Leadership, Integrationand Innovation
National Dementia Office Publications
Clinician Survey: DementiaDiagnostic Processes andPractices in Ireland, 2019
This report includes the findings of a 2019survey of clinicians involved in thediagnosis of dementia. It also providesdetails of dementia post diagnosticpractices.
The Continuum of Care forPeople with Dementia in Ireland,2019
This report explores the potential ofalternative models of long- term care forpeople living with dementia. Providing areview of national and internationalpractice.
The Next Steps: Dementia Post-DiagnosticSupport Guidance, 2019This guidance document supports healthcareprofessionals in the establishment,organisation and facilitation of evidence-basedpost diagnostic psycho-educationalprogrammes.
Proceedings from the DementiaResearch Knowledge ExchangeEvent Department of Health, 2019 The National Dementia Office and HealthResearch Board (HRB) collaborated on aknowledge exchange event focusing onresearch funded under the HRB dementiaprogramme. This report outlines theproceedings from this event.
Dementia Post-diagnosticSupport for People withDementia and their Carers, 2018
This literature review outlines internationalevidence and good practice in relation todementia post diagnostic support.
Dementia Diagnostic Services forIreland: A literature review, 2018
This literature review outlines internationalbest practice regarding dementia diagnosticservice models, community baseddiagnostic services and dementia diagnosisdisclosure.
Dementia Needs AnalysisFramework to Support LocalService Development, 2018
The Dementia Needs Analysis Frameworkto Support Local Service Developmentprovides guidance on the development ofdementia services. Engaging people withdementia and their families is at the centreof the six step process outlined in theFramework.
Evaluation of the AlzheimerSociety of Ireland DementiaAdviser Service Report, 2018
This report outlines the evaluation of theNational Dementia Adviser service. It highlights key findings andrecommendations regarding this service.
Mid-term Review of theImplementation of the NationalDementia Strategy, 2018
This report outlines work completed up toMay 2018 to progress the implementationof the 35 actions set out in the 2014National Dementia Strategy.
A Guide to Memory Clinics inIreland, 2017
The Guide to Memory Clinics in Ireland (4th Edition) provides up-to-dateinformation on the number and location ofmemory clinics across the country. Theguide also provides information on how toaccess a memory clinic service and detailsthe composition and type of serviceprovided in each.
Dementia Specific Services in theCommunity: Mapping Public andVoluntary Services, 2017
The National Dementia Office (NDO),Health Service Executive (HSE) and theAlzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI) partneredon a project to map dementia-specificcommunity based services nationally. Theproject supports the implementation of theNational Dementia Strategy (NDS) under a commitment by theHSE to critically review health and personal social services forpeople with dementia.
Other Publications Related to the National Dementia Strategy
Dementia: Diagnosis & Managementin General Practice, 2019This document provides an overview of currentguidelines and clinical evidence in themanagement of dementia in general practice.
Dementia Friendly Hospitals from aUniversal Design Approach, 2018The Dementia Friendly Hospital Guidelines froma Universal Design Approach provide detailedguidance in relation to dementia specific designissues and the Universal Design (UD) of acutehospitals in Ireland.
A Guide to Creating a DementiaFriendly Ward in the Acute Setting,2018This booklet will give other hospitals & carefacilities valuable information when consideringenvironmental change for dementia.
Personalised Psychosocial Supportsand Care for People with Dementiain the Community, 2018The report provides evidence from a study focusedon two substantial dementia programmedemonstration projects, one in South Dublin andthe other in South Tipperary. Together thesesupported more than 300 people with dementiaand their carers through a range of innovativepersonalised and psychosocial interventions.
Supporting Older People withComplex Needs at Home: Report 1:Evaluation of the HSE Intensive HomeCare Package Initiative, 2018Evaluation of the HSE Intensive Home CarePackage Initiative.
Supporting Older People withComplex Needs at Home: Report 2:What Works for People withDementia, 2018Findings from the Dementia Intensive HomeCare Package evaluation on what works forpeople with dementia?
Developing Integrated PersonalisedSupports for People with Dementia Report 3: Recommendations based onlearning from the implementation of aprogramme across eight sites in Ireland,2019Recommendations based on learnings from theimplementation of the Dementia Intensive HomeCare Package Programme across eight sites inIreland.
Developing and ImplementingDementia Policy in Ireland, 2017This report reflects on various aspects of care for people with dementia in Ireland andinternationally with a view to informing futuredevelopments in dementia policy in the country.
Nutrition and Dementia a PracticalGuide when Caring for a Person withDementia, 2016This guide will help family members andcaregivers to support the person with dementiato enjoy their food and mealtimes in a safe andcomforting way.
Guidance Documents on PalliativeCare and Dementia1. Facilitating discussions on future and
end-of-life care with a person with dementia,2015
2. Advance care planning and advancehealthcare directives with a person withdementia, 2016
3. Loss and Grief in Dementia, 20164. Management of Hydration and Nutrition, 20165. Pain Assessment and Management, 20166. Ethical decision making in end-of-life care and the person with
dementia, 20167. Medication and Dementia - Palliative Assessment and
Management, 2016
https://hospicefoundation.ie/healthcare-programmes/dementia-palliative-care/guidance-documents-dementia/
Irish National Audit of Dementia(INAD), 2014The report contains the findings of the firstnational audit of dementia care in Ireland’sacute hospitals (INAD) performed from April toSeptember 2013.
National Dementia Strategy, 2014The Strategy identifies key principles tounderpin and inform the full range of health andsocial care services provided to people withdementia, their families and carers. It sets outstrategic areas of action.
Creating Excellence in DementiaCare, 2012This report provides research evidence tosupport the development of a new Strategy forDementia in Ireland.
All publications are available for download on www.understandtogether.ie
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