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Creating a positive dining experience for care home residents
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Government
- Publisher:
- Welsh Government
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 6
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This document provides advice to help care homes make the most of meal times for their residence. It looks at ways of ensuring that mealtimes are an enjoyable experience for older people living in a care home, that offer more choice and an opportunity for involvement and social interaction. (Edited publisher abstract)
Activity provision: benchmarking good practice in care homes
- Author:
- COLLEGE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS
- Publisher:
- College of Occupational Therapists
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 60p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This guidance is primarily concerned with the provision of activities for older people in residential care homes. Evidence shows that providing a range of activities within care homes can improve residents’ quality of life. As the number of older people increases, and growing numbers reside in care homes, the challenge becomes even more urgent. This guidance outlines what constitutes ‘good’ activity provision within care homes for older people. A benchmark tool is provided to evaluate current practice and promote excellence.
Living well through activity in care homes: the toolkit
- Author:
- COLLEGE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS
- Publisher:
- College of Occupational Therapists
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Place of publication:
- London
An online toolkit containing practical ideas of how to support care home residents to live their lives doing the day-to-day activities that are important to them. As well as leisure and social activities, this may include tasks such as cooking or cleaning. It is based on the principle of 'Take the CUE', which means: to Connect with, Understand and Encourage residents. The toolkit is in five separate sections, each aimed at a different audience. These are: care home residents, their family and friends; care home staff, owners and managers; commissioners and inspectors; and occupational therapists. It also contains training materials and audit tools to review and evidence aspects of care such as personalisation and choice. The toolkit was developed using an External Reference Group, consultation with stakeholders and using feedback from pilots held in care homes. (Edited publisher abstract)
Integrated care for older people: guidelines on community-level interventions to manage declines in intrinsic capacity
- Author:
- WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
- Publisher:
- World Health Organization
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 60
- Place of publication:
- Geneva
Evidence-based guidance to health care providers on community interventions to detect and manage the declining physical and mental capacity of older people, and to deliver interventions in support of caregivers. The recommendations can act as the basis for national guidelines. They will require countries to place the needs and preferences of older adults at the centre, using a person-centred and integrated approach. The guidelines are organised into three modules: Module I - Declines in intrinsic capacity, including mobility loss, malnutrition, visual impairment and hearing loss, cognitive impairment, and depressive symptoms; Module II - Geriatric syndromes associated with care dependency, including urinary incontinence and risk of falls; Module III - Caregiver support: interventions to support caregiving and prevent caregiver strain. The conditions were selected because they express reductions in physical and mental capacities and are strong independent predictors of mortality and care dependency in older age. (Edited publisher abstract)
Making each day count: a guide to day care services for people with dementia
- Authors:
- MOORE David, SHEARD David
- Publishers:
- Alzheimer's Society, Dementia Care Matters
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 119p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This book provides information for anyone working in day care, offering a hands-on guide to setting up new services and making the most of existing ones. This publication demonstrates that making a real difference is not just about the use of resources but about focusing on what really matters to people with dementia, their friends and family. The emphasis of the publication is on: careful and effective planning; feelings and emotions; understanding individuals; communication; and daily activities.