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Dignity in care: notable practice resource compendium
- Author:
- SOCIAL SERVICES IMPROVEMENT AGENCY
- Publisher:
- Social Services Improvement Agency
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 49p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Lists examples of notable practice in the area of dignity in care. Each case example gives brief summery details, an overview of the project and contact details. The document aims to support the Welsh Assembly Government’s Dignity in Care programme.
The dignity challenge
- Author:
- CASS Elaine
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, February 2008, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
The author, from the Social Care Institute for Excellence, highlights the importance of ensuring care of older people protects their dignity. It draws from research findings and practice guidance from SCIE.
Dignity in care: personal hygiene
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 14 minutes 56 seconds
- Place of publication:
- London
This film gives us an insight into people’s lives and the way they want to maintain their surroundings. It illustrates how good personal hygiene and helping people to look their best is an important part of maintaining dignity. It shows examples of the personal care provided to residents living at Wren Hall Care home which help to improve their wellbeing, such as: a manicure, having your hair styled, foot care, and using moisturiser to keep the skin hydrated. The film also highlights the importance of providing personal care in a way that people want. Howard, who also lives at Wren Hall, prefers to have a wet shave. Helping people look their best and take pride in their appearance, helps boost their confidence and makes them feel better about themselves. The film makes a case that getting your hair done or being complimented on the way you look, among other things, can play a central role in providing dignity. (Edited publisher abstract)
'In their own words': voices of African-Caribbean and Black Welsh men and women
- Authors:
- SALTUS Roiyah, FOLKES Liz
- Publisher:
- University of Glamorgan
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 96
- Place of publication:
- Pontypridd
Explores older people’s experiences of care in order to bring conceptual and practical clarity to the concept of dignity, drawing on qualitative data from semi-structured interviews with African-Caribbean and Black Welsh service users. The report identifies and discusses four themes, including dignity as acknowledgement of older people’s worth and the virtue of age, mutual respect and reciprocity, social identity and racialisation, and the expectations of care. The study suggests that for the participants, social markers such as ethnicity and cultural identity shaped their understanding of what dignity means and also had an impact on how they felt they would be treated in care encounters. A key message is that attention to these elements is important, as is the need to develop an understanding of the possible impact such factors may have on enhancing or damaging a care experience. (Edited publisher abstract)
Encouraging independence in continence management
- Author:
- GREEN Danielle
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing and Residential Care, 14(6), June 2012, pp.272-277.
- Publisher:
- MA Healthcare Ltd.
- Place of publication:
- London
This article is based on the diploma course HSC 2016: Level 2 ‘Support individuals to manage continence'. This optional unit assesses the health and social care worker’s knowledge, understanding and capability when carrying out continence-related activities in the workplace. Incontinence, whether faecal or urinary, is classified as the loss of control over the body’s waste disposal systems. This can be the result of physical problems, lifestyle factors, and underlying medical conditions. Lifestyle changes, tools and aids can provide temporary or long-term relief to a person with continence issues. Staff must involve individuals in care decisions to maintain dignity and encourage personal choice. Care plans and other care records need to be comprehensive and detailed, and dealt with like any other aspect of care.
Dignity and older Europeans: report of focus groups of young and middle-aged adults in the United Kingdom: partner 1: UWCM
- Author:
- TADD Win
- Publisher:
- Dignity and Older Europeans Consortium
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 94p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Dignity is often cited in policies and papers relating to older people, yet there is little evidence regarding what dignity means in practice or how it may be best promoted in health and social care. The Dignity and Older Europeans Project explored these issues with older people and care professionals in a cross-national study. Dignity was seen as a highly relevant and important concept, enhancing self-esteem, self-worth and wellbeing. In general the participants found it easier to identify situations when dignity was lacking than to identify times when it was present or what it meant. For the dignity of older people to be enhanced, person-centred care must address communication issues, privacy, personal identity and feelings of vulnerability. In particular, there is a need for education of all health and social professionals to better appreciate what dignity means and for policies that promote greater dignity for all older people in society.
