Complex needs experienced by frail older people and those diagnosed with dementia requires accurate assessment, changes to clinical practice and implementation of appropriate community strategies and clinical care guidelines. We want to identify frail individuals at high risk of poor outcome and evaluate the use of simple assessments in routine care by clinical staff.
Projects:
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Improving the assessment of older people in hospital by implementing the measurement of grip strength into routine ward care
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Evaluating the use of a comprehensive assessment tool in out-patient clinics to improve the quality of care of older people across acute and community healthcare settings
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Implementation of trained mealtime volunteers to help older hospital patients in a range of ward areas
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Improving the diagnosis of dementia in people of working age to identify ways of improving pathway design, and integrating care in acute and community healthcare settings
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Implementation of care guidelines, educational tools and management of cognitive impairment and dementia in acute and community healthcare settings
Watch our theme leads for Ageing and Dementia, Professor Helen Roberts and Dr Chris Kipps, talk about Improving Routine Clinical Care. This presentation was filmed at the launch of the CLAHRC Wessex on 12 March 2014.
