Person-centred care for older people in care homes

This resource summarises information, advice and guidance to support care home owners and managers delivering person-centred care for older people in residential care and nursing homes.

Better home care for older people

This guide is for people who use home care, their families and their carers. It describes the standard of care you should expect from a home care provider and explains what you should do if your provider is failing to deliver good care.

Improving oral health for adults in care homes

This guide explains how to achieve good oral health for people who live in care homes. It will be useful to care home managers and their staff. The guide includes an oral health assessment tool.

Dignity in care: nutrition for older people in care homes

Dignity in care can be promoted by providing a choice of nutritious, appetising meals, that meet the needs and choices of individuals, and support with eating where needed.This film highlights the role of good nutritional care and hydration for older people living in residential care homes

Dignity in care: nutrition for older people at home

Dignity in care can be promoted by providing a choice of nutritious, appetising meals, that meet the needs and choices of individuals, and support with eating where needed. This film highlights the role of good nutritional care and hydration for older people living in their own homes.

Personalisation: promoting independence in care homes

Part of Personalisation

This short social care training video is about balancing risks and freedoms for a resident of a care home. It is aimed at frontline care staff, particularly care workers in care homes. Actors have been used in the drama.

Dignity in care: communication

Good communication can help people to maintain their dignity. Communication in practice can mean asking people how they prefer to be addressed and to respect their wishes; or giving people information about their care and support in advance.

Dignity in care: social inclusion

This film looks at people doing normal, everyday things like catching the bus or socialising with friends.Social inclusion, in practice, means doing things such as promoting and supporting access to social networks.

Dignity in care: choice and control

This film shows practical examples, of how people with care and support needs can be supported to have choice and control; and with that, dignity in care.

Older people and quality of life: better life in residential care

A film that shows older people with high support needs who live in a care home. They talk about what is important in their lives and how they like to be treated.