Quality in Ageing and Older Adults: Volume 16 Issue 2
Promoting excellence in services through research, policy and practice
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“Let me back into the world” – compassionate care in practice: a carer and patient’s view
Virginia Minogue“Let me back into the world” was the heart rending response by an older relative to a question about his wellbeing following a difficult period of illness and hospitalisation. As…
Access to long-term care: perceptions and experiences of older Dutch people
Lisette Schipper, Katrien G. Luijkx, Bert R. Meijboom, René Schalk, Jos M.G.A. ScholsDespite the current focus on demand-based care, little is known about what clients consider important when they have a request for formal long-term care services. The paper aims…
A qualitative study of older people with minimal care needs experiences of their admission to a nursing home with Registered Nurse care
Alice K. Stevens, Helen Raphael, Sue M. GreenResidential care for older people in the UK includes care homes with and without 24-hour Registered Nurse (RN) care. Reduced autonomy and personal wealth can result when people…
Bathing in residential care: understanding the experiences of residents and their care providers
Ann Holroyd, Heather HolroydThe purpose of this paper is to understand how changes in an older adult’s physical capacity alter their bathing preferences, how the care environment incorporates residents’…
But does it work? The role of regulation in improving the quality of residential care for older people in Europe
Ciara O'DwyerRegulation is the tool preferred by policy-makers to manage the quality of residential care for older people. However, it remains unclear which form of regulation is most…
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- Prof Fiona Poland