Use this guide to find information resources about care homes, nursing homes and residential care for older people including books, reports and journal articles.
Royal College of Nursing (2018) The transition of older people from their own residence to a care home. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2015) Safeguarding adults – everyone’s responsibility: RCN guidance for nursing staff, London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2017) The landscape for bed-based intermediate care in Scotland, Edinburgh, RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2016) The contribution of registered nurses in Scotland’s care home teams, Edinburgh, RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2012) Persistent challenges to providing quality care: an RCN report on the views and experiences of frontline nursing staff in care homes in England London: RCN.
Bowman C, Mulley G, Boyd M and Stowe S (2015) The care home handbook, Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.
Baker C (2015) Developing excellent care for people living with dementia in care homes, London: Jessica Kingsley.
Baker C (2017) Visiting the memory café and other dementia care activities: evidence-based interventions for care homes, London: Jessica Kingsley.
Eliopoulos C (2015) Fast facts for the long-term care nurse: what nursing home and assisted living nurses need to know in nutshell, New York: Springer.
McCormack B (2017) Person centred practice in nursing and health care: theory and practice (2nd edition), Wiley Blackwell.
Schussler S (2017) Dementia in nursing homes, Springer International Publishing.
Tay S (2013) Complementary therapies for older people in care, London: Jessica Kingsley..
Journals of interest for care homes. Use these links to see details of availability.
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