Enabling research in care homes : an evaluation of a national network of research ready care homes
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Davies, Susan
Goodman, Claire
Manthorpe , Jill
Smith , Adam
Carrick, Natasha
Iliffe , Steve
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2299/13743
Abstract
In the UK care homes are one of the main providers of long term care for older people with dementia. Despite the recent increase in care home research, residents with dementia are often excluded from studies. Care home research networks have been recommended by the Ministerial Advisory Group on Dementia Research (MAGDR) as a way of increasing research opportunities for residents with dementia. This paper reports on an evaluation of the feasibility and early impact of an initiative to increase care home participation in research