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| Relationship-centred care and the "Senses" framework | | Author(s) | Mike Nolan, Sue Davies, Tony Ryan |
| Journal title | Journal of Dementia Care, vol 16, no 1, Jan/Feb 2008 |
| Publisher | Hawker Publications, Jan/Feb 2008 |
| Pages | pp 26-28 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Informal care ; Personal relationships ; Therapy. |
| Annotation | The Senses Framework has been developed over the last 20 years, to help create enriched environments for all living and working in care homes. In this article, the origins of the relationship-centred care (RCC) model is considered and how it applies using the Senses Framework. The Senses Framework comprises 'six senses' that capture important subjective and perceptual aspects of care that should be experienced by both residents and staff if high quality care is to be achieved. Originally, the Six Senses were described as: a sense of security; continuity; belonging; purpose; fulfilment; and significance. This framework has undergone extensive further development in several major studies exploring the quality of care for older people, in a range of care environments and embracing staff, family carers and students, as well as residents/patients. As a result, a Sense of Fulfilment was replaced by a Sense of Achievement; and acknowledgement that achieving the Senses also requires sufficient resources, a good physical environment and consistent staff. The Six Senses Framework has been explicitly recognised in Help the Aged's 'My home life' initiative (Owen et al 2006). (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080227201 A |
| Classmark | EA: P6: DS: LO |
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