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| The joys and tribulations of partnership working in care homes for older people | | Author(s) | K A Froggatt, S Davies, L Atkinson |
| Journal title | Quality in Ageing, vol 7, no 3, September 2006 |
| Pages | pp 26-32 |
| Source | http://www.pavpub.com |
| Keywords | Care homes ; Residents [care homes] ; The Family ; Coordination ; Interaction [welfare services] ; Participation ; Research ; Projects. |
| Annotation | Partnership working in care homes for older people does happen, but the nature of this approach to improving the care provided in care homes has not been well-articulated. Drawing on the experiences of participants (researchers, relatives and care home managers) from three projects, the benefits and challenges of partnership working in this setting are discussed. The benefits of working in partnership extend beyond the specific remit for each project, through the development of closer relationships between people in the care home. The challenges of partnership working derived largely from the process of learning to work together and the practicalities of finding time to invest in projects beyond the normal care demands. Requirements for successful partnership working were identified and included a need for time, a core group of committed participants, and preliminary groundwork. This paper was presented as part of an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded Research Seminar Series organised between Surrey, Sheffield, City and Northumbria Universities during the 2005/06 academic year. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-061107207 A |
| Classmark | KW: KX: SJ: QAJ: QK6: TMB: 3A: 3E |
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