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Better care every step of the way
— report on the quality of palliative and end of life care in care homes for adults and older people |
| Corporate Author | Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care (Care Commission) |
| Publisher | The Care Commission, Dundee, April 2009 |
| Pages | 28 pp (Ref: IHD/006/0109) |
| Source | Download (16/6/09): http://www.carecommission.com/images/stories/docum... |
| Keywords | Terminal care ; Pain ; Care homes ; Management [care] ; Quality ; Inspection ; Scotland. |
| Annotation | A national action plan, 'Living and dying well' (Scottish Government, 2008), sets out a plan for delivery of high quality palliative and end of life care for everyone who needs it across all care settings in Scotland. This report aims to raise awareness of the need for such care in all care homes. Inspections showed that 587 (57%) of the care homes in the sample understood the importance of this; and this report includes examples of good practice. However, a sizeable minority of care homes fell short on aspects of best practice in respect of recognising need and in providing training around sensitive issues surrounding death and dying. The report also includes what was learned from complaints about palliative and end of life care, and makes recommendations about such provision. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090616203 E |
| Classmark | LV: CT7: KW: QA: 59: 3U: 9A |
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