Evidence and Practice
How can I provide person-centred care for older people living with frailty?
Infection prevention and control challenges of using a therapeutic robot
Nutritional strategies to reduce falls risk in older people
Practice question
How can I provide person-centred care for older people living with frailty?
Frailty is not an inevitable part of ageing and personalised care can help manage the...
How do I improve delirium care for older surgical patients?
A serious condition with poor outcomes, delirium is best prevented by early identification...
Could using simulated practice with registered nurses improve the delivery of physical...
How you can improve the outcomes for older people in clinical settings by integrating...
Practice question: How can we help older people in our care home stay connected with...
Joint activities such as art, sewing, knitting, cooking or growing plants help relationships...
How can I identify older people who may be frail?
Frailty is not an inevitable part of ageing, yet it is more common in older people.
How can I make activity for residents meaningful in my care home?
Activities are not always seen as integral in a person's overall care and are often arranged...
Clinical
Infection prevention and control challenges of using a therapeutic robot
This work was part of a National Institute for Health Research participatory action research...
Nutritional strategies to reduce falls risk in older people
A literature review found an association between increased falls risk and malnutrition,...
Recognising and managing age-related dermatoporosis and skin tears
Dermatoporosis is a chronic skin fragility syndrome, caused by age and environmental factors...
Developing an integrated resource to promote oral health in nursing homes
Public health is the responsibility of every nurse and nursing practice should adopt a life...
Recognition and clinical management of sepsis in frail older people
Sepsis is a common condition caused by the body’s immune and coagulation systems being ‘...
Practical strategies to help develop dementia-friendly hospital wards
Hospital stays can have significant negative effects for people with dementia. This article...
CPD articles
Approaches to acute pain management in older people
Pain is a diverse, individual experience and is associated with distress and suffering...
Importance of nutrition in preventing and treating pressure ulcers
Pressure ulcers are painful, and affect patients’ health, mobility and well-being. They also...
Caring for patients with Parkinson’s disease in general hospital settings
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common progressive neurological condition. There are 127,000...
Assessment, prevention and management of skin tears
Skin tears are common in older people. They are acute wounds that are at high risk of...
Pressure ulcer prevention in care home settings
Pressure ulcer prevention in the care home setting can be challenging and is often...
Diagnosis, prevention and treatment of urinary tract infections in older people
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common in older people, with the prevalence increasing...
Research focus
The management of frailty in practice
Frailty is a recognised state of increased vulnerability to adverse outcomes resulting from...
Deconditioning due to hospitalisation
A combination of two historic papers and one new paper has provided evidence on...
Advance care planning for people with dementia
UK policy and guidance state that people should have their preferences and priorities for...
Research focus: social isolation and its effect on mortality and ill health
Compiled by Vicki Leah, nurse consultant for older people, University College London...
Singing, music and dance in Parkinson’s disease
Three research articles of interest to nurses of older people
Oral health for older people
Summaries of three studies into issues of concern for older people's nurses