{"title":"Frailty: how early interventions at home can benefit older people","authors":"Pavan Amara","doi":"10.7748/nop.35.4.12.s4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.35.4.12.s4","url":null,"abstract":"Community and social care nurses have a vital role to play in helping older people with frailty remain independent and mobile, and reduce hospital admissions","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":"120 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135106038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cellulitis: symptoms and detection in all skin tones","authors":"Pavan Amara","doi":"10.7748/nop.35.4.16.s6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.35.4.16.s6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43220609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What is active listening and how can I use it?","authors":"Norman Miller","doi":"10.7748/nop.35.4.15.s5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.35.4.15.s5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42515446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How to identify which patients can self-manage in the community","authors":"Catherine Turnbull","doi":"10.7748/nop.35.4.6.s2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.35.4.6.s2","url":null,"abstract":"Self-management of long-term conditions is empowering, enhances holistic care and frees up NHS capacity, but it is not suitable for all older people and monitoring is essential","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135209288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Write an abstract that grabs your reader’s attention","authors":"","doi":"10.7748/nop.35.4.20.s8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.35.4.20.s8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45914049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Why we need a long-term workforce plan for social care too","authors":"","doi":"10.7748/nop.35.4.5.s1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.35.4.5.s1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49369488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring staff's views on the implementation of intergenerational playgroups in care homes.","authors":"Kathy Reynolds, Anna Cox","doi":"10.7748/nop.2023.e1432","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.2023.e1432","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Intergenerational playgroups are a formalised way of bringing together older people and young children to 'play and interact'. They can facilitate social interaction and reduce loneliness for older people living in care homes. Although interest in intergenerational playgroups is increasing, there is a lack of research into their implementation.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To explore staff's views on the implementation of intergenerational playgroups in care homes for older people.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A qualitative method was adopted. Face-to-face semi-structured interviews were undertaken with ten members of staff working in four care homes in a range of roles.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Participants considered intergenerational playgroups to be low-cost interventions with benefits for residents, children, parents or carers and the community. However, there did not appear to be a standardised format or guidance for implementing and delivering the intervention and participants felt that they received little support from colleagues or from executive leadership teams.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>To support the effective implementation and the sustainability of intergenerational playgroups in care homes, there is a need to educate care home staff about their benefits and to develop guidance and national policies.</p>","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9958757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"By improving dementia diagnosis rates nurses can make a difference to people’s lives","authors":"","doi":"10.7748/nop.35.3.5.s1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.35.3.5.s1","url":null,"abstract":"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 overall national dementia diagnosis rate decline to 62% of people aged 65 years and over in February 2023 (NHS Digital 2023).","PeriodicalId":35589,"journal":{"name":"Nursing older people","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135642633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}