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A guide to develop links with the community
- Author:
- KNOCKER Sally
- Publisher:
- NAPA
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This publication is one of a series of guides called the Activity Toolkit which are aimed at increasing understanding of the activity needs for older people and equipping staff with the skills to enable older people to enjoy a range of activity whilst living in care settings. This guide promotes the benefits of increased community links. It explores some of the barriers to making and maintaining community links and helps with suggestions for overcoming these. It argues that the role of Activity Providers should include co-ordination of a range of activities and providers. This will take an initial investment of time researching individual resident interests, finding out more about the local area, and making phone calls and visits to establish contacts. This guide includes a list of ideas for places to go out to and a list of individuals or organisations which might be invited to come into a care setting. It also offers guidance on how to find out about the local area and initiate new relationships.
Everybody's job!: a guide for the whole staff team
- Author:
- KNOCKER Sally
- Publisher:
- NAPA
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This publication is one of a series of guides called the Activity Toolkit which are aimed at increasing understanding of the activity needs for older people and equipping staff with the skills to enable older people to enjoy a range of activity whilst living in care settings. This guide is aimed at all members of staff working in care settings including nurses, administrators, maintenance workers, domestic workers, and catering staff. It explains what is meant by ‘activity’ and why it is so important. It describes the importance of day to day conversation and provides examples of how activities with older people can be integrated into people’s normal job routines. The guide aims to show simple ways in which every member of the staff team has a part to play in offering companionship, variety, and stimulation to the lives of older people in care settings.
Throwing away the dusty silk flowers and helping people to live life
- Author:
- KNOCKER Sally
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 11(4), December 2007, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Co-ordinated activities are gradually becoming an integral part of nursing and residential care home life. The author highlights the importance of activities and presents findings from the National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People's (NAPA) recent examination of the current state of activity provision in care homes.