Dignity and older Europeans: final report of focus groups of Swedish professionals
- Author:
- NORDENFELT Lennart
- Publisher:
- Dignity and Older Europeans Consortium
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 64p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Dignity is often cited in policies and papers relating to older people, yet there is little evidence regarding what dignity means in practice or how it may be best promoted in health and social care. The Dignity and Older Europeans Project explored these issues with older people and care professionals in a cross-national study. Dignity was seen as a highly relevant and important concept, enhancing self-esteem, self-worth and wellbeing. In general the participants found it easier to identify situations when dignity was lacking than to identify times when it was present or what it meant. For the dignity of older people to be enhanced, person-centred care must address communication issues, privacy, personal identity and feelings of vulnerability. In particular, there is a need for education of all health and social professionals to better appreciate what dignity means and for policies that promote greater dignity for all older people in society.
Dignity in care
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Place of publication:
- London
This practical guide helps to define dignity in care, as well as how best to implement it. Care with dignity is a central part of quality in care work – it supports the self-respect of the person, recognising their capacities and ambitions, and does nothing to undermine it; and it values what they can do, who they are, and the life they have lived. The guide is aimed at care providers, managers and staff who work with adults – especially older adults. It defines the meaning of real everyday dignity to the lives of people receiving social care, their carers, families and friends, as well as the managers and staff who provide it. Topics discussed include: defining dignity; recognising the individual; skills and strengths; communication; freedom to choose; privacy; involvement and inclusion; warmth and kindness; a dignified life; and a dignified death. Throughout the guide, the links between dignity and key policy issues, including Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulations, are highlighted. (Edited publisher abstract)
What defines quality of care for older people in aged care? A comprehensive literature review
- Authors:
- CLELAND Jenny, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 21(9), 2021, pp.765-778.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The quality of the care provided to frail older people in aged care is a concern for all Australians and for the citizens of many other countries internationally. This paper summarizes the methods and findings from an Australian study commissioned by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety to identify and synthesize international literature relating to the quality of care in aged care. A comprehensive literature review was undertaken to search and identify the literature (grey and peer reviewed) relating to quality of care and/or person-centered care in aged care. The review identified nine key themes as salient to the quality of care experience, which include treating the older person with respect and dignity; acknowledging and supporting their spiritual, cultural, religious and sexual identity; the skills and training of the aged care staff providing care; relationships between the older person and the aged care staff; social relationships and the community; supporting the older person to make informed choices; supporting the older person's health and well-being; ensuring the delivery of safe care in a comfortable service environment; and the ability to make complaints and provide feedback to the aged care organization. In practice, particularly in the context of residential care, quality of care has traditionally been measured using clinical indicators of care quality. These findings highlight the central importance of person-centered care and care experience as fundamental tenets of the quality of aged care service delivery in Australia and internationally. (Edited publisher abstract)
Promising practices in long term care: ideas worth sharing
- Editors:
- BAINES Donna, ARMSTRONG Pat
- Publisher:
- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 86
- Place of publication:
- Montreal
Reports on examples of promising practice in long term residential care for the older people from six countries: Canada, Germany, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom and the United States. The examples show of how long term care might be organised and undertaken in more promising ways that respect the needs of residents, families, workers and managers. The examples were collected by an international team of 26 researchers and more than 50 graduate students and aimed to build a vision of what high quality care would look like. The examples collected all met the following principles: treat residents and providers with dignity and respect; understand care as a relationship; and take differences and equity into account. The short vignettes draw on the data to show how real people interacted in ways that were caring, respectful and supportive, and met the four principles of promising practices. Each vignette includes a bulleted list which identifies why each of the practices worked well. To put the examples in context, the publication also provides basic statistical data each of the countries studied. The concluding section outlines some principles for building a strong, supportive, integrated system of long term care. (Edited publisher abstract)