15th IDC: Mary Cunningham o.b.o. Seán Mackell and Dr. Helen Rochford Brennan Nursing Home Paper
15th International Dementia Conference May 2023 - Online Mary Cunningham presenting on behalf of Seán Mackell / followed by Dr. Helen Rochford Brennan discussing the Nursing Home Paper Mary Cunningham will be presenting, on behalf of former IDWG Chair Seán Mackell. Seán was instrumental in the commissioning of the Irish Dementia Working Group Nursing Home Paper. Seán is now a resident in a nursing home. Mary will be followed by Dr. Helen Rochford Brennan who will discuss the IDWG Nursing Home Paper. The Paper aims to firstly explore aspects of human rights and capacity and decision-making for PLWD in nursing homes in Ireland and practice considerations. It outlines how adult safeguarding and abuse are understood and explore some of the specific issues relating to the abuse of PLWD in nursing homes. It also examines the specific impact of Covid19 on PLWD in nursing homes and current challenges to the protection of PLWD in Ireland who may be experiencing harm, neglect, or abuse. It concludes with concrete recommendations from IDWG for changes to current practices and policies relating to the human rights, care, well-being, safety, and protection of PLWD in nursing homes in Ireland. Dr Helen Rochford-Brennan is a Global Dementia Ambassador. Helen is a former Chair, and currently Vice Chair, of the Irish Dementia Working Group and was formerly Chairperson, of the European Working Group of People with Dementia and its nominee to the Board of Alzheimer Europe. Helen sits on the Monitoring Committee of Ireland’s first National Dementia Strategy and is a panel member of WHO Global Dementia Observatory Knowledge Exchange. Helen is also a member of the International Advisory Board for Alzheimer Disease International (ADI) 2023; HRB Primary Care Clinical Trials, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG).
15th International Dementia Conference May 2023 - Online Mary Cunningham presenting on behalf of Seán Mackell / followed by Dr. Helen Rochford Brennan discussing the Nursing Home Paper Mary Cunningham will be presenting, on behalf of former IDWG Chair Seán Mackell. Seán was instrumental in the commissioning of the Irish Dementia Working Group Nursing Home Paper. Seán is now a resident in a nursing home. Mary will be followed by Dr. Helen Rochford Brennan who will discuss the IDWG Nursing Home Paper. The Paper aims to firstly explore aspects of human rights and capacity and decision-making for PLWD in nursing homes in Ireland and practice considerations. It outlines how adult safeguarding and abuse are understood and explore some of the specific issues relating to the abuse of PLWD in nursing homes. It also examines the specific impact of Covid19 on PLWD in nursing homes and current challenges to the protection of PLWD in Ireland who may be experiencing harm, neglect, or abuse. It concludes with concrete recommendations from IDWG for changes to current practices and policies relating to the human rights, care, well-being, safety, and protection of PLWD in nursing homes in Ireland. Dr Helen Rochford-Brennan is a Global Dementia Ambassador. Helen is a former Chair, and currently Vice Chair, of the Irish Dementia Working Group and was formerly Chairperson, of the European Working Group of People with Dementia and its nominee to the Board of Alzheimer Europe. Helen sits on the Monitoring Committee of Ireland’s first National Dementia Strategy and is a panel member of WHO Global Dementia Observatory Knowledge Exchange. Helen is also a member of the International Advisory Board for Alzheimer Disease International (ADI) 2023; HRB Primary Care Clinical Trials, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG).