Cover; Contents; List of contributors; Introduction; Part 1 The inside view-living in a care home; 1 A resident's view; 2 A carer's account; 3 A care home manager's view; 4 Creative work with residents; 5 Hearing the voice of older people with dementia; 6 Living with dementia in a care home: a review of research evidence; Part 2 The outside view; 7 Regulation and quality; 8 Funding: paying for residential care for older people; 9 Legal aspects; 10 Abuse in care homes for older people: the case for safeguards; 11 Long-term care: an international perspective; Part 3 Mental health and care
Summary
The care home sector is large, with over 400 000 residents in the UK and a similar number employed within the homes. It is therefore an area of considerable economic importance. Care home residents are often very old, and many have multiple physical and mental health needs, meaning that their care poses particular challenges. They are also a distinctly and profoundly marginalised group who are often invisible in the wider debates on quality of care including those about care homes. Mental Health and Care Homes is a coherent and evidence-based text exploring these issues. Bringing together both
