Two important publications reviewed
Review of two important publications of interest to people involved in both dementia care and telecare implementation.
Tag: Research
E-health not reaching full potential, says study
‘The Impact of e-Health and Assistive Technologies on Healthcare’ report
Reliability of home monitoring device under question
Melissa J. Goalen, a nurse practitioner at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, tested more than 100 home-monitoring [blood pressure] devices and found that about 20 percent yielded measurements that were inaccurate.
Fairer ways to share the cost of caring for older people needed
Joseph Rowntree Foundation report published 15 September calls for a national debate on how better to share the cost between the state and private individuals. It argues that the present system is unsustainable because it provides neither a clear-cut set of entitlements according to how much care people need, nor a well-accepted set of rules about how much they should contribute according to ability to pay.
MRC research on dementia
Published 23rd August, the Cognitive Function and Ageing Study show that improved health and mortality are not likely to guard against the risk of developing dementia. This press release contains conflicting estimates of the incidence of dementia in people over 85.