care with the person with dementia.

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Universal Design Walkability Audit Tool for Roads and Streets

This document contains a universal design walkability audit tool for use on roads and streets, and provides guidance on the use of this tool.

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How to Set Up a Dementia Cafe Manual

This manual provides guidance on how to set up and run a dementia cafe. It includes information and resources, aswell as signposting to organisations and websites for further information on dementia. The information in this booklet draws on available evidence, input from cafe co-ordinators and the Irish Dementia Cafe Network’s Expert Advisory Panel.

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