The Falls in Care Homes (FinCH) study is a randomised controlled trial of a falls prevention intervention. Here we hear from Cedar Falls Care Home Manager, Anita, about the home’s experience of taking part in the study.

Where? Post Graduate Education Centre, City Hospital Campus, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS
Trust, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB.

Who should attend? Health & social care professionals, care home managers, inspectors, commissioners
& providers, anyone who has an interest in the care and support of people with dementia & their
carers.

Cost? Delegate fee £100.
A limited number of free places are available for carers, people with dementia and students.

For further information contact: Professor Rowan Harwood at Rowan.harwood@nuh.nhs.uk or Dr Karen
Harrison at Karen.Harrison-dening@dementiauk.org

Region shines spotlight on care homes with event celebrating the success stories and discussing the challenges taking place across Newcastle and Gateshead’s care homes.

Across England, Wales and Scotland we researchers and care homes are supported by the ENRICH Research Ready Care Home Network aiming to engage care homes owners, staff and resident and to improve the consistency of support for research outside the NHS.

We have been speaking to care home staff about some of the challenges they face in relation to the sexuality and intimacy needs and behaviour of their residents. For instance, they have described being unsure how to respond if residents begin new relationships when they have reduced mental capacity, or when their family don’t approve. They have also told us how difficult it can be to talk to residents about their sexuality, intimacy, and relationship needs, and how they would like more knowledge and skills to help them better support their residents.

Professor Katherine Froggatt is Chief Investigator on the Namaste Trial, an NIHR funded study into improving care for people living with dementia. She explains what the trial involves and the different stages on the research pathway:

Research Study – The Angela Project: Improving diagnosis and post-diagnostic support for younger people with dementia, families and supporters.

Nurse academics are embarking on what is believed to be the first major UK study to look at the relationship between staffing and the quality of care in residential and nursing homes.

Care UK has selected the Association for Dementia Studies at the University of Worcester as its new partner to help it invest further in its provision of care for people living with dementia.

A new three year study by Professor Claire Goodman at University of Hertfordshire identifies how the NHS and care homes can work better together to deliver high quality, cost-effective healthcare to the half million people in residential care.