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Catchup – Salon – Understanding and Promoting Person-centred care in care homes
July 3 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
A weekly gathering to discuss careers and research topics, inspired by 17th and 18th century salons from Paris, with a modern twist. These sessions combine livestreams, guest speakers and group chat to exchange ideas, challenge, influence, inspire and educate.
In this session we talk about Understanding and Promoting Person-centred Care in Care Homes.
Placing care home residents at the heart of care delivery has long been recognised as being at the centre of what good care looks like. This approach recognises each resident as an individual with unique preferences, histories, and needs. It emphasises the importance of respecting their autonomy and involving them in decisions regarding their care. But how do we deliver this? What does the research tell us? How are residents’ preferences and needs assessed when they first enter a care home? What type of training do staff receive? Why if we know this do some care homes till fail to delivery? These questions and more are just some of the topics we will discuss.
Speakers
Dr Isabelle Latham – is Research in Residence at Hallmark Care Homes and was previously a Senior Lecturer / Research Fellow with the Association of Dementia Studies at the University of Worcester. Isabelle led the Care Home Action Researcher in Residence Model was Lead researcher on the evaluation of the Namaste Care approach for people living with advanced dementia in care homes and has led multiple qualitative social research projects, with specialism in care homes, dementia care and supporting frontline staff practice
Andreia Paiva – is PhD student at the University of Bradford, within a team leading the world in care home research. With a Master’s in Clinical Psychology with a specialisation in Cognitive-Behavioural Integrative Psychotherapy, Andreia is passionate about mental health and neuropsychological research, with interests in dementia, well-being, and psychosocial factors for healthy cognitive ageing. Her research is currently focussed on understanding implementation issues of dementia care mapping.
