CHAIN are organising an initiative that brings together those with an interest in care home research. The aim to stimulate collaboration and increase care home researchers’ readiness to react to research funding calls

A study exploring medicine optimisation in care homes across the UK is being conducted. If you are a doctor, nurse, pharmacist, pharmacy technician, care home manager or care home assistant and are involved in supporting medication management in UK care homes, then please consider taking part in this short survey.

 Jo Booth – Professor of Rehabilitation Nursing & Ageing Well Research Group Lead, Research Centre for Health, Glasgow Caledonian University would like to invite staff working in nursing and residential care homes across the UK and Ireland to take part in an online survey.

The Guardian published an article today discussing a care home project showing how mundane tasks like collecting breakfast trays and polishing is good for residents’ wellbeing.

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) South West Peninsula – or PenARC are hosting a webinar in which Prof Adam Gordon will reflect on the lessons for research conducted with and by the care home sector during the pandemic, and what we can learn from this as we approach some normality during the process of 2021.

Long-Term Care – COVID have published an international ‘living report’ to be regularly updated providing an overview of data and policies in relation to COVID-19 vaccinations for people who use and provide long-term care.

THIS Institute seeks an experienced researcher to lead COVID-19 – care homes and primary care study

The WHELD programme is an evidence-based programme that helps care home staff deliver person-centred care to people living with dementia

The Clinical Research Network (CRN) East Midlands are working in collaboration with the University of Lincoln on a programme of work to develop social care research culture and research capacity in the area.

You can now register your interest for the ‘Essential Guide to Grant Applications’ masterclass taking place from Tuesday 2nd to Thursday 4th March 2021 on our Eventbrite page.