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National Care Homes Research and Development Forum
- Author:
- COOK Glenda
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 15(4), October 2005, pp.48-49.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
The National Care Homes Research and Development forum was established on 19th November 2003 to provide a platform for practitioners and researchers to network, share information and ideas arising from their work. This article gives a rationale for the development of the forum and highlights its current work.
Managing the transition to long-term care
- Authors:
- THOMPSON Juliana, COOK Glenda
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing and Residential Care, 14(3), March 2012, pp.146-148.
- Publisher:
- MA Healthcare Ltd.
- Place of publication:
- London
Moving from active rehabilitation to a care or nursing home can be demoralising for older people. Many may few it as ‘coming to the end of the line’. Shortfalls in the accessibility of physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and occupational therapy for care home residents intensifies the perception that hopes for recovery have been given up. Yet there are many situations where an older person’s condition improves following admission to a home. This article argues that the nursing approach in long-term care can aid the transition process and provide informal rehabilitation. By focusing on psychosocial, rather than medical, information, care staff can evaluate goals of ‘questing’ rather than restitution processes. Questing promotes acceptance of impairment and focuses on changing social and attitudinal environments. Activities focus on what individuals can do and ensure that skills are recognised and regularly employed to maximise improvement potential. Individuals should be encouraged to explore new interests and pursue their ideas. Staff can provide resources, referrals and opportunities to bring residents ideas to fruition.
Quality of life in care homes: Messages from the voices of older people
- Authors:
- COOK Glenda, STANLEY David
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Care Services Management, 3(4), July 2009, pp.391-407.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This paper draws on the findings of a study that aimed to explore how eight older people, living in four English care homes, experienced daily life and the factors that influenced and shaped their experience. These people participated in a sequence of up to eight narrative interviews over a six-month period. The findings revealed that the lives of these individuals differed markedly. Some felt that their lives had been enriched when they entered a place where they had increased opportunities for meaning, purpose and satisfaction. They described this experience as ‘living with care’. Others felt that they were restricted — they had little choice in what they did and who they interacted with. Their views were not taken into consideration, and their daily life revolved around the routines and the regimes of the institution. These people described their experience as little more than ‘existing in care’. Six dimensions of care home life influenced the individual's experience. These were: ‘caring for oneself’ or ‘being cared for’; ‘being in control’ or ‘losing control’; ’relating to others’ or ‘putting up with others’; ‘active use and choice of space’ or ‘occupying space’; ‘engaging in meaningful activity’ or ‘lacking meaningful activity’ and ‘having an enriched private life’ or ‘having an impoverished private life’. Older people desire to ‘live with care’. This is not only possible, it is achievable. The paper concludes with a discussion about what can be learnt from the insights gained through the stories that were told by these older people to help manage the ‘lived’ quality of life of older residents.