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An Inter-Professional Care Homes Research Conference Hosted by a Care Home: A Recipe for Impactful Care Homes Research
ByLaura Brown November 27, 2024November 27, 2024

Within five minutes of attending Nightingale Hammerson’s fourth ‘Research Forum’ event, I already knew that I wanted to come back next year. This innovative one-day event was packed full of inspiring presentations from knowledgeable experts, including Gill Livingston (Professor of Psychiatry of Older People) presenting findings from her Lancet review on preventing dementia; Deborah Sturdy (Chief…

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It goes without saying that relationships are at the centre of all person-centred care in care homes
ByGary Hodge September 11, 2024September 11, 2024

I recently attended my first British Society of Gerontology (BSG) Annual Conference. It was an in-person three-day event, hosted by Newcastle University. At the conference I was invited to present a poster based on our recent literature review and also our care home research study findings (EHCH Study) at a Care Home SIG Symposium. Both…

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Symposium Report: Developing competencies amongst the health and social care staff within care homes
ByLaura Brown June 5, 2024June 5, 2024

On Thursday 2nd May, over 50 people joined us for our online spring symposium. This eagerly-anticipated session focussed on how health and social care staff could increase their knowledge, skills, and understanding when providing care and support to care home residents. Describing competencies for the medical care of residents, addressing challenges of training GPs and…

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The British Society of Gerontology Annual Conference, July 2023
ByDiane Bunn July 28, 2023July 28, 2023

For the first time in three years, the British Society of Gerontology (BSG) Annual Conference was an in-person three-day event, held at the University of East Anglia in Norwich. The conference involved a series of research talks and posters that describe a variety of issues relating to ageing and older people. There was a buzz…

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