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Nursing and Residential Care
- Publisher:
- MA Healthcare Ltd.
- Place of publication:
- London
This journal publishes clinical reviews and practical information for nursing and residential care home professionals. Regular features include news, a practical activities section, a review of topical management and legal issues. It is the only journal which contains a monthly section for those studying for NVQs in Care for levels 2, 3 and 4. Relevant for nurses, care assistants, managers and training coordinators working in care homes. Articles from this journal are abstracted and indexed selectively on Social Care Online.
A-Z care homes guide 2008
- Editors:
- SURTEES Deridri, et al, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Tomorrow's Guides
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 772p.
- Place of publication:
- Hungerford
The publication is divided into three main sections - Care Homes, Independent Hospitals and Clinics and A-Z Buyers Guide for Care Homes.
Evaluating a project to improve care of older people in Scotland
- Authors:
- McDONACH Eileen, KYDD Angela
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 21.9.04, 2004, pp.34-36.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
The second of two articles describing an innovative pilot study in Scotland attempting to promote evidence-based practice in the nursing care of older people in a variety of residential care settings. Documents findings from a qualitative process evaluation of the experiences of 8 nurse clinicians who participated in the pilot. The evaluation provided valuable insights into how future schemes might be enhanced.
Providing nursing support within residential care homes
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This study examines a joint NHS-Local Authority initiative providing a dedicated nursing and physiotherapy team to three residential care homes in Bath and North East Somerset. The initiative aims to meet the nursing needs of residents where they live and to train care home staff in basic nursing.
Supporting nurses to return to practice: how to develop an educational culture and learning environment in care homes with nursing
- Author:
- SKILLS FOR CARE
- Publisher:
- Skills for Care
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 15
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
A guide for owners, managers and education facilitators of care homes with nursing, designed to help them support nurses who are returning to practice. It can be used as a tool to develop a learning culture and educate their workforce on how to support a Return to Practice student. It identifies clinical practices that are required within the care home sector and considers the training that is required to ensure competence and best practice in these areas. (Edited publisher abstract)
Safe and effective staffing: nursing against the odds
- Authors:
- BORNEO Antonia, HELM Claire, RUSSELL Julian
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Nursing
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 42
- Place of publication:
- London
The findings of a survey of nursing and midwifery staff in the UK about the staffing levels they experienced on their last shift or day worked in health or social care. Over 30,000 responses were received to the survey, providing insight into staff experiences and staffing levels across different settings the UK. Settings included older people's acute wards, mental health inpatient settings, community nursing services, and care homes. The findings provide evidence of the shortage of registered nurses, and describes the impact this is having on patient care and on the wellbeing of nursing staff. It also contains information on nursing shifts worked in care homes. Some of the experiences and stories shared via the survey have been included throughout the report. The report makes four calls on providers of health and care services across the UK to review nurse staffing levels and ensure services are safe for patients. (Edited publisher abstract)
Voices from the nursing front line
- Authors:
- GATHERUM Becca, et al
- Publisher:
- Scottish Care
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 36
- Place of publication:
- Ayr
Drawing on interviews with 28 nurses working in the independent care home sector in Scotland, this report looks at their experiences of nursing in the care home sector and what motivates them in their day-to-day work. The interviews covered their routes into working in a care home, the differences between NHS nursing and nursing in care homes, what they felt were the qualities and attributes of a social care nurse; motivators; existing challenges and changes; career pathways; and encouraging others into the sector. The report found that although most nurses interviewed enjoyed their job within care homes, they face a perception that these nursing roles are less skilled and less worthwhile. In addition, feeling over-stretched due to staff shortages and a sense of being undervalued compared their NHS colleagues can lead to people to move away from nursing in care homes. The report makes recommendations to sustain and develop a nursing workforce that can face the challenges and opportunities of an integrated health and social care environment. These include the need to identify core skills for nursing social are, develop nursing in social care as a positive career choice, and to address workforce issues such as emotional fatigue and stress. (Edited publisher abstract)
A pioneering pilot: the vision
- Author:
- INTERNATIONAL LONGEVITY CENTRE UK
- Publisher:
- International Longevity Centre UK
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- London
This booklet sets out the core vision, objectives and principles of the Teaching Care Home pilot and looks at the partners involved. Funded by the Department of Health and led by Care England, the pilot involved the developing a Teaching Care Home model with five care homes across England to support them to become centres of excellence in providing person centred care through staff empowerment, education and training. It aimed to champion the role of nurses in care homes; improve the image of care home nursing to undergraduate nurses; increasing learning opportunities for all care staff and continuing professional development of nurses in the sector; create an environment with practice development and improvement at its core; and improve the health and wellbeing of residents. The booklet also lists the key activities of each of the five care homes involved. (Edited publisher abstract)
Additional outputs from the pilot: tweet chats, vision statement and education and development framework
- Author:
- INTERNATIONAL LONGEVITY CENTRE UK
- Publisher:
- International Longevity Centre UK
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 8
- Place of publication:
- London
This report contains three outputs from the Teaching Care Home pilot, which developed a Teaching Care Home model with five care homes across England to support them to become centres of excellence in providing person centred care through staff empowerment, education and training. The report presents a summary of two tweet chats with leaders in the care home sector on what a vision of a Teaching Care Home should be; the projects final Teaching Care Home Vision Statement, which was informed by the tweet chats and roundtable discussions; and a framework to deliver education and development in care homes, produced by Manchester Metropolitan University. (Edited publisher abstract)
We 'dare to care': care homes and nursing at the frontline of our response to ageing
- Author:
- INTERNATIONAL LONGEVITY CENTRE UK
- Publisher:
- International Longevity Centre UK
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 14
- Place of publication:
- London
This booklet, produced as part of the Teaching Care Home pilot, highlights the importance of care homes to older people and their families, and the wider economic wellbeing of the workforce and communities. It uses key facts and statistics to identify the challenges facing care homes, both generally and in relation to the recruitment and retention of the nursing workforce. It also includes quotations from interviews held with experts from across the health and social care sector which provide ideas on what needs to happen in the future to promote the recruitment, retention and professional development of the nursing workforce within care homes. These quotations highlight issues of funding, divisions between health and social care, workforce, and organisational barriers. (Edited publisher abstract)