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Support for relatives: a partnership approach
- Authors:
- HURTLEY Rosemary, WOODGER Michele
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 17(2), March 2009, pp.22-24.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
The first author describes how she and the care home manager started a relatives group at her mother's care home. The second author, the care home manager, then gives her account.
Relative merits
- Author:
- HOPKINS Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 06.04.06, 2006, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Promoting the organisation and making the right appointments are just two of the tasks that chairs of trustees carry out. This article look at the vital importance of charity trustees in a small organisation such as the Relatives and Residents Association.
The elephant in the room: communication at the end of life
- Author:
- NEWSON Pauline
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing and Residential Care, 14(2), February 2012, pp.96-98.
- Publisher:
- MA Healthcare Ltd.
- Place of publication:
- London
The factors that influence the quality of communication in end-of-life care in care homes are discussed. Areas covered include time management, attentive listening, initiating conversations, dealing with tensions in resident's desires and family needs, cultural and religious considerations. The article also highlights the importance of the humanistic approach, which puts the resident at the centre of the care process.
The homeliness in care homes
- Author:
- TITMAN Anne
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 7(2), June 2003, pp.30-34.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Describes work being developed to help older people and their families find the right care home for them. The Care Homes Directory, being developed by the Elderly Accommodation Counsel (EAC), will include not only aspects of care and facilities provided by qualitative information to help older people and families reach a better judgement of the home. the directory will be available in mid 2003.
As others see us: a study of relationships in homes for older people
- Author:
- RELATIVES ASSOCIATION
- Publisher:
- Relatives Association
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 68p.,1 booklet,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report of a project based on a series of group discussions on relationships between older people in residential care homes, their relatives and friends, and the care staff in the homes.
Relative views: 65 relatives comment on the good and sometimes not so good aspects of homes for older people
- Author:
- RELATIVES ASSOCIATION
- Publisher:
- Relatives Association
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 34p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Online representations of nursing-home life in Sweden: perspectives from staff on content, purpose and audience
- Authors:
- CARLSTEDT Elisabeth, JONSON Hakan
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 40(12), 2020, pp.2754-2770.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The article is based on a study of how social media and other types of online representations of nursing homes are described by staff. The study proceeds from a qualitative thematic analysis of 14 interviews with nursing-home representatives. The article addresses a key finding that was apparent in the interviews: the online representations’ form and content were adjusted to fit the demands of residents’ relatives. Given the peripheral role attributed to relatives in official Swedish eldercare policies, the motives for the online representations are systematically examined. Two motives are found to be central: marketing and assurance. Residents’ relatives, specified as adult children, were perceived pre-admission as customers in charge of the process of choice and placement; post-admission, relatives requested proof that social activities were provided for their parents. The article discusses how online representations strategically construct a version of ‘reality’ by adjusting to relatives’ unrealistic expectations, only showing residents as involved in social activities. Finally, the need to examine the actual role of relatives in Swedish eldercare is discussed. (Edited publisher abstract)
Why do staff and family think differently about quality of life in dementia? A qualitative study exploring perspectives in care homes
- Authors:
- ROBERTSON Sarah, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 34(12), 2019, pp.1784-1791.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: Quality of life is important especially in incurable illness. In dementia, we often need proxy reports of quality of life, but we know little about how individuals make their judgements. In care homes, proxies may be staff providing care or relatives, but staff rate quality of life differently to family. To our knowledge, no one has explored this qualitatively, so we used qualitative interviews to explore why staff and family think differently about quality of life. Methods: We interviewed 12 staff and 12 relatives who had provided proxy ratings of quality of life for people living with dementia in care homes in the Managing Agitation and Raising Quality of life (MARQUE) study. We asked why they had rated the resident's quality of life as “Very Good, Good, Fair, or Poor.” Using thematic analysis, we compared staff and relatives' proxy responses. Results: For staff, the concept of quality of life was often viewed synonymously with quality of care, influenced by their sense of responsibility and informed by their professional understanding. For relatives, quality of life was often judged in relation to how the person with dementia lived before diagnosis and was influenced by their perception of loss for the person with dementia and their own adjustment. Conclusions: Proxy reports were influenced by rater's own contexts and experiences. This can enhance our understanding of widely used research tools, aid the evaluation of intervention outcomes, and indicate possible targets for improving perceived and actual quality of life of people with dementia. (Edited publisher abstract)
Information on visiting rights in care homes
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 9
- Place of publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne
Information about rights and regulations that protect care home residents and those who visit them, such as their partners, family and friends. It also highlights issues for care home providers to consider about meeting the needs of those who use their services. This includes ensuring people are supported to maintain relationships that are important to them and ensuring that residents, or people acting on their behalf, feel able to report concerns or submit complaints to a care provider. It updates the previous version of this document, which was published in October 2016. (Edited publisher abstract)
Information on visiting rights in care homes
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 7
- Place of publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne
This document provides information for people living in care homes, their family and friends to clarifying their visiting rights. It also highlights issues for care home providers to consider about meeting the needs of those who use their services. This includes ensuring people are supported to maintain relationships that are important to them and that residents, or people acting on their behalf, feel able to report concerns or submit complaints to a care provider. (Edited publisher abstract)