These standards and criteria provide nursing homes with the means to evaluate practice and to stimulate development. They provide staff with an opportunity to question what they do, why they do it and whether it could be done better. These standards have been refined by the King's Fund Organisational Audit ...
Since 1975, a series of study days have been held at the King's Fund Centre to explore the problems of life in residential units for young disabled people. A common theme at these meetings was the isolation felt by both residents and staff. The report covers the type of care ...
This small enquiry looked into the provision of convalescent accommodation for mothers with babies or young children as there appeared to insufficient accommodation available. Four conclusions to the enquiry were drawn: i) mothers recommended for convalescence after difficult confinements often insist on returning home; ii) there is no evidence that ...
This report describes the King's Fund provision of homes for elderly people who do not require continued hospital treatment, but do need somewhere to go before returning to their own homes. Although the day-to-day running of these homes is undertaken by voluntary organisations, the hospital services undertake to accept responsibility ...