Finding excellence in adult social care services: an overview of selected approaches to excellence in social care

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) commissioned the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) to define excellence in adult social care service in England to inform the CQCs new quality information scheme for regulated adult care services. This overview looks at some of the tools currently in use to measure quality in social care, many of which informed our final definition.

Personalisation briefing: Implications for nursing homes

Part of Personalisation

This At a glance briefing produced with the Registered Nursing Home Association examines the implications of the personalisation agenda for nursing homes.

Minimising the use of 'restraint in care homes: challenges, dilemmas and positive approaches

SCIE report 25 describes the findings of a small-scale study into the complex issues facing care homes around restraint and how care home managers and staff have developed strategies for avoiding or minimising its use

Nutritional care and older people

This At a glance summary examines nutritional care in relation to older people. As part of its Nutrition Action Plan, the Department of Health has asked SCIE to provide guidance on nutrition for the social care sector.

SCIE research briefing 21: identification of deafblind dual sensory impairment in older people

SCIE Research briefings

An introduction to the mental health of older people: ageism, age discrimination and social exclusion

Part of e-Learning courses

In this e-learning object you are asked to consider issues which are central to understanding the experience of ageing and older age in contemporary society.

Green paper: improving the mental health of the EU population

SCIE response to the European Commission proposals for the development of a European mental health strategy.