Dementia patients restrained with controversial techniques – report
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Dementia patients restrained with controversial techniques – report

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: By Denis Campbell Methods such as raising bed bars and putting walking aids out of reach leave elderly people stressed, says government-funded research Hospital staff are sometimes confining patients with dementia to bed through controversial “containment and restraint” techniques, new government-funded research reveals. The findings, paid for by the National Institute…

Inevitable muscle wasting of old age could be stopped, scientists believe
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Inevitable muscle wasting of old age could be stopped, scientists believe

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/03/12/inevitable-muscle-wasting-old-age-could-stopped-scientists-believe/ By Sarah Knapton, science editor The inevitable muscle wasting of old age could be stopped, scientists believe, after discovering why people become frail as they grow older. Most people become weaker in their later years, as their leg muscles get smaller and less able to bear weight, which often leads to disability and…

NHS urged to act more quickly to stop elderly patients going blind

NHS urged to act more quickly to stop elderly patients going blind

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/23/nhs-urged-act-quickly-stop-elderly-patients-going-blind/ By: Laura Donnelly, health editor  Thousands of elderly patients are being left at risk of blindness because the NHS is too slow to prescribe drugs which could save their sight, experts have warned. New guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) today say patients suffering from age-related macular…

Studies show elderly patients require more nutrition during respite care

Studies show elderly patients require more nutrition during respite care

ByDavid Crewe

This article was taken from: https://hellocaremail.com.au/studies-show-elderly-patients-require-more-nutrition-during-convalescent-period/ By HelloCare Mail Elderly patients in respite need more protein to help them recover after hospital Recent studies find that elderly patients, particularly those recovering after hospitalisation in respite care (or convalescent care), need more protein in their diets. Their bodies need extra protein to recover from sickness, surgery, or injury —…

Elderly patients could be put at risk by pressure to empty NHS beds, warns social care chief inspector

Elderly patients could be put at risk by pressure to empty NHS beds, warns social care chief inspector

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/18/elderly-patient-could-put-risk-pressure-empty-nhs-beds-warns/ By:Laura Donnelly, health editor  Pressures on hospitals to empty thousands of beds ahead of winter could risk the safety of frail elderly patients, the chief inspector of social care has warned. Andrea Sutcliffe said she was concerned that vulnerable patients would be moved into inadequate facilities, after councils were told funding…