Bruce McClure’s blog looks at a feasibility study of ‘LifeFul’, a reablement programme in the care home context.
[read the full story...]Reablement in a care home context: a feasibility study
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Oral care for nursing home residents
This Cochrane review of the effects of oral care on prevention of nursing home acquired pneumonia included 4 RCTs providing low quality evidence that oral care may reduce mortality.
[read the full story...]Oral Health in nursing homes: education for staff and residents
9 trials were included in this Cochrane review of oral health education & training for care home residents & staff . These trials provided insufficient evidence from which to draw evidence about the effects of the interventions so more high quality studies are needed.
[read the full story...]Donepezil, nursing home placement and Alzheimer’s Disease
Caroline Struthers reports on the findings of a follow-up paper of the DOMINO-AD trial, which compares Donepezil and Memantine for Moderate to Severe Alzheimer’s Disease, and looks at the effects these two drugs have on nursing home placement.
[read the full story...]Trial showed similar oral health improvements in nursing-home residents with manual and powered toothbrushes
The 2010 Cochrane review of powered toothbrushes (Deacon et al) provided some evidence that rotational oscillation powered toothbrushes are more effective than other designs. However, the available evidence was based on short-term studies and the differences were small, so the clinical importance was unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of [read the full story…]