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Starting out guide and keeping it up: a guide for activity providers
- Authors:
- KNOCKER Sally, GASPAR Sylvia
- Publisher:
- National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Some activity providers say that they can feel quite isolated in their role, and that care staff colleagues aren’t always initially understanding or supportive of what they are doing. This guide suggests ways in which activity providers can ensure that the ingredients for successful activities and positive relationships are in place. It emphasises the importance of spending time getting to know residents and the things that might interest them. Activities should be defined in a broad way; it is important to consider how to support opportunities for older people to be in contact with others and to participate in life throughout the day in a range of ways. The guide also considers the need for: communicating well with colleagues; thinking beyond a fixed programme of activities; considering opportunities to get out and about; developing community links; and developing activity resources such as a good music collection and reminiscence pictures. A list of important ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ and suggestions for other useful resources are provided
Food and nutrition for people with dementia
- Author:
- UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING. Dementia Services Development Centre
- Publisher:
- University of Stirling. Dementia Services Development Centre
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 36p.
- Place of publication:
- Stirling
This guide for care workers in the UK was designed by the Dementia Services Development Centre at Stirling University to raise awareness of the eating and drinking difficulties faced by people with dementia. It details problems likely to occur on a daily basis and practical ways to deal with them. Chapter focus on: the importance of individual care and getting to know personal likes and dislikes; the emotional, behavioural and physical changes associated with dementia and the impact that has on a person’s 'normal' intake of food and drink; practical solutions such as making meal and snack times mutually enjoyable to both service user and care worker to techniques designed to maintain calmness, flexibility and dignity in those with dementia; and ways to achieve a healthier diet with reference to fluid balance, finger food, and special diets and supplements. The guide includes two appendices listing important nutrients for those with dementia and advice on what to do if someone chokes. It concludes with a quiz of exercises and multiple choice questions, and discussion points to help check the reader’s level of understanding, with a guide to further reading and contacts points.
Help to reduce depression
- Authors:
- LYNE Jake, MOXON Sallie, SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 13.11.08, 2008, p.34, 36.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The results of a recent research project have found that care workers can help control depression among older people. The authors summarise some of the key messages from the study. In the second part of the article, the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) provides details of selected resources on reducing depression in older people.
‘It’s a real fine balancing act’: directly employed care workers’ experiences of engaging with health services
- Authors:
- WILCOCK Jane, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Care and Caring, 5(3), 2021, pp.415-432.
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
Little is known of the experiences of directly employed care workers communicating with healthcare providers about the situations of their employers. We report findings from 30 in-depth semi-structured interviews with directly employed care workers in England undertaken in 2018‐19. Findings relate to role content, communication with healthcare professionals and their own well-being. Directly employed care workers need to be flexible about the tasks they perform and the changing needs of those whom they support. Having to take on health liaison roles can be problematic, and the impact of care work on directly employed workers’ own health and well-being needs further investigation. (Edited publisher abstract)
Eden: how to bring meaning and freedom back into life
- Authors:
- DOEG Rachel, BURGESS June
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 21(4), 2013, pp.29-31.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
The Eden Alternative is a humanistic approach to delivering care that was founded in America in 1991, and has now been adopted in the UK. The approach prioritises residents' wishes over routines, gives staff and residents the permission to take more decisions without the approval from managers, and generally de-institutionalising the care environment. In this article, care staff from homes using the Eden approach tell the author what it means to them and UK co-ordinator, June Burgess explains more about the approach. (Original abstract)
Care relationships, quality of care and migrant workers caring for older people
- Authors:
- WALSH Kieran, SHUTES Isabel
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 33(3), 2013, pp.393-420.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Migrant care workers make a substantial contribution to older adult care in Ireland and the United Kingdom (UK). However, little is known about the relational aspects of care involving migrant care workers and older people. Given that the care relationship is closely linked to quality of care, and that the Irish and UK sectors are increasingly restricted by economic austerity measures, this lack of information is a concern for care practice and policy. This article explores the relationship between migrant care workers (registered nurses and care assistants) and older people in Ireland and the UK and draws on data collected in both countries, including focus groups with older people (N = 41), interviews with migrant care workers (N = 90) and data from a survey of and interviews with employers. The findings illustrate the complexity of the migrant care worker–older person relationship; the prevalence of need orientated, friendship and familial-like, reciprocal, and discriminatory interlinking themes; and the role of individual, structural and temporal factors in shaping these relationships. (Edited publisher abstract)
Helping people to prepare for and settle into a new home
- Author:
- GREEN Danielle
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing and Residential Care, 14(12), December 2012, pp.626-631.
- Publisher:
- MA Healthcare Ltd.
- Place of publication:
- London
This article is based on the diploma course HSC 3034 ‘Support individuals to prepare for and settle in to new home environments’. It discusses the reasons why people move into a care home, how to support them during the move, and reviewing the success of the move. Older people may move into a care home for health, frailty, housing or family reasons. For many older people and their families the move to residential care can be distressing. It is essential for care workers to support the individual in an agreed and appropriate fashion with the move and ensure that it is made as pleasant and as beneficial as possible. Staff should assess and monitor a new resident to identify any individual concerns. They should support personal choices, such as encouraging and assisting new residents to arrange the room to their own taste, in order to help them settle in.
My Home Life DVD site
- Publisher:
- My Home Life
The My Home Life initiative aims to improve the quality of life of those living, visiting and working in care homes for older people. This site contains a series of films developed to promote discussion and improve practice. The films cover the topics of: maintaining identity, creating community, involving residents in decision making, managing the transition of moving into a care home, improving health and healthcare, support good end of life care, keeping workforce fit for purpose, and creating a positive culture. Each film is split into two parts: a case study and a question about the film answered by a series of experts. A forum is available to allow those viewing the film to add their own comments on issues raised by the films. Worksheets designed to be used with the films to help guide discussion are also available to download.
What is the extra in extra care housing?
- Authors:
- WRIGHT Fay, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 40(7), October 2010, pp.2239-2254.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Key findings from a multidisciplinary study of 10 extra care schemes for older people are highlighted. It suggests that the absence of a clear national definition of extra care makes it difficult for older people, their relatives and social workers to decide whether an extra care scheme is appropriate. Results revealed that only a minority provided an optional communal cooked lunch. A common problem was high care staff turnover so that temporary agency staff often had little idea of what an extra care scheme should provide. Although the tenants interviewed were largely satisfied with the care, some were distressed by carers' attitudes. Although assessment for an extra care place was based on the amount of paid care an older person had at home, this was unsound as it was common for care needs to decline in a scheme's improved physical environment. Building design, however, did not always take account of declining strength and poor mobility. Main scheme entrances were often difficult for some tenants to operate and were a barrier to leaving the house.
The Betty Blue Diet Management Plan
- Author:
- ANSAH Liz
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 18(5), September 2010, pp.12-14.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
This article describes a simple tool, the Betty Blue Diet Management Plan, developed at a care home to ensure that the care home staff team are aware of the residents at risk of weight loss and the planned action to take for each individual. The plan involves the use of blue rimmed plates to act as a reminder to staff to be more mindful and alert to the resident’s food intake. ‘Protected mealtimes’ were introduced and the nurse in charge was given the joint role of overseeing the dining experience with the head chef. All staff are present at meals to assist, support and interact with the residents. Every month the residents are weighed and anyone who has lost 2.5kg or more is automatically put on the diet management plan and referred to their GP. All staff and kitchen staff received training in the Betty Blue Diet Management Plan. The article concludes that the plan is an effective and flexible tool that allows the residents to move on and off it as required.