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Moving into residential care can be a worry for some, a relief for others; but either way the care home experience can be considerably enhanced with a little thought and planning. That’s the idea behind a group of ‘vanguards’ (made up of NHS and care consortiums) which are looking into ways to improve care experiences.
Ideas developed so far range from setting up support groups and building links with the local community to the development of a ‘red bag’ containing up-to-date information which can be used in the event of a speedy transfer to hospital. This last initiative has had positive feedback from care home residents, their families and hospitals. It has been estimated that this simple idea has resulted in a significant cut in the number of checking calls from hospitals to care homes as well as enabling a quicker discharge back into residential care.
The key messages from the vanguard initiative seems to be that planning and consultation can measurably improve the care home experience.
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