Clare Abley

Developing a dementia care leaders’ toolkit for older patients with cognitive impairment

Developing a dementia care leaders’ toolkit for older patients with cognitive impairment

Improving hospital care for older patients with cognitive impairment, including dementia and delirium

Exploring medicines reconciliation in the emergency assessment unit: staff perceptions and actual waiting times

Exploring medicines reconciliation in the emergency assessment unit: staff perceptions...

Staff perspectives on the time patients wait for their medicines to be prescribed

Book review: Beloved Old Age and What to Do About It

Nurse consultant vulnerable older adults, Clare Abley reviews Beloved Old Age and What to Do About It.

Responding to vulnerability in old age: patient-centred care

Patient-centred care is a term widely used in health policy and is familiar to staff as a principle or commonly agreed approach to care. However, nursing and multidisciplinary teams often do not agree how it should be provided for older patients. This article outlines three different models of patient-centred care applicable to the care of older people. The article also explores the concept of vulnerability in old age, highlighting differences between the perspectives of older people and those of professionals and how clinical practice can be improved to achieve a more patient-centred approach. The links between patient-centred care and vulnerability in old age are considered along with the implications of this for clinical practice.