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The Support 67 Action Group: easing the path into care
- Authors:
- AVEYARD Barry, DAVIES Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 14(6), November 2006, pp.19-21.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
The authors describe how the combined efforts of staff, relatives and researchers created a 'welcome' booklet about dementia and nursing care for newcomers to a dementia care home in Sheffield. The booklet aimed to provide information and support for people with dementia and their relatives faced with having to make decisions about moving to a care home.
Transitions in care homes: towards relationship-centred care using the 'Senses Framework'
- Authors:
- NOLAN Mike, DAVIES Sue, BROWN Jayne
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 7(3), September 2006, pp.5-14.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Long-term care in general, and care homes in particular, have never enjoyed high status as a place to live and work. This marginalised position is largely due to the continued failure to value the contribution that care homes make to supporting frail and vulnerable older people. In order to promote a more positive vision of what can be achieved in care homes, this paper argues for the adoption of a relationship-centred approach to care. The need for such a model is described, and how it might be applied using the 'Senses Framework' is considered. It is argued that adopting such a philosophy will provide a clearers sense of therapeutic direction for staff working in care homes, as well as more explicitly recognising the contribution that residents and relatives can make to creating an 'enriched environment' of care.
Developing partnerships at 67 Birch Avenue Nursing Home: the Support 67 Action Group
- Authors:
- DAVIES Sue, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing, 4(4), December 2003, pp.32-37.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Describes a partnership project between staff, residents and relatives at a nursing home for older people with dementia, and researchers at the University of Sheffield. The aim of the partnership was to develop care within the home and to create a positive environment for living, working and learning. The main principle was the need to ensure that all participants: residents, relatives and staff, feel that they are valued members of the community. The project is using an action research approach and a range of methods, including: observation; interviews; questionnaires; process recording of meetings; and focus groups, to gather evidence about the research process and impact of the project. The article includes a summary of achievements to date and suggestions for future activity.