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Improving care in residential care homes
— a literature review | | Corporate Author | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF |
| Journal title | Findings, 2326, October 2008 |
| Publisher | Joseph Rowntree Foundation, York, October 2008 |
| Pages | 4 pp |
| Source | Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The Homestead, 40 Water End, York YO30 6WP. http://www.jrf.org.uk For the bibliographies contact: julia.hyde@warwick.ac.uk |
| Keywords | Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Management [care] ; Quality ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | A team from the University of Warwick and the University of the West of England (UWE) with support from the University of York found that the literature on improved care in care homes has as the main focus the quality of clinical care. This summary presents selected findings and references from: an annotated bibliography, 'Models for providing improved care in residential care homes: a thematic literature review' (October 2008); and a master bibliography, 'Models for providing improved care in residential care homes: a thematic literature review' (September 2008) (both available from: julia.hyde@warwick.ac.uk). The present review outlines the findings on: residents' and relatives' views on care; medication and nursing care in care homes; medical input into care homes; the interface between care homes and other services; and clinical areas for improvement. The literature identifies a number of approaches to care improvement, mainly from nursing homes, for example, integration or partnership, quality improvement initiatives and evidence-based practice. The link https://www.jrf.org.uk/knowledge/findings/socialcare/2326.... refers the user to related documents that expand on the key points. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081101001 A |
| Classmark | KW: LHB: QA: 59: 64A |
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