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Supporting older people in care homes at night
Author(s)Alison Petch
Journal titleCommunity Care, issue 1724, 29 May 2008
Pagespp 32-33
Sourcehttp://www.communitycare.co.uk
KeywordsCare homes ; Management [care] ; Nightly ; Care home staff ; Attitude ; Residents [care homes] ; The Family ; Social surveys ; Scotland.
AnnotationDiana Kerr, Heather Wilkinson and Colm Cunningham of the the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships, University of Edinburgh received funding from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) to look at how night-time care for residents in care homes could be improved. This article comments on their findings (same title as this article and available on the JRF website), and the practice implications for training, management involvement and residents' dignity. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-080611201 A
ClassmarkKW: QA: 4RD: QRM: DP: KX: SJ: 3F: 9A *

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