Focusing on our research into co-resident carers of individuals living with dementia, and revealing the endemic legal uncertainty during the pandemic social care crisis.
Category: Care
Research with family carers of people living with dementia: recruiting during the pandemic
Exploring the experiences of informal carers.
National early warning scores and COVID-19 deaths in care homes: an ecological time-series study.
Investigating whether National Early Warning Scores (NEWS/NEWS2) could contribute to COVID-19 surveillance in care homes.
Help and support to stay independent as we age: who is missing out?
Exploring the importance of living independently in the home and community.
Family visits to care homes: experiences and perspectives on policies and practices during the COVID-19 pandemic
A summary of UK research into visits to care homes during the pandemic
End of life care for people with frailty
This study assessed the growing literature on early intervention to support dying well, and looked to show when and how to identify frail older adults with end of life and palliative care needs, and discussed why this might or might not be advantageous.
Ageing without children
This review sought to evaluate views of childlessness in the context of ageing.
Dementia initiative
Supporting the circulation of key messages to people with dementia and carers during the pandemic period.
National early warning scores and COVID-19 deaths in care homes: a longitudinal ecological study
Assessing whether information routinely collected by (some) care homes could contribute to surveillance of COVID-19 infections in these settings.
Future trends in disability in old age
Producing up-to-date projections of disability, and the associated costs for social care, in old age.
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Email: pru-manager@manchester.ac.uk
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Thank you to the Centre for Ageing Better for images used, taken from their age positive image library.
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