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Webinar recording: Improving oral health for adults in care homes
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Place of publication:
- London
A webinar, led by SCIE and NICE, that discusses improving oral health for adults in care homes. It provides an opportunity to find out more about using NICE guidance to improve the quality of life of people living in care homes. The webinar was recorded on 11 February 2020. (Edited publisher abstract)
Advance care planning
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
- Publishers:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
Advance care planning can make the difference between a future where a person makes their own decisions and a future where others do. This short guide explains how advance care planning offers people the opportunity to plan their future care and support, including medical treatment, while they have the capacity to do so. It covers: providing information, helping people decide, developing advance care plans, and recording and sharing advance care plans. The guide has been co-produced by NICE and SCIE and is based on NICE’s guideline on decision-making and mental capacity. (Edited publisher abstract)
Helping to prevent pressure ulcers
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
- Publishers:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
This quick guide explains how to identify those at risk of developing pressure ulcers and what health and social care practitioners can do to reduce the risk. It covers: people most at risk of developing a pressure ulcer; risk assessment; care planning; repositioning; and providing information about pressure ulcers to people at risk. The content of the guide is based on NICE’s guideline and quality standard on pressure ulcers. (Edited publisher abstract)
Views of personalisation (videos)
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Place of publication:
- London
Four videos which explore key aspects of personalisation, and feature a number of people reflecting on the importance of providing good person-centred care. They include the views of care home staff, directors and commissioners, and views from national organisations about different aspects of personalisation, and how they can improve quality of care. The videos were developed with support from Think Local Act Personal.
COVID-19 testing schedule for a suspected or confirmed outbreak in a care home
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health and Social Care
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health and Social Care
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Place of publication:
- London
Guidance for care homes dealing with a suspected or confirmed outbreak of Covid-19. Care homes should follow a regular staff testing regime of weekly PCR testing and twice weekly lateral flow testing. An outbreak is defined as 2 or more clinically suspected or confirmed positives (rapid lateral flow or PCR) among residents or staff detected in the same 14-day period. However, one positive test result may be the first sign of an outbreak, so you should contact your local health protection team (HPT) for advice in this instance. The guidance explains what to do In the event of an outbreak; and covers: rapid response daily staff testing; outbreak testing; determining the end of an outbreak; the 90-day window after a positive test; newly symptomatic people; and what to do if more test kits are needed. [Last updated: 7 July 2021] (Edited publisher abstract)
Testing for professionals visiting care homes
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health and Social Care
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health and Social Care
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Place of publication:
- London
Health, social care and other professionals may need to visit residents within care homes to provide services. This guidance sets out the testing policy for these ‘visiting professionals’. Many visiting professionals work in a variety of different settings per day, including care homes. Given the substantial risks to care home residents if COVID-19 is introduced to the home, it is essential that professionals and all staff are tested regularly before visiting care homes to reduce the risk of transmission across different settings and to help keep residents and staff safe. The guidance covers: NHS professionals visiting care homes who are part of regular staff testing; testing for CQC inspectors visiting care homes; professionals not regularly tested through NHS or CQC staff testing; 90-day window; and void or invalid results. [Last updated: 7 July 2021] (Edited publisher abstract)
Vivaldi 2: COVID-19 reinfection in care homes study report
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health and Social Care
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health and Social Care
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Place of publication:
- London
The Vivaldi study, led by University College London, was set up in June 2020 to investigate SARS-CoV-2 transmission, infection outcomes, and immunity in residents and staff in care homes in England. Between 1 October 2020 and 1 February 2021 the study considered the number of people in an adult-social care home setting who had previously been infected with COVID-19 (confirmed by antibody testing), who then tested positive for virus with a PCR test more than 90 days later. The sample size of the study was 682 residents and 1,429 members of staff. The data shows a positive picture of the degree of natural immunity from COVID-19 amongst staff and residents in care homes in England, which suggests the risk of being infected twice from this virus is low. (Edited publisher abstract)
Vivaldi 2: coronavirus (COVID-19) new variant (B.1.1.7) in care homes study report
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health and Social Care
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health and Social Care
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Place of publication:
- London
The Vivaldi study, led by University College London, was set up in June 2020 to investigate SARS-CoV-2 transmission, infection outcomes and immunity in residents and staff in care homes in England. This report shows that he proportion of infections in care home staff and residents caused by the variant B.1.1.7 rose from 12% in the week beginning 23 November to 60% of positive cases just 2 weeks later, in the week beginning 7 December – with the B.1.1.7 variant spreading fastest in London during this period. (Edited publisher abstract)
Evidence summary: emerging evidence on the protective effect of vaccines from COVID-19 infections among care home populations
- Authors:
- SMITH Sian, SALCHER-KONRAD Maximilian, COMAS-HERRERA Adelina
- Publisher:
- International Long Term Care Policy Network
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Place of publication:
- London
This evidence summary looks at three recently published studies that assessed, not only protection from severe COVID-19 outcomes, but also to what extent the vaccines stop the virus spreading. Key findings include: in a large cohort study of 10,412 residents in care homes in England, first doses of the Oxford / AstraZeneca or BioNTech / Pfizer vaccine were shown to be 56% protective against SARS-CoV-2 infection at 28-34 days and 62% at 35-48 days; in a small, single-centre study from the US, a single dose of the BioNTech / Pfizer vaccine was shown to reduce viral load, potentially indicating limited transmission of the virus among vaccinated nursing home residents; in a small Spanish study of 5 care homes, two doses of the BioNTech / Pfizer vaccine produced an immune response (indicating protection from future infection) among residents, with no statistically significant difference in response by residents’ levels of frailty or disability. (Edited publisher abstract)
Care home COVID-19 testing guidance for testing of staff and residents
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health and Social Care
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health and Social Care
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Place of publication:
- London
This guidance explains what care homes should do in the event of a suspected or confirmed Covid-19 outbreak. Care homes should follow a regular staff testing regime of weekly PCR testing and twice weekly lateral flow testing. An outbreak is defined as two or more clinically suspected or confirmed positives (rapid lateral flow or PCR) among residents or staff detected in the same 14-day period. However, one positive test result may be the first sign of an outbreak, so care homes should contact your local health protection team (HPT) for advice in this instance. Note this guidance was updated to reflect: changes to self-isolation guidance came into effect on 16 August 2021 and Changes to policy when there is one case of COVID-19 in a care home. Change to LFT testing frequency. Change to policy when there are 2 or more cases of COVID-19 in a care home. Change to ending outbreak restrictions, when they can be lifted and ongoing testing after this period, on 29 September 2021. [Published: 24 March 2021; Last updated: 29 September 2021] (Edited publisher abstract)