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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)
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)