A collective case study of the features of impactful dementia training for care home staff.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Up to 80% of care home residents have dementia. Ensuring this workforce is appropriately trained is of international concern. Research indicates variable impact of training on a range of resident and staff outcomes. Little is still known about the most effective approaches to the design, delivery and implementation of dementia training. This study aimed to investigate the features and contextual factors associated with an effective approach to care home staff training on dementia.

Methods

An embedded, collective case study was undertaken in three care home provider organisations who had responded to a national training audit. Data collected included individual or small group interviews with training leads, facilitators, staff attending training, managers, resident

SUBMITTER: Surr CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6593517 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature