... to ensure the effective and continuous management of older adults in nursing facilities. This study aims to communicate the author’s experience with the effective selection of an innovative concept, entitled the memory passport, with the goal of enhancing care services for older adults residing in nursing...

... nurses’ competencies in offering care to the community during a disaster. Design/methodology/approach A correlational descriptive design was used to assess nurses’ competencies in offering care for the community during a disaster. Findings A total of 370 nurses (55 % males) aged 25−55 agreed...

...Joy Ato Nyarko; Joana Kwabena-Adade; Andrews Kwabena-Adade Purpose The emergence of residential aged care facilities (RACFs) within the Ghanaian health-care system has raised eyebrows because, hitherto, the concept of nursing homes had largely been perceived as an anomaly. The purpose...

...Sajeda Alhamory; Inaam Khalaf; Jafar Alasad Alshraideh; Suhair Al-Ghabeesh; Yasmeen Abu Sumaqa; Salam Bani Hani; Iyad Salameh; Hasan Abu Alruz Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the level of nurses’ competencies while providing care to COVID-19 patients. Design/methodology/approach...

...Charlotte Roos; Anna Swall; Lena Marmstål Hammar; Anne-Marie Boström; Bernice Skytt Purpose Dignity and well-being are key aspects of the legislation and policies that regulate care of older persons worldwide. In addition, care of older persons should be person-centred. Dignity and well-being...

... be learned from the pandemic. Design/methodology/approach A historical overview was undertaken of research about ethnic diversity in the social care workforce. Findings Too often, the ethnic diversity of the social care workforce has been taken as evidence that structural racial inequalities do...

...James Rupert Fletcher Purpose A growing body of research seeks to include people with dementia as both participants and co-designers. It is also increasingly recognized that dementia research must pay greater attention to informal care, provided by family and friends in non-institutional settings...

...Gareth Morgan Purpose This paper aims to report on a survey conducted within North Wales regarding the perceptions of older people on dignity in care issues in the services received. Design/methodology/approach The North Wales Dignity in Care Forum did a survey, driven by the question: What...

... and recent reports relating to personalisation, dignity and integration of health and social care and have wider implications for all agencies as they strive to resolve issues for the client. Design/methodology/approach The approach is a case study describing results of the audit in relation...

...Patricia Duff; Rosemary Hurtley Purpose This paper seeks to describe a method of assessing and achieving a person‐centred culture of care, developed for care homes. It considers the results of a pilot study adapted for domiciliary services and comments on the results of the evaluation. Design...