Quality of life in people with cognitive impairment: nursing homes versus home care

Abstract

Older adults with cognitive impairment living at home experienced higher QoL, had better cognitive function, were less depressed and reported higher social connectedness compared to those living in institutional care. Therefore, support should be provided in enabling home care and empowering caregivers to provide better care for PWCI.

Psychometric properties of the EUROHIS-QOL 8-item index (WHOQOL-8) in a Brazilian sample

“…6 Conceptually, each WHOQOL-Bref original domain (physical, psychological, social, and environmental) is represented by two items in the EUROHIS-QOL 8-item index. 7 A search of the MEDLINE (via PubMed) and PsycINFO databases using Eurohis and Whoqol 8 as key terms revealed several studies with different main objectives, such as evaluation of the psychometric properties of the EUROHIS-QOL 8-item in specific populations, [8][9][10][11] crosscultural assessments, [12][13][14][15][16][17][18] and multinational studies. [19][20][21][22][23][24] Only two studies were conducted in Brazil, where the EUROHIS-QOL 8-item has not yet been evaluated in local samples.…”

People with intellectual disabilities at the end of their lives: The case for specialist care?

“…There are 19,770 care homes in the UK; thus, there may be at least 20,000 people with intellectual disabilities in care homes (see http://www.oscar-research.co.uk) which do not offer specialist care for those with terminal illnesses or end‐of‐life care. LH appears to offer a solution to this gap in service provision, not least because the positive results for resident QoL and choice are markedly different from findings in studies of older people with intellectual disabilities living in ordinary residential/nursing homes (Nikmat, Al‐Mashoor, & Hashim, ). In Nikmat et al.…”

“…oscar-research.co.uk) which do not offer specialist care for those with terminal illnesses or end-of-life care. LH appears to offer a solution to this gap in service provision, not least because the positive results for resident QoL and choice are markedly different from findings in studies of older people with intellectual disabilities living in ordinary residential/nursing homes (Nikmat, Al-Mashoor, & Hashim, 2015). In Nikmat et al's study of 49 older people with dementia, those who were living at home experienced higher QoL, activities of daily living and social connectedness compared with those living in institutional care.…”

Response from the CQC: the importance of effective leadership

“…3 Indeed, the vast majority of England's GP practices are providing a good service to their patients, so why are the 4% rated inadequate falling significantly short? As identified in our State of Health Care report, 4 the key may be in effective leadership.…”