Reforms to social care in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in the UK and internationally,
place data at the heart of proposed innovations and solutions. The principles are not well …

Background Care home staff have a critical bearing on quality. The staff employed, the
training they receive and how well they identify and manage residents' needs are likely to …

Introduction The adult social care outcomes toolkit (ASCOT) measures social care-related
quality of life (SCRQoL) using self-completion questionnaires and interviews. Many care …

Background The quality of life of people receiving health and social care is an important
indicator of service quality, but the relationship between patient experience and outcomes …

Objective To synthesise the existing literature on care transition planning from the
perspectives of older adults, caregivers and health professionals and to identify the factors …

Improving the quality of residential care for older people is a priority for many governments,
but the relationship between government actions and high-quality provision is unclear. This …

Background Report cards can help consumers make an informed decision when searching
for a long-term care facility. Objective This study aims to examine the current state of web …

Context: The availability of data about the quality of care homes has increased in England
since the late 1990s, as in other countries, but it is widely underused by people choosing …

Choice and control are pivotal in UK Government policy for achieving personalisation of
social care for people with learning disabilities; however, little is known about the role care …

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed pre-existing vulnerabilities in long-term care (LTC)
sectors globally, prompting a change in the decision-making and care trajectories of many …