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Supporting older people in care homes at night
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Key points are presented from a study that explored the night-time care experiences of residents, relatives and staff in three care homes in Scotland. The study identified good practice and suggested improvements through a series of interventions. These are used to make recommendations for care regulators, commissioners and providers, home managers and night-time care staff.
Developing evidence-enriched practice in health and social care with older people: summary
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- York
An evaluation of a collaborative project aimed at developing evidence-enriched practice, using research from the JRF programme ‘A Better Life’ and related evidence. The project ran for one year in six sites, five in Wales and one in Scotland. A key success in this approach was that it established and focused on what mattered to participants (older people, carers, staff, organisations and researchers). Participants chose to implement actions that promoted relationship-centred services and greater autonomy for service users, carers and staff, using a range of evidence, including research, the voices of service users and carers, and practitioner and organisational knowledge. Evidence was used when it was presented in targeted, meaningful and accessible ways including short research summaries, stories, arts-based approaches, standard frameworks and ‘provocative statements’. Skilled facilitation in the use of evidence in service and workforce development was fundamentally important, responding to emerging ideas and contexts and weaving in relevant evidence over time. Learning and development was most successful in organisations that had a clear sense of direction, empowered their staff and involved service users and carers. (Edited publisher abstract)
Accommodation for older people with mental health problems: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
A significant number of older people have a serious mental health problem which is not a form of dementia related to their age. Many are accommodated in long-stay psychiatric wards and homeless persons hostels. An exploratory study based in Edinburgh finds that few community care plans consider the special needs of this group or how they might be provided with more suitable housing.