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Additional outputs from the pilot: tweet chats, vision statement and education and development framework
- Author:
- INTERNATIONAL LONGEVITY CENTRE UK
- Publisher:
- International Longevity Centre UK
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 8
- Place of publication:
- London
This report contains three outputs from the Teaching Care Home pilot, which developed a Teaching Care Home model with five care homes across England to support them to become centres of excellence in providing person centred care through staff empowerment, education and training. The report presents a summary of two tweet chats with leaders in the care home sector on what a vision of a Teaching Care Home should be; the projects final Teaching Care Home Vision Statement, which was informed by the tweet chats and roundtable discussions; and a framework to deliver education and development in care homes, produced by Manchester Metropolitan University. (Edited publisher abstract)
An introduction to the 'Teaching Care Home' pilot
- Author:
- INTERNATIONAL LONGEVITY CENTRE UK
- Publisher:
- International Longevity Centre UK
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 14
- Place of publication:
- London
An overview of the Department of Health funded Teaching Care Home pilot, a nurse-led pilot to improve the learning environment for staff working in care homes. The pilot supported five care homes to become centres of excellence in person-centred care with learning at the centre of practice. This overview includes details of the draft Teaching Care Home Vision Statement developed by the five care homes; aims and objectives of the pilot; the key principles and the partners involved. It also summarises the individual focus of the work at each of the five care homes involved, which are: improved hospital admissions and discharge for older people; improved nutrition of residents; addressing the shortage of registered nurses by improving language ability of non-UK nurses; reflective practice across the whole workforce; and raining, development and communication of workforce. Details of outcomes, key learning and challenges identified are included for each. (Edited publisher abstract)