Night and Day
Residential and nursing homes exist to provide a twenty-four hour service. However, research projects have focused on day time care and provision. There is a need to better understand night time care practices.
This study, carried out by Diana Kerr, Heather Wilkinson and Colm Cunningham from the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships, University of Edinburgh and supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, explores the night-time care experiences of residents, relatives and staff in three care homes in Scotland. It identifies good practice and suggests improvements through a series of interventions. These are used to make recommendations for care regulators, commissioners and providers, home managers and night-time care staff.
An audio play based on this work was commissioned by Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Please click on the link below to listen (mp3 file will buffer and stream from web using your chosen media device). Also click below for the script of the play and for facilitation notes:
Our current postcard looks at experiences of night-time care.
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