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Feeling settled project: guide for those involved in changing a service from a residential care home to supported living where the people stay in the same place
- Authors:
- STRONG Steve, HALL Claire
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 49p.
- Place of publication:
- Bath
Many people with learning disability, unlike the rest of the population, do not choose were they want to live. More than half of people with learning disabilities live with their families and many live in residential care. It can be hard to get clear information about the different options. This guidance addresses moving from residential care to supported living supported by Valuing People Now, the Care Quality Commission and Association of Directors of Adult Social Care (ADASS). It describes how different agencies and people need to be involved and makes sure the person with a learning disability is at the centre of the planning all the time. Feeling Settled is launched together with the latest guidance from the Care Quality Commission on registration for supported living. It uses case studies and examples to help commissioners and providers to develop real person centred solutions.
Winterbourne View review: good practice examples
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 81p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Opened in December 2006, Winterbourne View was a private hospital owned and operated by Castlebeck Care Limited. It was designed to accommodate 24 patients in two separate wards, and was registered as a hospital providing assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for people with learning disabilities. It closed in June 2011 after the Panorama investigation. The government review found that Patients stayed at Winterbourne View for too long and were too far from home – the average length of stay was 19 months. Almost half of patients were more than 40 miles away from where their family or primary carers lived. There was an extremely high rate of ‘physical intervention’ – well over 500 reported cases of restraint in a fifteen month period. Multiple agencies failed to pick up on key warning signs – nearly 150 separate incidents – including A&E visits by patients, police attendance at the hospital, and safeguarding concerns reported to the local council – which could and should have raised the alarm. This good practice example document pulls together a number of good practice examples sent in by stakeholders and people who use services across England.
DH Winterbourne View review: concordat: programme of action
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 17p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Opened in December 2006, Winterbourne View was a private hospital owned and operated by Castlebeck Care Limited. It was designed to accommodate 24 patients in two separate wards, and was registered as a hospital providing assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for people with learning disabilities. It closed in June 2011 after the Panorama investigation. The government review found that Patients stayed at Winterbourne View for too long and were too far from home – the average length of stay was 19 months. Almost half of patients were more than 40 miles away from where their family or primary carers lived. There was an extremely high rate of ‘physical intervention’ – well over 500 reported cases of restraint in a fifteen month period. Multiple agencies failed to pick up on key warning signs – nearly 150 separate incidents – including A&E visits by patients, police attendance at the hospital, and safeguarding concerns reported to the local council – which could and should have raised the alarm. This concordat/agreement sets out a programme of action to transform services for people with learning disabilities or autism and mental health conditions or behaviours described as challenging. It sets out specific actions to which each organisation has committed to take forward within clear timeframes.
Winterbourne View review: concordat or agreement: programme of action: easy read version
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 36p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Opened in December 2006, Winterbourne View was a private hospital owned and operated by Castlebeck Care Limited. It was designed to accommodate 24 patients in two separate wards, and was registered as a hospital providing assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for people with learning disabilities. It closed in June 2011 after the Panorama investigation. The government review found that Patients stayed at Winterbourne View for too long and were too far from home – the average length of stay was 19 months. Almost half of patients were more than 40 miles away from where their family or primary carers lived. There was an extremely high rate of ‘physical intervention’ – well over 500 reported cases of restraint in a fifteen month period. Multiple agencies failed to pick up on key warning signs – nearly 150 separate incidents – including A&E visits by patients, police attendance at the hospital, and safeguarding concerns reported to the local council – which could and should have raised the alarm. This easy read version of the concordat/agreement sets out a programme of action to transform services for people with learning disabilities or autism and mental health conditions or behaviours described as challenging. It sets out specific actions to which each organisation has committed to take forward within clear timeframes.
"Suit you sir?": challenging behaviour in learning disability services
- Author:
- OSGOOD Tony
- Publisher:
- Tizard Centre
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- Canterbury
This article recommends a person-centred approach to addressing challenging behaviour among adults with learning disabilities in residential settings. Challenging behaviour is learned in the same way that acceptable behaviour is learned. In order to encourage acceptable behaviour, it is important to try to understand the underlying causes and triggers for the challenging behaviour and to understand and empathise with the service user’s point of view.
Admission and care of residents in a care home during COVID-19
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health and Social Care, et al
- Publishers:
- Great Britain. Department of Health and Social Care, Public Health England, Care Quality Commission, NHS
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 49
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- Version 2
Government guidance setting out how to admit and care for residents of care homes safely and protect care home staff during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It also includes information on reporting COVID-19 cases, providing care after death and supporting existing residents that may require hospital care. The guidance is intended for care homes, local health protection teams, local authorities, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and registered providers of accommodation for people who need personal or nursing care. This includes registered residential care and nursing homes for people with learning disabilities, mental health or other disabilities. [Published 2 April 2020. Last updated 22 March 2022]. (Edited publisher abstract)
Rights, risks and limits to freedom: principles and good practice guidance for practitioners considering restraint in residential care settings
- Author:
- MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This guidance sets out a number of general principles that the Commission believes apply to the use of restraint in any setting. These general principles should be taken into account when restraint is being considered in the care of any person who has a mental learning difficulty, dementia or other mental disorder. The guidance aims to help guide thinking on the use of restraint and encourage all care staff to consider their actions and the impact that those actions may have on the people they are caring for. This guidance cannot give answers to every situation residents and care staff find themselves in. The document also includes sections on particular types of restraint and interventions that can lead to the freedom of movement and liberty of residents being limited in some way.