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Care and support briefing
- Author:
- AGE UK
- Publisher:
- Age UK
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing provides a useful overview on older carers and the care of older people. It describes the prevalence and experience of older carers, looks at the care needs of older people, and explores the provision of home and residential care to the older population. The final paragraphs look at adults perceptions of care and support in old age. Useful figures are included.
Developing the role of the Admiral Nurse in care homes
- Authors:
- ELLIOT Victoria, ROTHSCHILD Cheryl, WILLIAMS Angelena
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 21(6), 2013, pp.19-21.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Admiral Nurses provide support to family members caring for a person with dementia. This article reports on how two Admiral Nurses working in the care home sector have developed their roles to improve the quality of life and care for residents and care teams. Within their role they are able to share their specialist knowledge and expertise in relation to dementia, promote advocacy and empowerment with staff and family members, provide training to care teams, and provide structured support for relatives and families. (Original abstract)
"I get along with most of them": direct care workers' relationships with residents' families in assisted living
- Authors:
- KEMP Candace L., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 49(2), April 2009, pp.224-235.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The purpose of this article was to explore staff–family relationships in assisted living facilities (ALFs) as they are experienced by care staff and perceived by administrators. Factors that influence relationships and explore how interactions with residents’ families affect care staff’s caregiving experiences were identified. The data are drawn from a statewide study involving 45 ALFs in Georgia. Using grounded theory methods, qualitative data were analyzed from in-depth interviews with 41 care staff and 43 administrators, and survey data from 370 care staff. Care workers characterized their relationships with most family members as "good" or "pretty good" and aspired to develop relationships that offered personal and professional affirmation. The presence or absence of affirmation was central to understanding how these relationships influenced care staffs’ on-the-job experiences. Community, facility, and individual factors influenced the development of relationships and corresponding experiences. Insofar as interactions with family members were rewarding or frustrating, relationships exerted positive or negative influences on workers’ caregiving experiences. Findings suggest the need to create environments - through policy and practice - where both parties are empathetic of one another and view themselves as partners. Doing so would have positive outcomes for care workers, family members, and residents.
Excellence in dementia care: research into practice
- Editors:
- DOWNS Murna, BOWERS Barbara, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 531p.
- Place of publication:
- Maidenhead
This textbook draws on the extensive knowledge of researchers, practitioners, and professionals in the care of people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. It is informed both by a profound respect for people with dementia and a commitment to including them in decisions about their care and lives. While focusing on care for people with dementia, this core text also addresses the most pressing concerns of families by promoting practices and services that recognise the full humanity of their relative with dementia. In addressing the many complex issues related to offering support to people with dementia and those who care for them, this timely textbook is unique in emphasising strategies for creating sustainable change in practice. The book includes examples from a range of countries, drawn from research, practice wisdom and, most importantly, from the experience of people with dementia and their families.
Dementia care partnership: more than bricks and mortar
- Author:
- GARWOOD Sue
- Publisher:
- Care Services Improvement Partnership. Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Dementia Care Partnership (DCP) has a number of features which make it distinctive - possibly unique - and well worth emulating. A complementary range of services for people with dementia and their carers enable individually tailored provision. An underpinning value base commands a high level of commitment from staff and volunteers. With an emphasis on independent living and individual fulfilment, people with dementia and their carers play a significant role, not only in determining their own support, but in shaping what DCP does. DCP has been awarded "Pathfinder status" by the Department of Health's Social Enterprise Unit and will be going on to develop a series of social enterprises. This case study describes DCP's services and approach.
Delivering end of life care in housing with care settings
- Author:
- CROUCHER Karen
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Health and Social Care Change Agent Team. Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The aim of this factsheet is to raise awareness among housing with care practitioners and providers of the current agendas and developments in practice around end of life care.
Nutritional care for older people: a guide to good practice
- Author:
- COPEMAN June
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 134p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This book is designed to be used by all care staff concerned with food, nutrition and older people. Drawing on national guidelines, accepted practice and the latest scientific knowledge, this book will help staff develop and maintain the very best standards in all aspects of food management.
Modern times: an ethnographic study on the quality of life of people with a high support need in a Flemish residential facility
- Authors:
- de WAELE Isabel, Van HOVE Geert
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 20(6), October 2005, pp.625-639.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This ethnographic study shows the impact of the care system on clients’ and staff’s life experiences, with the clear distance between these two groups as one of the core issues. Together with a dominant care approach and a well established but subtile system of control, it makes them function in systems that are characterized by an oppressing care culture. Learned helplessness prevents both groups of acting upon quality of life outcomes. The idea of supporting a life of good quality through merely improving these traditional care systems should therefore be considered with caution, and real alternatives should be considered to open this barrier of the oppressing care culture.
End of life care for people with dementia living in care homes
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, NATIONAL END OF LIFE CARE PROGRAMME
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
... and is not just about physical care, the experience of family carers, training for staff and measuring the outcomes of end of life care.
Personalisation for older people: residential care
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Place of publication:
- London
The film is introduced by the manager of a residential care home for older people with dementia who talks about the importance of understanding the individual, their interests, background and personal history. The benefits of this approach are illustrated by Marjorie’s story. Marjorie has been supported and encouraged to take up her interest in music again and it has brought pleasure to her life. There is an emphasis on relationship-based, individual person-centred care, rather than a functional approach to basic personal care. This is important to maintaining dignity and well-being. The latter half of the film looks at the family and carer support that the service also provides as part of person-centred care.