Dementia is a clinical syndrome of cognitive decline that includes a range of cognitive and
behavioural symptoms caused by a variety of underlying pathophysiological processes. This
includes Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, mixed dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies and
frontotemporal dementia.1,...
This guideline covers support for adults (aged 18 and over) who provide unpaid care for anyone aged 16 or over with health or social care needs. It aims to improve the lives of carers by helping health and social care practitioners identify people who are caring for someone and give them the right inform...
This guideline covers organising and delivering end of life care services, which provide care and support in the final weeks and months of life (or for some conditions, years), and the planning and preparation for this. It aims to ensure that people have access to the care that they want and need in all ...
This handbook draws on the work of the many people around the world dedicated to the care and support of older people. The primary intended audience for this handbook is health and social care workers in the community and in primary care settings. The guidance in this handbook will help community health...
Health of the Elderly,
Integral Healthcare Practice,
Primary Health Care,
Cognitive Dysfunction/therapy,
Mobility Limitation,
Malnutrition/therapy,
Hearing Loss/rehabilitation,
Depressive Disorder/therapy,
Caregivers,
Vision Disorders/rehabilitation,
Health Services for the Aged/standards,
Geriatric Assessment/methods,
Patient-Centered Care,
Healthy Aging
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing dementia (including Alzheimer’s disease). It aims to improve care by making recommendations on training staff and helping carers to support people living with dementia....
This guideline covers care and support for adults with learning disabilities as they grow older. It covers identifying changing needs, planning for the future, and delivering services including health, social care and housing. It aims to support people to access the services they need as they get older....
This guideline covers the developmental follow-up of babies, children and young people under 18 years who were born preterm (before 37+0 weeks of pregnancy). It explains the risk of different developmental problems and disorders, and specifies what extra assessments and support children born preterm migh...
La guía está orientada a la valoración y tratamiento de personas con demencia en los escenarios de la comunidad, cuidado en asilo y hospitales. Reconociendo el rol vital de los cuidadores y las familias que proporcionan cuidado a las personas con demencia, también se dan recomendaciones respecto al a...
The provision of integrated care is key for older people. The WHO Guidelines on Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) propose evidence-based recommendations for health care professionals to prevent, slow or reverse declines in the physical and mental capacities of older people. These recommendations r...
La guía considera a hombres y mujeres de cualquier edad con trastorno neurocognoscitivo debido a enfermedad de Alzheimer (EA), Enfermedad de Parkinson (EP) y Trastorno neurocognoscitivo mayor debido a enfermedad cerebrovascular que se encuentren en cualquier estadio clínico. No se incluye población co...
