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Tag Archives: Research in Care Homes
NHS England’s Pharmacy Integration Fund (NHS England / BBC News)
Summary Care home residents often have multiple long-term conditions and are often prescribed several different medicines (polypharmacy). NHS England plans to fund recruitment of 180 pharmacists and 60 pharmacy technicians who will work with care homes to try to reduce … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Achieving Better Value, Ageing Population, Alternatives to Hospital Admission, BBC Health News, Better Value, Better Value Healthcare, Better Value in the NHS, Care and Support for People With Dementia in Care Homes, Care Home Pharmacists, Care Home Pharmacists to Cut Overmedication, Care Homes, Care of Frail Older People With Complex Needs, Care of Older People Living in Care Homes, Clinical Pharmacists, Community Pharmacists, Community-Based Interventions, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, Confusion in Care Homes, Dementia Care in Care Homes, Discontinuation of Multiple Medications in Older Adults, Drug Cost Savings, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Economic Sustainability, English Pharmacy Board, Financial Constraints, Financial Sustainability in the NHS, Frail Older People, Good Practice in Care Homes, Harms of Too Much Medicine, Hospital Pharmacists, Hospital‑Based Multidisciplinary Teams: Pharmacists, Imelda Redmond: Healthwatch England, Improving Care for Frail Older People, Improving Patient Safety, Improving Pharmaceutical Care in Care Homes, Improving Prescribing Practice, Improving Standards in Care Homes, Inappropriate Drug Use, Inappropriate Medication, Inappropriate Prescribing, Integrated Care in Northumberland, Interdisciplinary Teams, Later Life, Less is More, Liaison and In-Reach Services for Frail Older People, Living Well in Care Homes, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Lowering Costs, Managing Medicines in Care Homes, MDTs: Multidisciplinary Teams, Medical Overuse, Medication Reviews, Medication Reviews in Care Homes, Models of Enhanced Health in Care Homes, Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), Multi-Disciplinary Teams, Multi-Disciplinary Working, Multi-Morbidities, Multimorbidities and Long-Term Conditions, Multiple Long-Term Conditions, Multiple Medications (Polypharmacy), NHS East and North Hertfordshire CCG, NHS England Local Area Teams: Frail Older People With Complex Needs, NHS England Pharmacy Integration Fund, Northumberland, Older Care Home Residents, Older People, Older People With Complex Needs, Older People's Care, Oral Nutritional Support, Over-Medication, Over-Prescribing, Over-Treatment, Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment, Overmedicaton in Care Homes, Overprescription, Overuse of Medication, Patient Harms, Patient Safety, Patients With Polypharmacy Risks, Pharmacist-Led Care Home Medication Reviews, Pharmacist-Led Medication Reviews, Pharmacists, Pharmacists to Cut Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Pharmacy Integration Fund (NHS England), Pharmacy Technicians, Polypharmacy, Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventative Care, Preventing Acute Admissions from Care Homes, Prevention, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Preventive Care, Primary Care, Primary Care Alternatives to Emergency Hospital Admissions, Proactive Specialist In-Reach, Protecting Resources and Promoting Value, Redesigning Services, Reducing Expenditure, Reducing Inappropriate Polypharmacy, Reducing Prescribing Costs, Reducing Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Reducing Waste in the NHS, Reducing Wasted Medications, Research in Care Homes, Sandra Gidley: Chair of Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s English Pharmacy Board, Simon Stevens: Chief Executive of NHS England, Thinking Like a Patient and Acting Like a Taxpayer, Transforming Care for Frail Older People, Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Value for Money, Value Improvement, Wellbeing in Care Homes
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Patient Safety Improvement in Care Homes (BMC Health Services Research)
Summary A programme to improve patient / resident safety in care homes is to be conducted in Walsall and Wolverhampton over 24 months. This article outlines the evaluation of this care home improvement programme in the West Midlands. The aim is … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton
