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Professionalising the care of older people — transforming the workforce
Author(s)	Ingrid Eyers, Karen Bryan
Journal title	Quality in Ageing, vol 7, no 4 (special edition, part 2), December 2006
Pages	pp 37-45 (ESRC research seminar series)
Source	http://www.pavpub.com
Keywords	Care home staff ; Care homes ; Training [welfare work] ; Policy.
Annotation	Key to successfully addressing the ongoing transitions being experienced in the care home sector is a transformation of the workforce. This is required in order to respond appropriately to the increasing dependency of older people moving into care homes. This article considers the policy framework surrounding the provision of care services in England. It reviews the relevant research into the workforce and the changes needed if the sector is to meet the needs of vulnerable older people living in care homes. Building on present policy and practice, consideration is given to how this change could be achieved. This paper was presented as part of an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded Research Seminar Series 2005/06, "Transitions in Care Homes: Meeting the Demands of the 21st Century" at Surrey, City and Northumbria Universities. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-070126205 A
Classmark	QRM: KW: QW: QAD
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