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Domiciliary Care and Care Homes for Older People
NHS Gloucestershire ICB is committed to supporting local independent Care Providers. In collaboration with Gloucestershire County Council, we operate a range of initiatives including:
- Care Sector Support Team
glicb.caresectorsupportteam@nhs.net - Care Home Infection Prevention Team
ghn-tr.ipc.nurses@nhs.net - Proud to Learn
https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/training-for-health-and-social-care-professionals/multi-agency-training/ - Proud to Care
https://www.proudtocareglos.org.uk/ - Integrated Commissioning Provider Information
https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/health-and-social-care/provider-information/
Support can also be found with the following services:
- Care Home Support Team (mental health)
https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/our-teams-and-services/reablement-and-care-home/
Falls Guidance for Care Home for Older People
This guidance document has been produced to help reduce the risk of individuals falling and advise how to support them if a fall occurs.
It has been produced by NHS Gloucestershire in collaboration with health and social care providers. The Falls Guidance forms part of the Falls Manual available to Falls Champions following completion of the Falls Training Programme.
The guidance provides comprehensive support and advice around all aspects of falls awareness, prevention, and response for care homes for older people.
The guidance document can be downloaded here:
Supporting documents and resources can be downloaded here:
- 1. Action Falls Checklist
- 2. Action Falls Checklist Guidance
- 3. BNF Hydration Poster
- 4. Safe Use Bed Rails
- 5.a Post Falls Decision Support Tool – One Glos
- 5.b Rapid Response Inclusion and exclusion criteria Falls in Nursing Homes (002)
- 5.c Post Fall Decision Support Tool for Head Injury
- 5.d Post-falls decision making action cards
- 5.e Post Falls Decision Tool – Recording Sheet
- 6. Post-falls observation Log
- 7. How to get up after a fall
- 8. Post-falls ambulance conveyance form (SWAST)
- 9.a Falls Safety Cross
- 9.b Falls Safety Cross Guidance
- 10. Falls Medication Table (G-Care)
Meaningful Activity Resource Pack
Resource Pack for Care Homes for Older People
The Care Sector Support Team have produced a comprehensive resource pack to support care homes to source advice and guidance on specific medical conditions, local services and referral routes. We have listed training providers who provide online and in person training to care homes, including via charities, statutory services and private companies.
The resource pack can be accessed here – Resources v8