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Last rights: a study of how death and dying are handled in residential care and nursing homes
- Author:
- COUNSEL AND CARE
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 54p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report of a study of how death is faced and supported in 6 residential care and nursing homes, providing models of good practice.
Election '97: information for owners, managers, staff and residents of residential care and nursing homes
- Author:
- COUNSEL AND CARE
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Briefing paper on how to enable older people in residential care to vote.
Under inspection: a research project into how inspection of residential care homes for older people is perceived by residents, relatives and managers
- Author:
- COUNSEL AND CARE
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 55p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Appraisal of the way Inspection and Registration Units function in relation to residential care for older people.
From home to a home: a study of older people's hopes, expectations and experiences of residential care
- Author:
- COUNSEL AND CARE
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 43p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report showing that older people, when considering the qualities they would most look for when moving into residential care, value choice and an input into what is provided over anything else. They also valued independence, privacy and being allowed to keep some of their own furniture.
What if they hurt themselves: a discussion document on the uses and abuses of restraint in residential care and nursing homes for older people
- Author:
- COUNSEL AND CARE
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 51p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Not only bingo: a study of good practice in providing recreation and leisure activities for older people in residential care and nursing homes
- Author:
- COUNSEL AND CARE
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 56p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report calls for greater efforts to be made to give residents in homes more fulfilling lives. Looks at Whitgift House in Croydon, Nightingale House in Balham and Glossoms End in Berkhamsted.
Not such private places: a study of privacy and the lack of privacy for residents in private and voluntary nursing homes in Greater London
- Author:
- COUNSEL AND CARE
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 31p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Research study including examinations of the distribution of shared and single rooms, toilet facilities, the provision of locks and keys, and the ways in which residents are given choices about their daily lives.
The right to take risks: model policies, guidance to staff and training material on restraint and risk taking in residential care and nursing homes for older people
- Author:
- COUNSEL AND CARE
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 1v.,looseleaf.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains policies and guidelines on: principles of care relating to risk taking by older people in residential care; how to deal with restraint and risk taking in care plans; residents who are liable to get or fall out of bed; residents who are restless; electronic tagging; day to day relationships between residents and staff; involving relatives and friends; and managing and supporting staff. Also contains a classification of restraint taken from What if they hurt themselves, and a section containing training material.
Moving to quality: good practice for staff in residential care and nursing homes
- Author:
- COUNSEL AND CARE
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 8 booklets in pack.
- Place of publication:
- London
Eight self contained booklets aimed specifically at care assistants. Each book looks at an issue as it affects people in residential care and nursing homes and discusses how staff can improve their working practice with input and support from their managers and colleagues. Issues are addressed in a practical and accessible format and are ideal for induction programmes, on the job training, or as an aide to study on college courses. The booklets are: new residents; health care; Parkinson's Disease; continence; sight loss; fostering residents' self determination; working in a multi cultural environment; and personal and spiritual values.