The Residential Care Handbook

Designed as a practical guide, The Handbook of Residential Care presents a unique combination of real examples and case studies, analysis, guidance and reflective discussion. It brings together all areas of residential work and all levels of involvement in it, with an emphasis of direct personal work and everyday experiences. With checklists and action plans, the Handbook will promote effectiveness among residential workers - through self-management, building relationships, creating helpful organisation, and resisting bureaucratic and impersonal organisation. Invaluable to all practitioners, team leaders and managers in residential care, the Handbook provides a wealth of new ideas and many challenges to established policy and practice.

Step-by-step guideline for opening a board and care business, includes licensure, hiring, records keeping, public relations, finding residents, and providing their care.

Why is this book important to you in setting up your care-giving business? This book was written especially for those who are considering the idea of getting into the business of providing service in a residential care setting particularly those who are exploring the business potential for the first time but have little or no experience at all. For those who have a lot of courage and determination to succeed, but may have very limited money to start up the business, this book is for you. It is also for those who are interested in establishing their first residential care business despite their limitations and challenges in setting up the business and not knowing what to do and where to start. The book serves as an easy guide to the inexperienced self-starters who could use some help when going through the whole process from start to finish. It shall clarify the confusion that most beginners in the business normally encounter particularly those who do not have any idea on what to do first, who to turn to next, what agency to approach and when, where to look for the best location for their facility, what form to fill out, how to get funding, etc. Contrary to what other people think, anyone can succeed and make a lot of money in this business. It is up to you to find out if this business is right for you.

“I would recommend each Home purchase a copy”- Ian Turner, Chair, Registered Nursing Home Association “Identifies a gap in the sector and offers a practical means of addressing the need.”- Des Kelly, OBE, Executive Director, National Care Forum The Care Home Handbook has one aim: to improve the care and wellbeing of residents in care homes. It informs, reminds and refreshes the reader's knowledge, enabling care homes to meet the essential standards of care required of them. Aimed at all nurses and healthcare assistants working in care homes, this invaluable, unique and jargon-free resource will help staff deliver skilful care, prevent poor practice, and build knowledge and confidence when working with older people. Grounded in everyday practice, this handbook promotes professional and person-centred care that is safe, high-quality, caring and compassionate. It features sections on the resident’s journey, values and standards, core nursing skills, common clinical conditions, medicines management, infection control, and risk.

Aimed at all nurses and healthcare assistants working in care homes, this invaluable, unique and jargon-free resource will help staff deliver skilful care, prevent poor practice, and build knowledge and confidence when working with older people. Grounded in everyday practice, this handbook promotes professional and person-centred care that is safe, high-quality, caring, and compassionate.

Resource added for the Gerontology program 105441.