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A CDPC internal evaluation report that outlines the CDPC’s performance, important learnings and evidence of implementation during the period of 2013-2018 has been released. The Final CDPC Evaluation Report provides an in-depth examination of CDPC operations, partnerships and evidence of impact achieved over the five-year period, using qualitative and quantitative measures. Below is a brief…

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‘“They take a lot of pressure off us”: Volunteers reducing staff and family care burden and contributing to quality of care for older patients with cognitive impairment in rural hospitals’ describes a study that measures whether volunteers trained in person-centred care for older people with dementia or delirium can make a positive difference  acute rural…

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Hospital model responds to people with dementia ‘Implementation of a model of care for hospitalised older persons with cognitive impairment (the Confused Hospitalised Older Persons program) in six New South Wales hospitals’ examines the effectiveness of this program to improve outcomes of people with cognitive impairment when admitted to hospital. There is a need for…

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‘Alternative staffing structures in a clustered domestic model of residential aged care in Australia’ examines the differences in staffing structure between the traditional institutional model of aged care and the home like model of aged care, or what is referred to as the clustered model, which is consistently rated highly by consumers. The study found…

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‘Process, impact and outcomes of medication review in Australian residential aged care facilities: A systematic review’ examined 13 studies of aged care facility medication reviews and argues there is a need for more data on clinical and resident outcomes of medication reviews. Worldwide it is estimated that more than 43% of people in aged care receive potentially inappropriate medications. This is…

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‘How provider organisatons interpret regulation in the context of residential dementia aged care’ examines how Australian residential aged care provider organisations respond, interpret and comply to regulation. Special attention is paid to how this affects organisational culture, administration and ultimately the degree and quality of person-centred care offered, such as knowing individual biographies, awareness of…

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‘An examination of organisational policies for healthcare and lifestyle decision-making among Australian aged care providers’ examines the legislative, policy and regulatory context of residential aged care in relationship to a rights-based approach that is embodied in the Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) four Decision-Making Principles. New aged care quality standards, applicable across all aged care…

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‘What you say and what I want: Priorities for public health campaigning and initiatives in relation to dementia,’ compared local and national campaign priorities to raise public awareness of dementia with the views of people living with dementia, family, carers and health professionals. The study conducted in-depth interviews with representatives from local and national campaign…

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‘Partnering with people with dementia and their care partners, aged care service experts, policymakers and academics:  A co-design process’ examined the role of the support worker from the perspective of the person with dementia and their carer. Consumers, industry partners and clinicians were embedded throughout the whole research process and a model of successful collaborative…

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This article, ‘How do people with dementia and family carers value dementia- specific quality of life states? This “Think Aloud” study’ is an exploration of what people and their carers value about dementia care services in relation to their quality of life. This exploratory study is nested in a larger study that developed a new…

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This article, ‘Putting the consumer in the driver’s seat: A visual journey through the Australian health‐care system as experienced by people living with dementia and their carers’, makes the case for including consumers in the design and delivery of health care. The study conducted 25 face-to-face interviews across Australia and gathered information on how people…

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The Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre provided a submission to the current Royal Commission on Aged Care and Quality Safety earlier this year. Responding to the terms of reference of the Commission, the submission covers research evidence, resources and tools to deliver improved care for people with dementia. The CPDC submission offers the following:1 1The full…

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The Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre (CDPC) final report “Evidence for Change: CDPC Final Report” outlines the evidence and impacts (knowledge, health, social, and economic) of the CDPC’s thirty-two research projects over the past six years. The report highlights the research outcomes within the eight identified CDPC themes of Clinical Guidelines, Care Environment and Quality of Life, Medication…

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