Care Inspectorate podcasts

The episode reports on learning from cohort three and explores meaningful engagement and community activity. David and Katy look at more care home case studies and give details of the Care Inspectorate’s new Practical Dementia Resources platform. Finally, Katy gives career updates, including a new job and winning awards.

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Right Decisions - Practical dementia resources

Finding the Why is back for a new season! In this episode, David and Katy give a quick recap of the first season of the podcast, including some of the learning from cohorts two and three. They then discuss the successes of care homes that introduced alternative therapies such as hand massage and the Japanese energy healing therapy, Reiki.

Katy and David reflect on lessons learned through the course of the project and future steps.

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Celebration presentation

Age UK webinar recording

Katy and David share case studies related to staff practice in the use of when required psychoactive medicines and the benefit of care homes use of data over time for improvement. Katy and David are again joined Lotte Beaumont, care home manager.

Katy and David discuss the important role of care staff and clinicians reviewing the continued need for psychoactive medicines and share related case studies.  They are joined by Lotte Beaumont, manager of one of the care homes involved in the project.

 

The theme of the case studies discussed in this episode is personal care.  Katy and David are again joined by Gareth Jenks, care home manager.

Katy and David set out the values and framework for their project, share case studies related to changes to the care home environment and discuss the impact this has for residents and staff involved.  They are joined by Gareth Jenks, manager of one of the care homes involved in the project.

 

Katy Jenks, HC One Dementia Care Manager, Scotland and David Marshall, Senior Improvement Adviser (Pharmacy) at the Care Inspectorate, discuss the origins of a joint project looking at improving dementia care and reducing inappropriate use of psychoactive medicines in care homes and reflect on the concerns and importance of a care provider and regulator working together.

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Review of psychoactive medicines in care homes for older people during the pandemic