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Managing risk, minimising restraint: exploring restraint
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Place of publication:
- London
One of a series of e-learning resources which explore the nature of managing risk and minimising restraint when working with older people in care homes. The resource provides an interactive exploration of definitions - what the word restraint means to different people and different types of restraint; thoughts and ideas about the use of restraint and how to minimise it. Knowing the individual, valuing the views of relatives and working as a team will help reduce the need for restraint. This resource contains audio and video.
Personalisation briefing: implications for residential care homes
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, NATIONAL CARE FORUM
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing summarises the implications of the personalisation agenda for residential care homes. The briefing covers the importance of person-centred and relationship-centred care, the consequences of transformation and change for care homes, ensuring positive transitions into residential care and of quality of life for residents. An update to this briefing is provided by 'Person-centred care for older people in care homes’, published by SCIE in 2017.
Helping you through a hospital stay: advice from older people
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, SHARIF Nadira, QURESHI Hazel
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 45p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Helping you through a hospital stay helps older people to understand and manage the feelings, anxieties and concerns they may have when they are entering or leaving hospital. It suggests how they can be involved in their treatment and care, and in planning for return home. The booklet has been written and developed with the input of an advisory group of older people who have firsthand experience of going into hospital. It covers all aspects of the hospital stay including how to prepare for the hospital visit, essential things to pack, what to expect from doctors, nurses, social workers and other professionals, and includes an extensive list of useful contacts for both pre and post hospital care. It will also be an invaluable aid for carers, relatives and friends.
Using qualitative research in systematic reviews: older people's views of hospital discharge
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, FISHER Mike, et al
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 68p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Systematic reviews are usually restricted to quantitative studies. This report demonstrates how the review process can be extended to a synthesis of qualitative studies using the example of older people’s views on hospital discharge. There were two kinds of evidence about the potential effectiveness of discharge arrangements – the review by Parker showing that support could be successfully provided to older people discharged from hospital, and international evidence from Sweden, where a similar reform had been implemented. Closer examination of this evidence provided some of the key reasons why this qualitative synthesis of older people’s views of hospital discharge was undertaken.
SCIE research briefing 10: terminal care in care homes
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- Rev. ed.
A web-based briefing providing a concise summary of the current knowledge base on the provision of care to terminally ill older people aged 65 and over within care homes settings. The briefing divides the knowledge available into organisational knowledge, policy community knowledge, practitioner knowledge, research knowledge, and user and carer knowledge. Highlights additional contacts and resources and includes links to the full text of documents. The document was commissioned by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE).
Star rating tool
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
This Star Rating Tool has been developed by SCIE in association with the Prolix (Process-orientated Learning and Information Exchange) project. It is intended for the social care sector and care homes for older people in particular. The tool allows care home organisations to self-assess their performance, related to the 38 official KLORA inspection ‘outcome headings’, and it generates the star rating that the care home is likely to achieve if an inspection were to be carried out. It evaluates the current strengths of the care home and guides the user to the relevant part of the National Occupational Standards which need to be included in the development programme of the organisation. Individual workers are also able to make a self-assessment of their relevant skills and abilities.
Improving care packages and outcomes of older people
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 22.05.08, 2008, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Outcomes-focused services should aim to achieve the goals, aspirations or priorities of people who use care services. This article discusses the barriers that prevent care managers from providing outcomes-focused packages for older people and how they can be improved.
An introduction to the mental health of older people: services for older people with mental health problems
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, MILNE Alisoun, GEARING Brian, WARNER Joanne
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Place of publication:
- London
**This learning resource was removed in March 2023.** In this learning object you will have an opportunity to learn about the principal services available for older people at the primary, mainstream, secondary/specialist and tertiary levels by travelling down a virtual ‘care pathway’. Along the way you will have the chance to test you knowledge of relevant statistics and will examine cross cutting issues and assessment.
Quick guide: Creating a positive safeguarding culture
- Authors:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE, SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publishers:
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
This quick guide, aimed at registered managers of care homes, covers policy and procedure requirements with the aim of creating and maintaining a positive safeguarding culture. Safeguarding adults in care homes means protecting their right to live in safety and acting to prevent abuse and neglect. The Care Act 2014 and its statutory guidance outline what safeguarding arrangements all organisations should have in place, including a policy and procedure that reflect the local safeguarding arrangements. Safeguarding in care homes should also be informed by the Making Safeguarding Personal framework. (Edited publisher abstract)
Promoting positive mental wellbeing for older people
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
- Publishers:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
A quick guide to help managers of care homes to identify older people’s individual needs and to improve their mental wellbeing by offering personalised support. The guide covers: valuing personal identity, providing a choice of meaningful activity, helping people to improve their health and mental wellbeing, and providing access to healthcare. The guide is based on NICE’s quality standard on mental wellbeing of older people in care homes. (Edited publisher abstract)