...Ian Davies-Abbott; Catrin Hedd Jones; Gill Windle Purpose This paper aims to understand the lived experience of a person living with dementia in a care home during the COVID-19 pandemic. It responds to the absence in research of the voices of people with dementia living in care homes during...

...Annie Stevenson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the link between age discrimination and the injustices that have taken place in our care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic in this country. It seeks to show how destructive age discrimination is to those who live in our care homes...

...Gill Toms; Stephanie Green; Alison Orrell; Fiona Verity Purpose Research can be an influential driver in raising care home standards and the well-being and human rights of residents. This paper aims to present a case for how a relational research capacity building programme could advance...

...Nick Smith; Ann-Marie Towers; Grace Collins; Sinead Palmer; Stephen Allan; Jennifer Beecham Purpose Research in care homes requires the co-operation of care home managers. Noting the challenges faced by the care home sector, the purpose of this paper is to consider ways in which research studies...

...Paul Clarkson; Rebecca Hays; Sue Tucker; Katie Paddock; David Challis Purpose A growing ageing population with complex healthcare needs is a challenge to the organisation of healthcare support for older people residing in care homes. The lack of specialised healthcare support for care home...

...Sarah Campbell; Nick Ponsillo; Paul Budd; John Keady Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the work conducted by Manchester Camerata (an internationally renowned and world-class chamber orchestra) programme for people with dementia in one care home in the north west of England...

...Rebekah Luff; Anne Laybourne; Zara Ferreira; Julienne Meyer Purpose – A growing older population with complex care needs, including dementia, are living in care homes. It is important to support researchers in conducting ethical and appropriate work in this complex research environment...

... alongside data captured from stakeholders (n=10) including a care home manager, social care and education commissioners, trustees and project staff to assess the interdisciplinary contribution of lifelong learning to quality improvement. Findings – Introducing learning interventions to older...

... implications – Residential care homes should not be stigmatised on the basis of their residents being dehydrated, but rather helped to explore whether they are achieving an appropriate balance between care and quality of life for their residents. Originality/value – This discussion may be of use...

.... They maximised use of the senses and provided “scaffolding”. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Communication Social inclusion Dementia Care homes Rementia User consultation Government guidelines promote user consultation without providing extensive advice on the inclusion...

...Peter Elwood; John Moore Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how care homes can be de-institutionalised and what factors are key in independence for residents? Design/methodology/approach – This paper takes the form of a review of the current life of residents in care...

...Simon Evans; Robin Means; Jane Powell Purpose This paper report on the evaluation of a project that aimed to improve the integration of care homes with health and social care services and with the wider community. Design/methodology/approach The evaluation adopted a mixed methods approach...

... the same methods as Townsend (observation together with interviews with managers and residents). Findings The historical dimension of the research reveals ambivalence both in the past and in present times in respect of residents' pets in care homes. Top‐down controlling regimes in the past have been...

... by members of the clinical team as: adopting a multi‐professional approach, emphasising the value of a shared assessment process and having a commitment to flexible and intensive working within a person centred framework. Findings Focusing on the HTS's work with care homes, presenters offered case...

...Alisoun Milne; Penny Hibberd; Alisoun Milne Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the experiences and perspectives of residents with dementia living in a care home. Design/methodology/approach The paper reviews current sources of evidence about “the care home experience”, including...

... the spiritual needs of the fourth age. This paper aims to contribute to, and extend, the debate about meeting spiritual needs of people in care settings. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Spirituality Care homes Nursing homes Person‐centred care Fourth age Personhood Peer-reviewed...

...Tom Dening; Alisoun Milne About five per cent of ‐ generally very frail ‐ older people live in long‐term care in the UK; approximately a fifth of all deaths occur in care homes. Depression and dementia are prevalent mental health conditions in care homes; depression is reported in around a third...

... residents in care homes have a service user plan. This study examined the format and content of 117 blank care plan documents used in Manchester and Cheshire care homes in 2001/02. Sixty‐eight per cent of homes used a problem‐orientated care plan document, 25% used a problem‐orientated care plan...

...Julienne Meyer; Hazel Heath; Cheryl Holman; Tom Owen This paper highlights the need for researchers to work across disciplinary boundaries in order to capture the complexity that care practitioners have to engage with everyday in care home settings. Drawing on findings from a literature review...

...Wendy Knibb Competition in the care home sector for older people is encouraged as a means of increasing efficiency, driving down prices and raising quality. Choice is promoted to meet user expectations of healthcare and to improve service provision. The purpose of this study is to consider...