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‘’It just happens’. Care home residents’ experiences and expectations of accessing GP care.
(2018-11-01)
Background: Care homes provide personal care and support for older people who can no longer be supported in the community. As part of a larger study of integrated working between the NHS and care homes we asked older people ...
Optimal healthcare delivery to care homes in the UK: a realist evaluation of what supports effective working to improve healthcare outcomes
(2018-07-01)
Introduction: care home residents have high healthcare needs not fully met by prevailing healthcare models. This study explored how healthcare configuration influences resource use. Methods: a realist evaluation using ...
Optimal NHS service delivery to care homes: a realist evaluation of the features and mechanisms that support effective working for the continuing care of older people in residential settings
(2017-11-01)
The OPTIMAL study argued that it is probable that there are key activities within different models of health-care provision that are important for residents’ health care. Objectives: To understand ‘what works, for whom, ...
Public involvement in research within care homes : benefits and challenges in the APPROACH study
(2016-12-01)
BACKGROUND: Public involvement in research (PIR) can improve research design and recruitment. Less is known about how PIR enhances the experience of participation and enriches the data collection process. In a study to ...
Effective heath care for older people living and dying in care homes: a realist review
(2016-07-16)
Background Care home residents in England have variable access to health care services. There is currently no coherent policy or consensus about the best arrangements to meet these needs. The purpose of this review was to ...
Provision of NHS generalist and specialist services to care homes in England : review of surveys
(2016-03-01)
Background: The number of beds in care homes (with and without nurses) in the UK is three times greater than the number of beds in NHS hospitals. Care homes are predominantly owned by a range of commercial, not-for-profit ...
Relationships, Expertise, Incentives, and Governance: Supporting Care Home Residents' Access to Health Care : An interview study from England
(2015-05-01)
Objectives: To explore what commissioners of care, regulators, providers and care home residents in England identify as the key mechanisms or components of different service delivery models that support the provision of ...
Effective health care for older people resident in care homes : The Optimal study protocol for realist review
(2014-05-24)
Background: Care homes in the UK rely on general practice for access to specialist medical and nursing care as well as referral to therapists and secondary care. Service delivery to care homes is highly variable in both ...
Integrated working between residential care homes and primary care : a survey of care homes in England
(2012-11-14)
Older people living in care homes in England have complex health needs due to a range of medical conditions, mental health needs and frailty. Despite an increasing policy expectation that professionals should operate in ...
A systematic review of integrated working between care homes and health care services
(2011)
In the UK there are almost three times as many beds in care homes as in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals. Care homes rely on primary health care for access to medical care and specialist services. Repeated policy ...