Making things personal: a project promoting the wellbeing of older residents and staff in sheltered housing and care homes
Journal of Public Mental Health
ISSN: 1746-5729
Article publication date: 11 August 2020
Issue publication date: 28 September 2020
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to present findings of a project implementing training to enable care staff to create simple audio-biographical resources with older tenants and residents in sheltered housing and care homes.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper draws on written evaluations by participants of training workshops delivered to 136 care home staff within 28 care homes of the NorseCare group in Norfolk, UK and of their experience after three months in the workplace.
Findings
The evaluations showed a high degree of satisfaction with training and impact of the intervention. Successful implementation of training in the workplace depended on factors of time and leadership within individual homes and housing schemes.
Originality/value
Making innovative personal information documents valued carers’ unique understanding of residents and tenants. This creative co-production may have benefits in personalising and enriching the experience of care for both staff and residents.
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Acknowledgements
The author would like to acknowledge the generous support of Zena Aldridge, Admiral Nurse Research Fellow, Dementia UK.
Citation
Edwards, H. (2020), "Making things personal: a project promoting the wellbeing of older residents and staff in sheltered housing and care homes", Journal of Public Mental Health, Vol. 19 No. 3, pp. 251-257. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPMH-04-2020-0029
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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