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Supporting people at the start of their care home journey: a warm welcome
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Government
- Publisher:
- Welsh Government
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 8
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This document provides suggestions on how people who work in a care home can provide a welcome pack for their residents. It aims to help care home staff provide clear information for people covering the issues that matter to them most, and explaining what they can expect from life in a care home. Suggestions for areas to cover include: respecting cultural identity and diversity, communication, social interaction, hobbies and interests; involving family and the local community; practical arrangements for day-to-day living; health care; costs; and making a complaint. (Edited publisher abstract)
Let people loose
- Author:
- LLOYD Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 26.10.06, 2006, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
This article provides a comparison of older care in Finland and the UK, based on a study visit by staff from Kent Community Housing Trust to the combined health and social services department in the Espoo region. The article concentrates on lessons to be learned for older care – particularly residential – in the UK. It focuses on the benefits of nursing and social care combined services, contrasting Finland’s guiding principle that “regulation stifles the soul” in older care, with the UK approach of overregulation.
Creating a positive dining experience for care home residents
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Government
- Publisher:
- Welsh Government
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 6
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This document provides advice to help care homes make the most of meal times for their residence. It looks at ways of ensuring that mealtimes are an enjoyable experience for older people living in a care home, that offer more choice and an opportunity for involvement and social interaction. (Edited publisher abstract)
Improving outcomes for residents in care homes: evidence briefing
- Author:
- IMPROVEMENT ACADEMY
- Publisher:
- Improvement Academy
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- Bradford
An overview of the evidence around optimising care to care home residents - to improve their health and well-being and to reduce the need for unscheduled care. Key messages for providers of care in care home are: offer staff training regarding recognition of cognitive states including delirium, supporting meaningful activity, end of life care; have clear processes in place for access to healthcare; provide information regarding dementia diagnosis and prognosis; ensure advance care planning takes place; offer opportunities to take part in meaningful activity. In addition, the briefing suggests that commissioners of old peoples’ services should: support the delivery of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA); ensure broad involvement of stakeholders including care home providers and patients or representatives to ensure services are tailored; ensure service specifications include interventions such as cognitive reframing; ensure services are available and coordinated in relation to end of life care; ensure stable leadership and clear strategy of overall system; use of specific models of care can have benefit; do not neglect long term population strategies to support healthy ageing and prevent increasing disease burden; support the development of relationships between care homes and service providers, and ensure clear lines of responsibility; commission targeted training for staff; ensure evaluation and monitoring is fed back for continuous improvement. (Edited publisher abstract)
Evaluating the impact of the 2005 OFT study into care homes for older people
- Author:
- GHK
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office of Fair Trading
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 124p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) commissioned this report to evaluate the impact of the OFT's 2005 market study into care homes for older people in the UK. The research was based on engagement with residents, a survey of care homes, a mystery shopping exercise, and a survey of local authorities. It found that: 94% of care homes say they provide residents with a contract or statement of terms and conditions, compared to 82% six years ago. Ninety per cent of mystery shopper callers were able to obtain information on fee levels, and 79% of care homes surveyed now report that they provide detailed price lists to prospective residents. Following an OFT recommendation to establish a 'one stop shop' for information, the First Stop Care Advice service was set up which, alongside the Care Information website and helpline in Scotland, has seen high rates of satisfaction. However, there was room for improvement with only 60% of care homes providing information to residents on complaints procedures. The evaluation also highlights the need to increase consumer awareness of relevant information, such as inspection reports, contracts and other sources of information when deciding on a care home.
Care homes’ use of medicines study: prevalence, causes and potential harm of medication errors in care homes for older people
- Authors:
- BARBER N. D., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Quality and Safety in Health Care, 18, 2009, pp.341-346.
- Publisher:
- BMJ Journals
- Place of publication:
- London
This study used a random sample of residents within a purposive sample of care homes in three areas of the UK to examine the prevalence of mediation errors. Errors were identified by patient interview, note review, observation of practice and examination of dispensed items. Causes were understood by observation and framed interviews with home staff, doctors and pharmacists. The 256 residents recruited in 55 homes were taking a mean of 8.0 medicines. One hundred and seventy-eight (69.5%) of residents had one or more errors. The mean number per resident was 1.9 errors. Contributing factors from the 89 interviews included doctors who were not accessible, did not know the residents and lacked information in homes when prescribing; home staff’s high workload, lack of medicines training and drug round interruptions; lack of team work among home, practice and pharmacy; inefficient ordering systems; inaccurate medicine records and prevalence of verbal communication; and difficult to fill (and check) medication administration systems. The study found that two thirds of residents were exposed to one or more medication errors. It found that the will to improve exists, but there is a lack of overall responsibility.
'The Last Refuge' revisited: a case study
- Authors:
- JOHNSON Julia, ROLPH Sheena, SMITH Randall
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 18(1), January 2008, Online only
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
The authors were awarded a grant by the ESRC to revisit Peter Townsend's study of residential care for older people, published in 1962 as 'The Last Refuge'. In this article the authors look at one of the 39 voluntary homes they revisited, comparing the home then with what it is now. Whereas most of the homes revisited were still in the same building, in the mid-1980s this home was replaced by a new purpose built one.
Bedroom abuse: the hidden work in a nursing home
- Author:
- LEE-TREWEEK Geraldine
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 4(2), June 1994, pp.2-4.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
Reports on research into the work of auxiliaries in a nursing home. Shows that non-physical abuse and mistreatment of patients was routinised and difficult to detect. Argues that research on institutional abuse needs to uncover the hidden nature of care tasks and the meanings of such work to staff, to understand abuse more fully.
Promoting positive mental wellbeing for older people
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
- Publishers:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
A quick guide to help managers of care homes to identify older people’s individual needs and to improve their mental wellbeing by offering personalised support. The guide covers: valuing personal identity, providing a choice of meaningful activity, helping people to improve their health and mental wellbeing, and providing access to healthcare. The guide is based on NICE’s quality standard on mental wellbeing of older people in care homes. (Edited publisher abstract)
Dignity in care: nutrition for older people in care homes
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 12 minutes 20 seconds
- Place of publication:
- London
This film highlights the role of good nutritional care and hydration for older people living in residential care homes. The film promotes the use of the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) in identifying those at risk of malnutrition through a simple body mass index calculation. Where height and weight are difficult to measure, the tool suggests alternatives. Food and meal times can be very important to older people. By listening to what older people want to eat and preparing fresh food, the meal time experience can be enhanced. The benefits of good hydration are also highlighted. This film was previously available under the title 'Nutritional care for older people.' (Edited publisher abstract)