Episodes
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Ken’s story
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Barbara Lawson, and Ken Graham who moved into Glennie House Care Home during the pandemic. He shares his story and what is important to him to remain active as someone living in a care home.
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Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Person-centred personal planning
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Barbara Lawson and Sheri Kerr discuss the importance of person-centred personal planning and how this can support meaningful connection.
Useful links:
The Hub - Health and Social Care Standards
The Hub - Guide for providers on personal planning for adults
The Hub - A quality framework for care homes for adults and older people
Care Inspectorate - Come on in
Mental Welfare Commission - Rights, risks, and limits to freedom
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
A family carer’s perspective
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Sheri Kerr is joined by Catharine Fletcher, who is a family carer and Care Inspectorate volunteer. Catharine shares her experiences and gives her views on what is important.
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Thursday Oct 05, 2023
How inspection supports connection
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Barbara Lawson, Sheri Kerr and Marie Paterson (Chief Inspector for Adults Regulation at Care Inspectorate) discuss the values of connection and how the inspection process and ways of working support this.
Useful links:
Care Inspectorate - Meaningful connection webpage
Meaningful connection - Self-evaluation tool
The Hub - Improvement support section
The Hub - A quality framework for care homes for adults and older people
Scottish Government - Open with Care
New Health and Social Care Standards
Webinar on family carers as partners in care
Factsheet to accompany webinar on family carers as partners in care
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
What our inspectors are looking for
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Sheri Kerr and Barbara Lawson explore what inspectors in adult services would look for when considering care and support around meaningful connection.
Useful links:
The Hub - A quality framework for care homes for adults and older people
The Hub - Health and Social Care Standards
The Hub - Improvement support section
The Hub - Guide for providers on personal planning for adults
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Technology enabled care
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Sheri Kerr is joined by Nicky Cronin, who is Care Inspectorate’s Senior Improvement Adviser for Technology Enabled Care. They discuss why technology has become increasingly important to support people’s human rights and the need for a person-centred approach to support meaningful connection.
Useful links:
The Hub - Technology practice guide
The Hub - Guide for providers on personal planning for adults
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Connecting with dementia
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Sheri Kerr and Gareth Hammond Care Inspectorate Service Manager highlight some considerations around supporting people living with dementia in a care home to remain connected.
Useful links:
Care Inspectorate - Meaningful connection webpage
Care Inspectorate - Enriched model of psychological needs poster
Care Inspectorate - Come on in
The Hub - Guide for providers on personal planning for adults
The Bradford Wellbeing Profile
The Kings Fund - Is your care home dementia friendly?
Scottish Government - Coronavirus (COVID-19): living with dementia in care homes
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Infection prevention and control
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Barbara Lawson and Marie McKerry (Care Inspectorate Chief Nurse) look at some of the considerations around infection prevention and control, and why essential visiting is important.
Useful links:
National Infection Prevention and Control Manual
The Care Inspectorate - Meaningful connection webpage
Scottish Government - Open with Care