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Whilst the focus of A Dignified revolution's work is on hospitals we do receive considerable enquiries and information about care homes. This section therefore provides some useful information on this sector.
Guidance on Choosing a Care Home
Various organisations have published guidance to help people when they are in the position of having to choose a care home.
Click here to download the checklist produced by A Dignified Revolution
Click here to access a doucument published by Age UK
Click here to download a copy of guidance produced by the Alzheimer's Society
Pamela Wells, who cared for her husband whilst he was in a care home, is campaigning for improved quality of care in Care Homes. She has written a report on her experience and guidance on choosing a care home. Click here to download a copy of her report.Click here to download a copy of the guidance.
Action on Elder abuse
Action on Elder Abuse works to protect, and prevent the abuse of vulnerable older adults. There is a wide range of information available on the website and a helpline available for residents, relatives and carers. The UK freephone number is 0808 808 8141. In the Republic of Ireland the number is 1800 940 010
Age UK
My Home Life is an initiative aimed at improving the quality of life of those who are living, dying, visiting and working in care homes for older people live that is focused on improving the quality of care. The initiative has been running in England for some time. It has recently been launched in Wales.
Care Forum Wales
Care Forum Wales has produced a dignity in care charter. The aim of the charter is to describe the standards and quality of service that people should expect to receive from a member of Care Forum Wales and to ensure that the services are responsive to people's needs and wishes, and to respect dignity at all times. To obtain a copy of the charter, or for more information tel: 01978 720242
Cheselden Continuing Care
Cheselden Continuing Care Ltd is the leading independent continuing care review specialist in England. It helps patients and families who have been turned down for funding to pursue their case for free NHS Continuing Healthcare and for restitution of monies that have been wrongly paid for care. Compare Care HomesCompare Care Homes is a free to use online care home comparison tool that covers over 24,000 care homes in the United Kingdom. The website allows users to search a database of care homes in order to view up to date information so that users can make informed decisions about each care home, and whether the services offered are appropriate for the person going into care. Educ8
Educ8 is a Wales based organisation that provides health & NVQ level social care training.
Frameworks4Change
Frameworks4Change has produced a DVD and training pack entitled Knowing you Matter. The DVD calls for dignity, compassion, kindness and respect to be placed at the heart of care. Older people, and their loved ones talk franlly and courageously about their experiences of losing identity and power as they move into a stage of their lifes where they require paid care and support. For more information email enquiries@frameworks4change.co.uk
HomeInstead
The Home Instead Senior Care family network of locally owned franchise offices was developed with a passionate desire to be your trusted source in helping your family keep your aging mother, father, grandparents or friends in their home as they grow older. Services may include assistance with trips to the doctor, reminders to take the right medication at the right time, meal preparation, light housekeeping, errands, shopping and even specialist Alzheimer's and dementia care. The result is companionship and independence allowing seniors to feel safe and independent while they age in the home they've lived in for years.
NAPA (National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People)
NAPA is the only voluntary organisation dedicated to increasing the profile and understanding of the activity needs for older people, and equipping staff with the skills to enable older people to enjoy a range of activity whilst living in care settings
Nursing Home Abuse
Nursinghomeabuse.co.uk provides advice and information on nursing home abuse
Relatives and Residents Association
The Relatives & Residents Association exists for older people needing, or living in, residential care and the families and friends left behind. Tel: 020 7359 8136 (Monday - Friday 9:30 - 4:30pm). Email: info@relres.org
Assessment Denied? Council responsibilities towards self-funders moving into care that looks at the problems self funders encounter when seeking help from local authorities about care homes. The report should be essential reading for every social worker and those involved in the care provision for older people It is extremely timely, clearly written and will be a valued resource for all those engaged in working with older people http://www.relres.org/Dignity in Dying (for public section).
Southern Cross Nursing Homes
The care provider Southern Cross is offering the helpline to residents in all of its 735 care homes in the UK. It is the first scheme of its kind, and the company is the only major care provider offering such a service. The helpline is staffed by trained advisors from the charity Action on Elder Abuse.
United Kingdom Homecare Association Ltd (UKHCA)
UKHCA has produced a tutor's guide that is focused on dignity
Welsh Government The Welsh Government has published new arrangements for dealing with certain retrspective continuing NHS healthcare claims.Click here to download the circular.
Note:If a Local Authority or Local Health Board places a person in a home, then it must take appropriate steps to ensure that the person is safe.If a patient is discharged home but is vulnerable to abuse, a public authority must manage the abuse e.g. the Protection of Vulnerable Adult (POVA) process.
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