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Review of minimum standards in nursing homes: engagement with residents in nursing homes: report
- Author:
- AGE NI
- Publisher:
- Age NI
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 42
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This report sets out the findings from an engagement exercise with nursing home residents (and their carers where appropriate), designed to ascertain their views on their care and the home, and their positive and negative experiences in the setting. Findings and emerging themes from the engagement are intended to inform the review of the minimum standards in care homes. The draft revised standards set out the requirements for registration and inspection of nursing homes providers by the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority to ensure a consistency of approach throughout Northern Ireland and ensure that residents and their families and carers, service providers and commissioners have a clear understanding of the minimum standards of care they can expect to receive and provide. (Edited publisher abstract)
Review of minimum care standards for nursing homes; report of stakeholder engagement exercises
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 18
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This report outlines the results of a series of stakeholder engagement exercises designed to canvass views on Minimum Care Standards for Nursing Homes and the proposed amendments. Nursing home providers, managers of registered nursing home and trust care managers took part in the exercises. Delegates were asked to discuss the positive and challenging aspects of the current standards; examine the format, style, language and tone of the standards and indicate their preferences for how a revised version might look; and identify the positive and challenging aspects of the new standards and whether they felt the standards would be achievable and effective. The draft revised standards set out the requirements for registration and inspection of nursing homes providers by the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority to ensure a consistency of approach throughout Northern Ireland and ensure that residents and their families and carers, service providers and commissioners have a clear understanding of the minimum standards of care they can expect to receive and provide. (Edited publisher abstract)
Report on arrangements for ensuring the quality of care in homes for older people
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Northern Ireland Assembly. Public Accounts Committee
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland Assembly
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
The Public Accounts Committee met on 16 December 2010 to consider the Comptroller and Auditor General’s report “Arrangements for Ensuring the Quality of Care in Homes for Older People". This short report provides a summary of the 12 recommendations made by the Committee to ensure the quality of care in homes for older people. The findings of the Committee are discussed in further detail under the following headings: The pattern of care for older people, Promoting quality care in homes for older people, The role of inspection in overseeing the quality in care homes for older people, and Dealing with complaints about care homes for older people. The minutes of the proceedings, minutes of evidence and a list of witnesses are included as appendices.
Arrangements for ensuring the quality of care in homes for older people: report by the Comptroller and Auditor General
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND AUDIT OFFICE
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 56p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This report examines arrangements for ensuring the quality of care public and private sector residential homes for older people. The introduction outlines the demand and cost of residential care in Northern Ireland. The report then goes on to consider: the regulatory framework; the registration and inspection process, and the role of the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA); and approaches to dealing with complaints about the quality of care. Right of referral to NI’s Commissioner for Complaints, the role of the Patient and Client Council and proposals for an Older People’s Commissioner are discussed. As part of the examination, RQIA inspectors were accompanied on a small number of inspections, to gain a better understanding of the inspection process.
Measuring up: quality systems for community groups
- Author:
- McCAFFERTY Martina
- Journal article citation:
- Scope, March 2000, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action
Quality and quality assurance systems are the buzzwords of the millennium. Reports on a system being introduced into Northern Ireland aimed specifically at small community groups.
Dementia in Northern Ireland: report of the Dementia Policy Scrutiny
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health and Social Services
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health and Social Services
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 59p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Examines policy covering health and social service provision for people with dementia and their carers in Northern Ireland. Makes recommendations on the development of quality services to meet their needs.
Low expectations: attitudes on choice, care and community for people with dementia in care homes
- Author:
- QUINCE Chris
- Publisher:
- Alzheimer's Society
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 88p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report looks at the key issues affecting people with dementia living in care homes. Evidence is drawn from surveys of family members of people with dementia, staff working in care homes, and people with dementia themselves. The surveys were distributed to Alzheimer’s Society members, care homes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and through some Alzheimer’s Society staff and online. The report also presents evidence from a YouGov poll carried out in December 2012, of 2,060 adults, into perceptions about care homes and draws on existing public policy evidence on care and performance of care homes. The report looks at four main areas of care: the context of the care home market; the availability of information and support to help families and individuals make choices about moving into care; the quality of care; and the access and quality of external services delivered from outside the home, as well as findings around how the home works with the wider community. The surveys found low expectations about the quality of life of people with dementia in care homes. Views on the quality of care for people living in care homes were more positive, but there were concerns about ongoing investment in training. People also found the process of finding information on care homes challenging. Experiences of support from health services and engagement with the community were mixed. The report makes six recommendations to raise awareness, inform policy and change practice. Tables presenting results from the surveys are included.