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A guide to develop links with the community
- Author:
- KNOCKER Sally
- Publisher:
- NAPA
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This publication is one of a series of guides called the Activity Toolkit which are aimed at increasing understanding of the activity needs for older people and equipping staff with the skills to enable older people to enjoy a range of activity whilst living in care settings. This guide promotes the benefits of increased community links. It explores some of the barriers to making and maintaining community links and helps with suggestions for overcoming these. It argues that the role of Activity Providers should include co-ordination of a range of activities and providers. This will take an initial investment of time researching individual resident interests, finding out more about the local area, and making phone calls and visits to establish contacts. This guide includes a list of ideas for places to go out to and a list of individuals or organisations which might be invited to come into a care setting. It also offers guidance on how to find out about the local area and initiate new relationships.
Everybody's job!: a guide for the whole staff team
- Author:
- KNOCKER Sally
- Publisher:
- NAPA
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This publication is one of a series of guides called the Activity Toolkit which are aimed at increasing understanding of the activity needs for older people and equipping staff with the skills to enable older people to enjoy a range of activity whilst living in care settings. This guide is aimed at all members of staff working in care settings including nurses, administrators, maintenance workers, domestic workers, and catering staff. It explains what is meant by ‘activity’ and why it is so important. It describes the importance of day to day conversation and provides examples of how activities with older people can be integrated into people’s normal job routines. The guide aims to show simple ways in which every member of the staff team has a part to play in offering companionship, variety, and stimulation to the lives of older people in care settings.
Working towards a 'new culture of activity provision in care homes - helping residents to 'live life'
- Authors:
- KNOCKER Sally, SILVER Sylvie
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Care Services Management, 1(1), September 2006, pp.34-42.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article explores a positive way of looking at activity provision in care home settings, focusing on individual planning and a whole-day approach rather than traditional structured group activities and entertainment. Practical examples and direct quotes from residents interviewed in care homes are offered by the authors who both have extensive experience of delivering activities in innovative ways in care homes. It is concluded that while shifts in attitudes and approaches are needed, it can and should be an achievable goal for all older people in care settings to live life whatever their frailty or level of dementia.
Safe to be me: meeting the needs of older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people using health and social care services
- Authors:
- KNOCKER Sally, SMITH Anthony
- Publisher:
- Age UK
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 40
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide offers practical advice to help services meet the needs of older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and highlights why being LGBT continues to be important in terms of person-centred care and support. It outlines some of the barriers to good practice in care for older LGBT people, what managers and staff can to improve practice, and provides an overview of the current equalities and anti-discrimination legislative framework. The guide also provides checklist of good practice pointers for organisations. It also includes case studies which can be used in training sessions and staff discussion. The resource will be useful for anyone working or volunteering in health, social care or the voluntary sector who would like to support older people who are lesbian, gay, bi or trans. It will also be helpful for training providers to ensure courses integrate discussions and scenarios relating to the needs of people who are LGBT. The guide has been developed in partnership between Age UK the national organisation and Opening Doors London. (Edited publisher abstract)