Towards Quality Care: Outcomes for Older People in Care Homes

ISBN-13: 9780815398530 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 287 str.

Caroline Mozley

Opis

This unique evaluation of the outcomes of residential and nursing home care for older people identifies the factors determining the quality of life of older people who have moved into care homes. It examines the relationship between older people's psychological well-being and the kinds of care received in residential homes

Spis treści

Contents: Quality in care homes for older people; Quality of life in residential and nursing home care; The study design and its methods; The homes, the residents and their daily lives; Residents' health and quality of life; The experience of care staff; The culture of the care environment: the sheltered care environment scale; The views of relatives; Cognitive impairment and interviewability; Recognition and assessment of depression; The outcomes of care; Towards quality care in care homes; Appendix 1: observation study method; Appendix 2: casemix data collection sheet; Appendix 3: consent procedures; Appendix 4: variables used in the longitudinal analysis; Appendix 5: abbreviations; References and bibliography; Name index; Subject index.

O autorze

Caroline Mozley, York Hospitals NHS Trust, UK; Caroline Sutcliffe PSSRU, University of  Manchester, UK; Heather Bagley PSSRU, University of  Manchester, UK; Lis Cordingley University of  Manchester, UK; David Challis PSSRU, University of  Manchester, UK; Peter Huxley Institute of Psychiatry UK; Alistair Burns PSSRU, University of  Manchester, UK