Tagged Adverse Drug Reaction / Error Champions, Adverse Drug Reactions, Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs), Adverse Drug Reactions in the Elderly, Adverse Safety Events, Avoidable Acute Hospital Admission in Older People, BMC Health Services Research, Care Home Culture, Care Home Environments, Care Homes, Changes in Safety Practices (Care Home Level), Changes in Safety Practices (Staff Level), CLAHRCs: NIHR Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC), College of Medical and Dental Sciences: University of Birmingham, Culture of Safety, Dementia Education, Dementia Training, Education and Training, Hospital Activity, Improving Patient Safety, Inappropriate Hospital Admissions, Infection Control, Institute of Applied Health Research: University of Birmingham, Institute of Health Professions: University of Wolverhampton, Local AHSNs, Local Patient Safety Collaboratives, Medication Errors, Meridian Online Health Innovation Exchange, NHS England's Sign Up to Safety Campaign, NHS Walsall CCG, NHS Wolverhampton CCG, NIHR CLAHRC West Midlands, Opportunities to Treat Patients Without Hospital Admission, Patient Safety, Patient Safety Collaborative Programmes, Patient Safety Collaboratives, Patient Safety Collaboratives Programme, Positive Approaches to Care (PAC), Pressure Ulcers, Pressure Ulcers: Prevention, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Primary Health Care (Journal), Quality and Safety Improvement Approaches in Care Homes, Quality Improvement, Quality of Life for People Living in Care Homes, Research in Care Homes, Safer Provision and Caring Excellence (SPACE) Programme, Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ), Safety Improvement in Care Homes, Sign up to Safety, Sign Up to Safety Campaign, Skills and Training, SPACE Programme (WMAHSN), Staff Training, Training and Support, Transfer of Medicines, University of Birmingham, University of Wolverhampton, Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs), Walsall, Walsall and Wolverhampton Care Home Improvement Programme, Walsall and Wolverhampton Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Wellbeing in Care Homes, West Midlands, West Midlands Patient Safety Collaborative (PSC), Wolverhampton, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Training
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Under-Cover Work in Elderly Care Home Exposes Sub-Standard Care (BBC News / BBC One Panorama)
Summary Eight staff members have been suspended from the Old Deanery care home in Essex after an undercover investigation by BBC Panorama found cases of malpractice and poor care. Secret filming for the “Behind Closed Doors: Elderly Care Exposed” Panorama TV … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, National, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Abuse (Care Workers and Care Homes), Abuse of Vulnerable Adults, Anglia Retirement Homes Ltd, BBC Health News, BBC Panorama, Behind Closed Doors: Elderly Care Exposed: Panorama (BBC One), Care and Compassion, Care Home Abuse, Care Home Assessments, Care Home Culture, Care Home Inspections, Care Home Regulation, Care Home Sector, Care Home Staff, Care Homes, Care Quality Commission (CQC), CCTV in Care Homes, Compassion, Compassion in Care, Compassionate Care, Dementia Care in Care Homes, Dignity and Respect, Elder Abuse, Essex County Council, Human Rights in Care Homes, Improving Standards in Care Homes, Institutional Abuse, Neglect, Old Deanery Care Home, Old Deanery in Essex, Protecting Adults from Abuse or Neglect, Quality of Care, Quality of Care for People With Dementia, Research in Care Homes, Safe and Compassionate Care, Secret Filming, Secret Filming in Care Homes, Staff Training, Staffing (Care Homes), Under Cover Working in Care Home, Whistleblowing
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Responsibility for End-of-Life Care in Care Homes Without On-Site Nursing Provision (Nursing Times / Health & Social Care in the Community)
