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Living well through activity in care homes: the toolkit
- Author:
- COLLEGE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS
- Publishers:
- College of Occupational Therapists, British Association of Occupational Therapists
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Place of publication:
- London
The toolkit is a free online resource of practical ideas on how to support care home residents to live their lives doing the day-to-day activities that are important to them. The toolkit promotes dignity and respect, mental and physical wellbeing, and integration into the community. It includes free training materials and audit tools to review aspects of care such as personalisation and choice. Developed by the College of Occupational Therapists (COT), the Toolkit consists of five separate section aimed at different audiences including: care home residents, their family and friends; care home staff, owners and managers; commissioners and inspectors; and occupational therapists. (Edited publisher abstract)
Intergenerational working: creating opportunities for young people through links with local providers of care for the elderly: YMCA Derbyshire
- Author:
- OFSTED
- Publisher:
- OFSTED
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 3p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
A description of a good practice example from YMCA Derbyshire, which works with local providers of care for the elderly to provide training opportunities for young people studying courses in hospitality and health and social care. Residents and the young people have valued the opportunity to learn from, and respect, each other.
Forward into the future with Rainbow Lives
- Author:
- RENATE Maria
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing and Residential Care, 13(6), June 2011, pp.296-298.
- Publisher:
- MA Healthcare Ltd.
- Place of publication:
- London
The work of the Rainbow Lives project is briefly described. The project aims to help educate social care providers about the homophobic and transphobic prejudice and exclusion that can occur in care home settings. The article also looks at some of the prejudice that lesbian and gay care home residents have experienced.
A workshop to maintain residents' mobility and activity
- Authors:
- van den BERG MAAYKEN, LETT Karen, SACKLEY Cath
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 4.04.06, 2006, pp.32-34.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Care homes have poor access to physiotherapy and occupational therapy, and consequently staff can be unaware of basic rehabilitation techniques. A workshop was devised to enable staff to learn simple strategies to improve and maintain residents' mobility and activity. This article describes its design, content and delivery.
An illuminating experience
- Author:
- BOND Meg
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 13.5.93, 1993, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The problems of elderly people with impaired sight in long-term residential care need to be addressed. Describes a visual loss course which helped staff and residents in a home in the Midlands.
Taking good care: a handbook for care assistants
- Author:
- WORSLEY Jenyth
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 144p., illus., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Mitcham
A guide for care assistants - communication skills; the role of the care assistant; medical and social problems which the elderly may face; keeping fit; and training for care assistants.
Care home survey: knowledge, attitudes and practices concerning LGBT residents
- Authors:
- ALMACK Kathryn, SIMPSON Paul
- Publisher:
- University of Nottingham. Sue Ryder Care Centre for Palliative and End of Life Studies
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 3
- Place of publication:
- Nottingham
One hundred and eighty nine (189) care home staff in East Midlands and Northwest of England completed a questionnaire on their knowledge and attitudes concerning LGBT residents in care homes. The sample was mostly female (82%) and working as a care assistant (32%) or in a managerial role (34%). The summary reports on the key findings of the survey which include attitudes to LGBT residents, knowledge of LGBT issues, awareness of care home policies regarding LGBT residents, training and training needs. The results found that there was lots of individual goodwill towards older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) residents and staff attitudes were generally positive, however care homes could be doing more to address the issues in a more strategic way. Staff also needed to have more support to meet their training needs. (Original abstract)
Living well through activity in care homes: care home owners and managers
- Author:
- COLLEGE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS
- Editors:
- TANCOCK Karin, ROBERTS Julia
- Publishers:
- College of Occupational Therapists, British Association of Occupational Therapists
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 161
- Place of publication:
- London
This is one of five separate sections of Living well through activity in care homes: the toolkit which has been developed by the College of Occupational Therapists (COT). It suggests ideas for activities and how to motivate residents to take part in activities. It draws attention to the importance of training, and also supports activity provision qualifications developed by Skills for Care, the National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People (NAPA), employers and other key partners. It includes links to occupational therapy leaflets and to resources of other organisations (Original abstract)
Living well through activity in care homes: care home staff resources
- Author:
- COLLEGE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS
- Editors:
- TANCOCK Karin, ROBERTS Julia
- Publishers:
- College of Occupational Therapists, British Association of Occupational Therapists
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 123
- Place of publication:
- London
This is one of five separate sections of Living well through activity in care homes: the toolkit which has been developed by the College of Occupational Therapists (COT). It offers care home staff ideas and suggestions for activities, about how to motivate residents to take part in activities, and on the importance of communicating with residents, their relatives and close friends. A section on balancing risk and choice encourages a person-centred approach that will enable a person remaining independent as possible and to continue with usual activity. his guide draws attention to the importance of training, and also supports activity provision qualifications developed by Skills for Care, the National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People (NAPA), employers and other key partners. It includes links to occupational therapy leaflets and to resources of other organisations. (Original abstract)
Residential care home workforce development: the rhetoric and reality of meeting older residents' future care needs
- Authors:
- WILD Deirdre, SZCZEPURA Ala, NELSON Sara
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 57p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
This study examines the best way of meeting the future needs of older care home residents. It provides an in-depth evaluation of different approaches adopted in 3 residential homes in England with the aim of improving care. These approaches involved enhancement of education and training of care staff towards extending care roles and new clinical roles. The research was carried out over a period of 3 years and involved questionnaire surveys, interviews, focus groups, documentary review and audit tools. This report examines the strengths and weaknesses of each approach and their implications from the perspectives of residential home managers and care staff, residents and relatives, community nurses, national policy-makers and other stakeholders. The results confirm that training care staff in basic clinical skills can enhance health and social care provision for older people in residential homes. It found that this approach can boost older people's quality of life by making them more comfortable, increasing their well-being, and reducing the chance of them being unsettled by a move to a nursing home. It also concludes that residential homes will not be able to provide this choice unless there is financial support for this new role for carers and their training.