See me, not just the dementia: Understanding people’s experiences of living in a care home (Executive Summary) from the Commission for Social Care Inspection details the results of the implementation of the Short Observational Framework for Inspection (SOFI) in the inspection of care homes. Findings are:
- A significant finding from this study is the negative effect of neutral communication on the feelings of people with dementia. The findings are valuable as they are obtained from direct work with people with dementia.
- The findings support the importance of well-trained and supported staff working in homes committed to person-centred care, which may or may not be care homes that specialise in care for people with dementia.
- There are examples of excellent personalised care in this study but clearly this is not universal. CSCI issued 155 statutory requirements to 51 homes, ie half of all the homes inspected
[...] TQ wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptSee me, not just the dementia: Understanding people’s experiences of living in a care home (Executive Summary) from the Commission for Social Care Inspection details the results of the implementation of the Short Observational Framework for Inspection (SOFI) in the inspection of care homes. Findings are: [...]
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