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Adult care homes 2008-09
- Author:
- CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES INSPECTORATE WALES
- Publisher:
- Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This report provides information about the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) findings from looking at adult care homes in Wales. Care homes provide care together with accommodation for both younger and older adults. Homes varied in size and provision; they could care for people with learning or physical disability, mental health needs, sensory impairments and older people. Overall there was evidence of continued improvement in several core areas: the quality of care planning has improved; service users' wishes and feelings are taken into account and there is evidence of service users being involved in decision making regarding their care; service users' privacy and dignity is promoted in the home; the maintenance and cleanliness of premises has shown some improvement; recruitment practices including pre-employment checks on staff have improved; providers taking responsibility for reviewing the quality of care provided; the appropriate assessment and management of risk to service users. The following key areas still require attention: support and training for staff; staffing levels; supervision of staff; and appropriate management of medication must still be a priority for care homes. There was a decrease in both the number of adult protection issues referred to CSSIW and CSSIW's subsequent involvement in investigations. This may in part link to the developing understanding of the role of CSSIW in adult protection.
A hindrance or a help? The contribution of inspection to the quality of care in homes for older people
- Author:
- FURNESS Shelia
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 39(3), April 2009, pp.488-505.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
There has been no real attempt to explore the contribution and effectiveness of inspection as a catalyst for change and improving service provision. In England the Government is currently reviewing the way that one regulatory body, the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI), operates and carries out its inspection functions in relation to care homes for older people. This article reports on a study carried out in 2004 that asked managers of care homes for older people about their views and experiences of inspection and ways to improve the process. The findings endorse inspection as a necessary intervention. Managers identified that the main purposes of inspection were: to ensure the well-being of residents; to achieve or comply with standards; to check that the home was running properly and to act as a double check against the homes own audits. The two most useful aspects of inspection were as a means of providing feedback and as support and guidance to managers. The expertise of the inspector needs to be better deployed to drive up standards of care and maximise their influence to promote an improvement in services and innovation in practice.
Older people with dementia: handbook for CSSIW inspectors on implementing regulations and national minimum standards in care homes
- Author:
- CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES INSPECTORATE WALES
- Publisher:
- Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 50p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This handbook provides advice to inspectors on implementing regulations and national minimum standards in relation to care homes for people with dementia. The document gives increasing emphasis to the identification of good practice in relation to service users’ well-being and makes reference to the model of Person Centred Care.