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September 2008

Dementia Research Centres
The Dementia Collaborative Research Centres is an initiative sponsored by the Australian Government and hosted by the University of New South Wales. Their research provides valuable information to our field by enhancing the quality of assessment in care by translating research into practice. We encourage you visit their Web site to learn more and read their reports.
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Telecare in Scotland: Benchmarking the Present, Embracing the Future
The Joint Improvement Team [JIT], an initiative of the Scottish Government, is leading the development of telecare in Scotland. Their benchmarking report gives an outline of the status of telecare development, not only in the UK but in other countries around the world.
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Ageing and Housing in the European Union
"The improved health profile of today’s younger generations holds out the hope that the very elderly of the future will remain self-sufficient for longer, and that they will wish to remain in their own homes. Nevertheless, there will also be more people than today who will need such high intensity care as a result of the loss of their independence. In either case, appropriate care will be needed, which today is provided in many countries...[read more]
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SPECIAL FEATURE: Keine Ghettos mehr (No More Gettos)
An Article published in Konstruktiv, June 2008 Number 268, Zeitschrift der Bundeskammer der Architekten und Ingenieurskonsulenten (Austria)
By IAHSA Members Emi Kyota and Christa Monkhouse
"Nursing homes are often seen and built as "inpatient nursing facilities". Elders, however, need a more human living space and habitat. There is then a great need for an inter-professional dialogue between architects and their clients during the planning of the construction or renovation of a nursing home. This dialogue must address the desperately sought-after concordance of quality-of-life for elders, and architecture.
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Linking Ageing to Development Agendas in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Approaches
A report published by World Demographic Association and the University of St. Gallen, 2008
"The ageing of populations in sub-Saharan Africa, as in other developing world regions, is seen widely as marking a demographic triumph. If handled properly, an ageing population structure offers enormous potential for societies' advancement. To this end, numerous calls have been made internationally and Africa-wide over the past decade, urging governments to mainstream issues of ageing and older persons in to broader plans and processes for social and economic development.
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Eurostat 2008 yearbook: focus on demographic change in Europe
A project of Eurostat, June 2008
"The focus of this year is on demographic changes in Europe. With 500 statistical tables, graphs and maps, Eurostat gives a comprehensive view of the state of the EU in the following areas: the economy, education, health, living conditions and welfare, the labour market, industry and services, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, international trade, transport, the environment, energy, science and technology and European regions.
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A National Care Fund for Long-term Care
A Report by the International Longevity Centre, 26 February 2008
"The future funding of long-term care for older people is widely recognised as one of the biggest public policy challenges confronting the UK Government. The cost of long-term care is set to increase in coming decades as a result of demographic change, increasing longevity, as well as the widely acknowledged need to spend more on care to raise quality."
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The Dementia Resources Guide
A resource developed by the National Ageing Resource Institute, 2008
"This Guide has been developed to help people care for those who have dementia. The Guide supports a holistic approach that considers the social, emotional, physical and spiritual needs of the person with dementia and those around them."
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What consumers want in health care
A study by the McKinsey Quarterly, June 2008
"Faced with health care decisions, consumers are concerned, confused, and unprepared. They rely heavily on personal recommendations and brand recognition, according to a recent McKinsey study."
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New films on one of Europe's social concerns: Elder Abuse
The Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities has produced three new video releases on social issues. The clip "Protecting the dignity of our older people" throws light on the abuse of elderly people, which has become a serious problem in our society. The film shows good examples of tackling poor treatment, neglect and abuse of dependent elderly persons and preventing similar abuse in the future.
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The costs and benefits of using private housing as the ‘home base’ for care for older people
An report by the Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute (AHURI), April 2008
"This paper utlines research into the relationships between the costs and benefits of using private housing as the 'home base' for care for older people. Residential care requires relocation to the institution but provides both housing and care to older persons, whereas home-based care means that care is brought to the older person within their own home. The absence of economic evaluations of care at home for older people in Australia is significant, given that policy and care arrangements vary substantially from country to country.
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Culture Change in Nursing Homes: How Far Have We Come?
Findings from a report by The Commonwealth Fund
"Although The Nursing Home Reform Act, passed in 1987, established residents' rights and quality standards for nursing homes nationwide, serious concerns remain about quality of care and quality of life for nursing home residents."
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Meeting Japan’s Aging Challenge
An article by CSIS Global Aging Initiative, March 2008

"Japan has entered an age of fullfledged population decline. The nation’s total fertility rate, which is the average number of children a woman will bear over her lifetime, was 1.32 in 2006."
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The Global Impact of Dementia
An article by AARP International, Winter 2007
"Globally, the number of people over 60 will rise to 2 billion by 2050. But there is another side to this, as the number of people with dementia will also rise dramatically. Though dementia research is promising, governments around the world must prepare for a future global dementia crisis."
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The Mature@eu Project
On on-line resource Supporting Employers Recruiting and Selecting Mature Aged Persons
"Age discrimination is probably the least understood and least recognised of the varied social prejudices that affect the life of the populations of member-states of the European Community."
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