Understanding care homes : a research and development perspective /: a research and development perspective. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Katherine Froggatt, Sue Davies and Julienne Meyer.
• Other Names: Froggatt, Katherine; Davies, Sue, 1958-; Meyer, Julienne
• Contents: Research and development in care homes : setting the scene / Katherine Froggatt, Sue Davies, and Julienne Meyer -- Developing person-centred care in a NHS continuing care setting / Charlotte Ashburner, Julienne Meyer, and Angela Cotter -- Action research in care homes to improve care planning for people with dementia / David Stanley -- The use of narrative in developing relationships in care homes / Christine Brown-Wilson, Glenda Cook, and Denise Forte -- Older people with learning disabilities : a quality initiative in caring / Robert Jenkins -- The living edge : connection to nature for people with dementia in residential care / Garuth Chalfont -- Establishing "friends of care home" groups / Sheila Furness and Bren Torry -- The importance of staff support in the provision of emotionally sensitive care / Cheryl Holman and Keith Crowhurst -- Changing cultures : partnership working through a care home learning network / Tina Fear -- Collaborating with primary care : promoting shared working between district nurses and care home staff / Claire Goodman [and others] -- Making it work : a model for research and development in care homes / Jan Dewing -- Reflections on the way forward / Sue Davies, Katherine Froggatt, and Julienne Meyer.
• Publisher Details: London Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (272 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 362.61 22; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology; Old age homes -- Great Britain -- Administration; Older people -- Institutional care -- Great Britain; Homes for the Aged -- organization & administration; Aged -- psychology; Health Services for the Aged -- organization & administration; Housing for the Elderly -- organization & administration; Long-Term Care -- organization & administration; Models, Organizational; Old age homes -- Administration; Older people -- Institutional care; Geriatric Nursing; Great Britain; Great Britain; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781843105534; 1843105535; 9781846428845
• Related ISBNs: 184642884X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.