- Project status
- Ongoing
- Contact
- Kathryn Hinsliff-Smith
- Institution web page
- https://www.dmu.ac.uk/research/centres-institutes/ihhpsc/index.aspx
- Host institution
- De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.
- Team members
- Dr Kathryn Hinsliff-Smith, Dr Sarah Griffiths, Professor Kay de Vries, Professor Jayne Brown
- Funding information (if funded)
- no external funding
- Project Summary
The aim of this COVID-19 related study is to explore the experiences for family who are unable to visit their relatives who permanently reside in a care home. This relates to ‘usual’ family visits as well as compassion visits that may be made at a time when end of life (EOL) procedures would be followed. We want to understand current interactions between family and their relatives living within a care home during the period of a UK-wide lockdown and continuing after care home visits are allowed by family.
It is proposed through the findings from this COVID-19 care home study to co-develop resources that facilitate good practice with practical messages of how family can be actively engaged in the continuing care of a loved one in a care home when restrictions may be in place. For example, this can occur when there is an outbreak of a more common infection and the care home is restricting visitors.
Methods: Qualitative ongoing virtual interviews with family carers
- Outputs / Expected Outputs
When outputs are expected: early 2021
- Project website
- https://www.dmu.ac.uk/research/centres-institutes/ihhpsc/project-information.aspx
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Care setting
- Care homes/LTC facilities
- Funding type
- No funding
- Impact/outcomes
- Quality of care | Social interaction
- Intervention types
- End of life care and advance care planning | Visiting policies
- Methods
- Qualitative studies
- Groups/organisations
- Care partners of people living in LTCF