Meaningful Connections in Care Homes
A place for care home staff to share best practice and learn from each other, so residents benefit from meaningful activity that supports their health and wellbeing.
- When
- Monthly, Tuesdays, 10.00am – 11.30am
- Where
- Online, on Zoom
- ECHO Lead
- Caroline Lecky, Consultant, Public Health Agency
This network is open to health and social care staff in Northern Ireland. Register on Moodle, the ECHO learning platform, to get access to sessions, recordings and resources. Already registered? Log in to Moodle.
About this network
Meaningful activity is vital to the health and wellbeing of residents. Supporting the delivery of meaningful activity in care homes is a key part of promoting residents’ health and wellbeing, and a key goal of the reform of adult social care services.
This network gives care home staff a place to share best practice and learn from each other through case studies, so that residents benefit from the shared learning within the community of practice. Strategically, it brings together a number of projects and workstreams across nursing and residential care homes.
This network explores
- Tools and resources to support communication skills, and activities which stimulate all residents
- Strategies to help residents with cognitive impairment and communication difficulties share their emotions and connect – for example, Talking Mats
- Alternative occupation and activities for residents who have limited opportunity for communal activities
- Ways to promote the physical health, wellbeing, mobility and independence of all residents
- Opportunities for residents to exercise appropriately to maintain mobility, appetite and digestion, and reduce the risk of deconditioning