Guidance
Guidance and standards in dementia for health and care professionals.
Guidance
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Dementia and people with learning disabilities: making reasonable adjustments - guidance
Organisation: UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
Type: Guidance
Date published: June 2018
Description: This guide aims to help staff in public health, health services and social care to provide services that are accessible to people with learning disabilities who have or are at risk of developing dementia. Additionally, this guide is also intended to be of use to families and friends of people with a learning disability.
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Learning disabilities and dementia
Organisation: Alzheimer's Society
Type: Website, research and easy reads
Date published: Website updated regularly.
Description: Information about dementia and Alzheimer's in people with a learning disability including Down Syndrome
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NICE: Dementia
Organisation: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Type: Quality Standard
Date published: June 2019
Description: The quality standard covers preventing dementia, and assessment, management and health and social care support for people with dementia.
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NICE: Dementia, disability and frailty in later life
Organisation: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Type: Guideline
Date published: Oct 2015
Description: The guideline includes recommendations on promoting a healthy lifestyle to reduce the risk of or delay the onset of disability, dementia and frailty.
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NICE: Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers
Organisation: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Type: Guideline
Date published: June 2018
Description: The guideline covers diagnosing and managing dementia (including Alzheimer’s disease).
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NICE: Donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine and memantine for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease
Organisation: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Type: Guideline
Date published: June 2018
Description: Evidence-based recommendations on donepezil (Aricept), galantamine (Reminyl), rivastigmine (Exelon) and memantine (Ebixa) for treating Alzheimer's disease in adults
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NICE: Learning disability: care and support of people growing older
Organisation: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Type: Quality Standard
Date published: July 2019
Description: This quality standard covers identifying, assessing and regularly reviewing the care and support needs of people with a learning disability as they grow older.
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NICE: Learning disability: identifying and managing mental health problems
Organisation: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Type: Quality Standard
Date published: Jan 2017
Description: This quality standard covers the prevention, assessment and management of mental health problems in people with learning disabilities in all settings (including health, social care, education, and forensic and criminal justice). It also covers family members, carers and care workers.