Care Homes
Use this guide to find information resources about care homes, nursing homes and residential care for older people including books, reports and journal articles.
Last updated:
17/04/2025
Key Resources
国内精品伊人久久久久妇: Care home journey online resource
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This comprehensive resource supports nursing care in older peoples care homes. It follows a resident's journey from pre admission to end of life. The role of nursing staff in supporting the resident and their family is explored.
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国内精品伊人久久久久妇 (no date) Statutory compliance in care homes: a practical guide for managers.
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As a registered care home manager, you have a responsibility to manage health and safety in the workplace to prevent employees, agency staff, residents and others from injury and ill health. Premises and building management may form part of your responsibilities.
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国内精品伊人久久久久妇 (2023) Caring for older people: the essential role of the care home nurse. London: 国内精品伊人久久久久妇. 
国内精品伊人久久久久妇 (2022) Older people in care homes: sex, sexuality and intimate relationships. London: 国内精品伊人久久久久妇.
国内精品伊人久久久久妇: Moving and handling (advice guide).
国内精品伊人久久久久妇 Scotland (2019) Registered nurses in care homes: meeting clinical need. London: 国内精品伊人久久久久妇.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2017) Moving between hospital and home, including care holes: a quick guide for registered managers of care homes and home care.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2015) Transition between inpatient hospital settings and community or care home settings for adults with social care needs. NG27.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2014) Managing medicines in care homes. Social care guideline SC1.
Department of Health and University of Leeds (2016) Administration of medicines in care homes (with nursing) for older people by care assistants. Evidence-based guidance for care home providers. London: DH.
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Prieto J, Wilson J, Tingle A, Cooper E, Handley M, Malone J R, Bostock J and Loveday H (2025) Preventing urinary tract infection in older people living in care homes: the 鈥楽tOP UTI鈥� realist synthesis, BMJ Quality and Safety, 34(3), pp. 178鈥�189.
NIHR Evidence (2021) Care homes: How can we improve the quality of care?
NIHR (2020) Isolation and loneliness in people with sight loss in care homes. London: NIHR.
Queens Nursing Institute (2021) Standards of education and practice for nurses new to care home nursing. London: QNI.
Queens Nursing Institute (2020) The experience of care home staff during Covid-19. London: QNI.
Queens Nursing Institute (2020) The work of community nurses: care home nurses. London: QNI.
Queens Nursing Institute (2018) Transition to care home nursing. London, QNI.
Social Care Institute for Excellence (2019) Person-centred care for older people in care homes. London: SCIE.
Social Care Institute for Excellence and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2020) Promoting positive mental wellbeing for older people: a quick guide for registered managers of care homes. London: NICE/SCIE.
Books
Bowman C, Mulley G, Boyd M and Stowe S (2015) The care home handbook. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell. 
Baker C (2017) Visiting the memory café and other dementia care activities: evidence-based interventions for care homes. London: Jessica Kingsley. 
Carmody S, Forster S and Hayes N (2017) Nursing older people: a guide to practice in care homes. London: Routledge. 
Caspi E (2021) Understanding and preventing harmful interactions between residents with dementia. Chicago: Health Professions Press. 
Cunningham S and Moore T (2021) Nursing skills in supporting mobility. London: Routledge.
Eliopoulos C (2018) Essentials for the long-term care nurse: a guide for nurses in nursing homes and assisted living settings. New York: Springer. 
Eliopoulos C (2015) Fast facts for the long-term care nurse: what nursing home and assisted living nurses need to know in nutshell. New York: Springer. 
Johnston T R (2020) Welcoming LGBT residents: a practical guide for senior living staff. Milton Keynes: Routledge. 
Ross F, Harris R G, Fitzpatrick J, Abley C and Redfern S J (2024) Redfern's nursing older people. 5th edn. Edinburgh: Elsevier.
Ruszala S (2015) Moving and handling in the community and residential care. Towcester: National Back Exchange.
Schussler S (2017) Dementia in nursing homes. Cham: Springer International Publishing. Book subject searches
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Journals
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