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The development and training needs of homecarers: some issues explored
- Author:
- SAGE Susan
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 3(1), February 1994, pp.19-24.
Explores issues surrounding the training needs of carers.
User commissioners report
- Author:
- EDWARDS Sarah
- Publisher:
- Lancaster University
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 14
- Place of publication:
- Lancaster
This report highlights the research findings of the Helpcare Project (UK) to date, focusing on the provision of care for older people and the role care workers. The project develops innovative practices for the qualification and professionalisation of health and social care workers that can be adapted and adopted across the EU28 to make better use of the existing workforce through training. The findings outlined in this report emerged from data collected from a variety of sources: interviews with carers, prospective users of services, service providers and a review of relevant and current literature. Issues relating to commissioning, regulation, qualifications, cost and the impact of immigrant workers are also included. The report suggests that qualifications are not standardised throughout services and the experience held by employees varies greatly. In addition to the lack of basic and essential training many carers felt that there were little or no opportunities for professional development and that their role was undervalued. All the service users interviewed by the Helpcare researchers said that they would like to be cared for at home and all but one believed that it would be better if their carers were qualified to do the job. The report also raises concerns about the time allocated for care visits and the issues of costs and pay. (Edited publisher abstract)
Staying home alone: working in the community with older people who have dementia
- Author:
- MCDONALD Annette
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 98p.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This is a training pack with simply structured guidelines, notes for facilitators and clear learning objectives. It is specifically geared towards the training needs of home care workers. Each workshop is cross-referenced to S/NVQ Units in Care Level 2. The sessions are designed to help staff understand their own attitudes and assumptions and to re-think their practice through case scenarios. It includes a factual session on 'what is not dementia' which is an important area of knowledge for home care workers, and one which not all training packs include. Practical guidance is given on how to apply person-centred principles, and action planning sheets are included for staff to take away and consider how to put their learning into practice.
Key factors that can make specialist homecare work
- Author:
- WALKER Brenda
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 11(3), May 2003, pp.25-27.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
The author describes a structure she has found to be very successful for providing specialist homecare services for people with dementia. Outlines the JackDawe Scheme in Nottingham and the keys to it's success which include training and development and care planning.
Curing and coping
- Author:
- WATT Stuart
- Journal article citation:
- Care Weekly, 17.3.94, 1994, p.13.
Looks at strategies which can be adopted by care staff in helping clients who are incontinent.
Relationship-based home care: a sustainable solution for Europe's elder care crisis
- Author:
- GLOBAL COALITION ON AGING
- Publisher:
- Global Coalition on Aging
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 36
- Place of publication:
- London
This report examines the growing and increasingly complex care challenges facing Europe due to rapid ageing. It explores how relationship-based home care, also referred to as outcomes-based home care or person-centred home care, can enable the delivery of high quality care that can improve lives. Relationship-based home care is based around the needs of the individual and his or her family, rather than a predefined set of task. Drawing publicly available data and interviews with health and care experts across Europe, the report highlights how relationship-based home can result in benefits such as reduced care costs, better care coordination, better care for people living with dementia, better outcomes for older people, reduced burden on families, and increased employment opportunities. The report also considers ways of tackling barriers to providing relationship-based care and proposes a set of policy actions to support its integration into European health and care systems. These include to: build a body of evidence that quantifies the value of relationship-based home care, make a highly skilled caregiving workforce the heart of the solution and promote caregiving as fulfilling career and, increase investment in high-quality, person-centred care for people living with dementia. (Edited publisher abstract)
Home care services for older people: findings from a national survey of social care commissioners
- Authors:
- HUGHES Jane, CHESTER Helen, CHALLIS David
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 30(1), 2013, pp.51-64.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
This paper explores local authority commissioning and contracting arrangements for home care, staff training opportunities and the range of services provided for older people utilising data from a national postal survey with a 74 per cent response rate. Local authority provision focused on intermediate care services. Joint commissioning of this with health was common but less likely for specialist mental health services. Most home care was commissioned from and provided by independent sector providers with contractual requirements identified as a means of influencing and monitoring training opportunities. A range of services were provided for users, additional to personal care. Local authority training was sometimes available to independent providers, focused on statutory requirements rather than user needs. Implications for the development of high quality services are discussed in terms of user need, service flexibility and training for staff providing direct care. It is suggested that within the commissioning process key drivers of the development of more personalised high quality home care services are: regular dialogue with service providers; greater health and social care involvement in a joint commissioning process; alignment of contracting arrangements to reflect service outcomes; and specification of training requirements within the setting and monitoring of home care contracts. (Publisher abstract)
Working together to achieve person-centred home care: report of a roundtable discussion in Manchester
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 18
- Place of publication:
- London
Reports on the results of a roundtable event to discuss how the NICE guideline 'Home care: delivering personal care and practical support to older people living in their own homes' can help to improve the experiences and outcomes of people who use home care services. The event was organisation by the NICE Collaborating Centre for Social Care and attended by 15 participants, including people who used home care, carers, providers, and commissioners. Areas discussed included the guidelines that would be the easiest or most important to implement, and what might help and what would get in the way of them implementing the guideline. The top three themes identified were: Recruiting, training and supporting home are workers; Ensuring care is person centred; and joint working between health and social care. The report also includes advice on holding a local roundtable event. (Edited publisher abstract)
Come on time, slow down and smile: experiences of older people using home care services in the Bradford District: an independent report by Healthwatch Bradford and District
- Author:
- HEALTHWATCH BRADFORD AND DISTRICT
- Publisher:
- Healthwatch Bradford and District
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 23
- Place of publication:
- Keighley
Summarises the findings of a study of people’s experiences of receiving care services in their home. The report is based on 240 responses from older people or their carers. It shows that: people value their home care service and recognise its importance in keeping them as independent as possible and enabling them to live at home; many respondents raised concerns about rushed visits, unpredictable and variable timings of care and missed visits; nearly half of respondents felt there was insufficient time and/or carers’ approach or skill level resulted in care needs not being met; service users rated the attitude and approach of staff overall as good and felt they were treated with dignity and respect but a high number of respondents made reference to poor communication and poor attitude of some care staff; there was a high recognition of lack of skills and training among some care staff; many respondents highlighted the need for the same care workers to visit regularly; overall support and effectiveness from the service generally received positive commentary. The report sets out recommendations for both home care providers and Bradford Council, calling for more choice, flexibility and a person centred approach that promotes the well-being and independence of individuals. (Edited publisher abstract)
Two views of generic care work in 'end of life' care
- Authors:
- HOLME Neal, HART Susan
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 25(1), 2007, pp.27-41.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
This small explorative qualitative study examines the experiences of a small group of 9 home carers trained to work as generic care workers (GCWs) with 'end of life' patients and their carers in Blackpool. The views of 7 informal carers were also sought to see how the service was received. Through a combination of focus group discussion and the completion of a structured questionnaire the GCWs reported increased job satisfaction and motivation, less stress, felt an improvement in professional status and demonstrated a willingness and ability to undertake training. Informal carers reported receiving help with administering personal care and low grade medical tasks, along with domestic assistance and social support with short periods of daily respite; all factors identified in the research literature as crucial to maintaining 'end of life' patients at home. The partnership project was delivered at very little extra cost. Given that an ageing population brings with it increasing demands on health and social care agencies for palliative care services the scheme has the potential, on the evidence provided within the limitations of this study, to provide an effective support to the NHS End of Life Care Programmes.