Summary Many care homes in England do not have nurses on site and rely on visits from GPs and district nurses for primary care and referral to specialist services. A recent study examined expectations and experiences of the responsibility for … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, RCN, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Advance Care Planning (ACP), Care Home Staff, Care Homes, Care Homes Without On-Site Nursing Provision, Care Homes: Last Year of Life, Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care: University of Hertfordshire, Community Nurse (Includes District Nursing Sister and District Nurse), Community-Based End of Life Nurse, Decision-Making at End of Life, Department of Public Health and Primary Care: University of Cambridge, East of England, End of Life Care, End of Life Care Discussions, End of Life Care in Care Homes, Good Practice in Care Homes, GPs, Health and Social Care in the Community, Health Care for Older Care Home Residents, Health Care Needs of Care Home Residents, Improving Standards in Care Homes, Kings College London, Lancaster University, Nursing Times, Palliative and End of Life Care, Planning and End of Life Care, Primary Care and Population Health: University College London, Research in Care Homes, Residential Care Homes, Responsibility for End-of-Life Care in Care Homes, Social Care Workforce Research Unit: King’s College London, Support to Care Home Residents, Treatment at End of Life, University of Cambridge, University of Hertfordshire, University of Surrey
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BGS Commissioning Guidance for Older Care Home Residents (BGS)
Summary This British Geriatrics Society (BGS) guidance on commissioning for excellence in care homes is aimed at people developing models of health care delivery which meet the needs of care home residents. Around 20% of the 400,000 older people living … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK
Tagged Access and Advocacy, Advocacy, Advocacy and Advice Services, BGS, BGS Commissioning Guide for Older Care Home Residents, BGS Quest for Quality Report, British Geriatrics Society (BGS), Care Home Literature Review (CHoLiR), Care Home Outcome Study (CHOS), Care Homes, Care Integration, Care Partnerships, Commissioning for Excellence in Care Homes, Commissioning Guidance for Older Care Home Residents, Community Geriatricians, Comprehensive Assessments for Older People in Hospital, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), Dementia Care in Care Homes, Health and Social Care Integration, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Care and Support, Integrated Commissioning, Integrated Dementia Care, Integrated Provision, Joint Working Party Inquiry into the Quality of Healthcare Support for Older People in Care Homes (BGS), Living Well in Care Homes, Local Partnerships, Needs of Older People Living in Care Homes, Nursing Homes, Partnership, Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, People with Dementia in Care Homes, Quest for Quality in Care Homes, Research in Care Homes, Residential Care Homes, Staff Interviews in Care Homes (STICH), University of Nottingham
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Review of Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) in Care Homes (BMC Geriatrics)
Summary This review attempts to map the literature generated from research in care homes. The authors performed a systematic mapping review, looking specifically into the evidence-base from randomised controlled trials conducted in care homes. Of the 291 articles reviewed in full, most … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Systematic Reviews
Tagged Aromatherapy, BMC Geriatrics, Care Home Administration, Care Homes. Nursing Homes, Case Management, Cognitive Performance, Constipation, COPD, Cough Reflex Sensitivity, Decubitus Ulcers, Dehydration, Dementia, Dental and Oral Health Interventions, Department of Health Care of Older People: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Department of Medicine: Peterborough City Hospital, Department of Psychiatry: University of Nottingham, Depression, Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing: University of Nottingham, Faecal Incontinence, Falls, Fractures, General Health, Homes for the Aged, Hypertension, Immunity, Influenza, Interpersonal Skills, Long Term Care, Malnutrition, Medical Crises in Older People Study Group, Microbial Colonisation, Mobility, Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nursing, Nutrition, Occupational Therapy Aids and Appliances, Oral Health, Osteoporosis, Pain, Peterborough, Peterborough City Hospital, Pharmacological, Physical Function, Physical Restraint Use, Physical Therapy, Prescribing, Psychological or Behavioural Therapy, Quality of Care, Quality of Life, Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs), Research in Care Homes, Residential Care, Residential Care Homes, Residential Facilities, Respiratory Infection, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Skin Health, Sleep, Staff Education, Swallowing, University of Nottingham, Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs), UTI, Vaccination, Vitamin D Deficiency
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