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Residential and nursing home care
- Author:
- CARERS UK
- Publisher:
- Carers UK
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 14p.
- Place of publication:
- London
If the person cared for is unable to live at home or carers are unable to continue caring for them, they may need to think about residential care. There are two types of residential care: residential homes, for people who need help with personal care; and nursing homes, for people who need both personal and nursing care.
Long-term care facilities and the coronavirus epidemic: practical guidelines for a population at highest risk
- Authors:
- DOSA David, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 21(5), 2020, pp.P569-571.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier (for the American Medical Directors Association)
Editorial. Considers why long-term care preparedness for COVID-19 is important. Comments on the practical considerations for reducing the risk of transmission in the workplace; ensuring protection of healthcare workers; maintaining health care infrastructure; the assisted living experience; the blame game and what next? Suggests that appropriate preparedness includes five key elements: 1) reduce morbidity and mortality among those infected; 2) minimize transmission; 3) ensure protection of health care workers; 4) maintain health care system functioning; and 5) maintain communication with worried residents and family members (Edited publisher abstract)
Can community-based services thrive in a licensed nursing home?
- Authors:
- JENKENS Robert, THOMAS William H., BARBER Veronica
- Journal article citation:
- Generations, 36(1), 2012, pp.125-130.
- Publisher:
- American Society on Aging
This article proposes that Green House homes, homes of six to twelve people licensed as nursing facilities that deliver person-directed care through radically redesigned environments and organisational structures, can be part of the home- and community-based spectrum when integrated into residential communities using a scattered-site approach (single or paired homes embedded into residential neighborhoods). In this configuration, Green House homes can provide a community-based option for people with high service and clinical needs who, due to individual circumstances or finances, lack other non-institutional options. The communityintegrated Green House concept is illustrated by two Green House homes operating in a neighborhood in upstate New York. People, both with and without cognitive impairments, who live in the community-integrated Green House homes are expected to remain more integrated into the broader community because of closer physical proximity, more individualised assistance to support participation in external activities, and having a “normalised” home that community members feel comfortable visiting. It is expected that this community integration will improve clinical and satisfaction outcomes, and drive demand and revenue growth. (Edited publisher abstract)
Nursing and Residential Care
- Publisher:
- MA Healthcare Ltd.
- Place of publication:
- London
This journal publishes clinical reviews and practical information for nursing and residential care home professionals. Regular features include news, a practical activities section, a review of topical management and legal issues. It is the only journal which contains a monthly section for those studying for NVQs in Care for levels 2, 3 and 4. Relevant for nurses, care assistants, managers and training coordinators working in care homes. Articles from this journal are abstracted and indexed selectively on Social Care Online.
Managing influenza-like illness (LIL) in nursing and residential homes during the current influenza pandemic (WHO phase 6)
- Author:
- HEALTH PROTECTION AGENCY
- Publisher:
- Health Protection Agency
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This guidance aims to provide advice on the generic management of cases or outbreaks of flu-like illness in nursing and residential homes and provides specific guidance appropriate to pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza..
Guidelines of practice for residents with diabetes in care homes
- Author:
- BRITISH DIABETIC ASSOCIATION
- Publisher:
- British Diabetic Association
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 58p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report summarises the evidence base of published studies in the area, and reviews documents and other material relevant to long-term care within residential and nursing homes. In addition, the report embodies the views and comments of a multidisciplinary expert panel established as a Working Party to deliver a series of recommendations relating to the provision and delivery of diabetes care practices primarily for adults within care settings in the United Kingdom. Little information exists about residents with diabetes residing in long-term care settings although several recent studies have provided evidence of unstructured diabetes care, lack of clear boundaries of clinical responsibility, and a tremendous personal health burden endured by residents as a result of diabetes.
Laughter can be the best medicine
- Author:
- NAZARKO Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 26.7.01, 2001, pp.52-53.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Patients in residential and nursing homes often resign themselves to the fact that they will have ongoing continence problems. But this need not be the case. Describes a continence clinic in one care complex.
Act two, seen one
- Author:
- EATON Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 6.1.94, 1994, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Argues that the 1984 Registered Homes Act is in need of review - the situation ten years on is far different from when the legislation was enacted.
Caring in a crisis: finding and paying for residential and nursing home care
- Author:
- LEWYCKA Marina
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 96p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Aimed at people with an older relative or friend considering going into residential care. Guides the reader through the emotional crisis and provides straightforward and practical advice on the types of care available, finding the right home, asking the right questions, getting help with the fees, and staying involved.
Open to abuse
- Author:
- EATON Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 3.11.93, 1993, p.16.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Reports on concern being raised by the UKCC, where over a quarter of disciplinary hearings this year have related to abuse by nurses in private nursing homes.