Ensure awareness and implementation of NICE guidance/ quality standards
Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers (NG97) covers diagnosing and managing dementia (including Alzheimer’s disease); it aims to improve care by making recommendations on training staff and helping carers to support people living with dementia.
Dementia, disability and frailty in later life – mid-life approaches to delay or prevent onset (NG16) covers mid-life approaches to delay or prevent the onset of dementia, disability and frailty in later life; it aims to increase the amount of time that people can be independent, healthy and active in later life.
Dementia (QS184) covers preventing dementia, and assessment, management and health and social care support for people with dementia; it describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
Mental wellbeing of older people in care homes (QS50) covers the mental wellbeing of older people (aged 65 and over) receiving care in care homes (including residential and nursing accommodation, day care and respite care); it focuses on support for people to improve their mental wellbeing so that they can stay as well and independent as possible.