Arts in care homes

Involving people who live in care homes in the creative arts can delight, inspire and even bring health benefits. Written in association with the National Activity Providers Association (NAPA), this resource offers care teams, including activity providers, many practical ideas on how to get started.

Dementia awareness

Part of e-Learning courses

Free dementia e-learning course developed to align with Tier 1 of the National Dementia Training Standards Framework, which is a requirement for all social care staff.

Improving personalisation in care homes

Part of Person-centred care

An action planning tool to help managers and owners of care homes for older people to build a shared understanding of what personalisation means and plan practical improvements to make your care home more personalised.

Personalisation briefing: implications for residential care homes

Part of Personalisation

This At a glance summary examines how residential care homes can engage with local communities and 'live and breathe' a culture that promotes personalised services.

Views of personalisation (videos)

Part of Person-centred care

These videos explore key aspects of personalisation, and feature a number of people reflecting on the importance of providing good person-centred 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.

Older people and quality of life: better life in the community

This video for older people care services and social workers, shows older people with high support needs who live in the community. They talk about what is important in their lives and how they like to be treated. It is based around the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s A Better Life programme.

Better life for older people with high support needs: the role of social care

This briefing summarises the seven challenges set out by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s A Better Life programme which will help older people with high support needs achieve a better quality of life.

Getting to know the person with dementia: the importance of memories

Part of Dementia

This film for health and care staff and managers highlights the importance of getting to know the person with dementia. Learning about their memories and experiences, understanding the person's history and their likes and dislikes. It won its category (Best factual new media) at the Older People Media Awards 2013.

The dementia environment at home

Part of Dementia

This film for carers, people with dementia, social workers and care staff shows how simple changes to create a more dementia-friendly home environment can have a positive impact on a person living with dementia's emotional wellbeing and independence.