{"id":5970,"date":"2022-01-18T15:08:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T15:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/?p=5970"},"modified":"2022-01-18T15:08:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T15:08:06","slug":"care-home-quality-ratings-linked-to-the-working-conditions-of-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/2022\/01\/18\/care-home-quality-ratings-linked-to-the-working-conditions-of-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Care home quality ratings linked to the working conditions of staff"},"content":{"rendered":"

Research led by Kent\u2019s\u00a0Centre for Health Services Studies (CHSS)<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)<\/a>\u00a0has found that improving working conditions and reducing staff turnover can increase care quality and outcomes for care home residents.<\/p>\n

The study published by\u00a0Health Services and Delivery Research<\/em>\u00a0reveals that care home quality ratings are related to working conditions for staff such as training opportunities and wages, and are positively associated with quality-of-life outcomes for residents with the greatest needs.<\/p>\n

Care homes are regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), ensuring the quality of care provided and to inform public choice. Inspection reports and quality ratings are publicly available, with homes awarded a quality rating (\u2018outstanding\u2019, \u2018good\u2019, \u2018requires improvement\u2019 or \u2018inadequate\u2019).<\/p>\n

Over 425,000 older people in England live in care homes because they have significant long-term health problems. Those with the greatest care needs gain the most from homes rated \u2018good\u2019 or \u2018outstanding\u2019, especially with respect to social participation and feeling in control of their daily lives.<\/p>\n

The study led by\u00a0Dr Ann-Marie Towers<\/a>\u00a0at CHSS alongside Professor Jackie Cassell (BSMS) and a wider team of researchers, demonstrated the need for the systematic and consistent collection of data on residents\u2019 outcomes as an important indicator of care quality. The researchers examined the relationship between care home residents\u2019 health and quality of life, regulator quality ratings and the skill mix and employment conditions of the workforce to reach their conclusions.<\/p>\n

Dr Towers said: \u2018Strong leadership, a focus on continued quality improvement and a culture of care that gives staff time to listen to residents and meet their needs with compassion will go a long way in improving residents\u2019 quality-of-life outcomes.\u2019<\/p>\n

Professor Cassell said: \u2018The most recent CQC system rated around one-fifth of homes as \u2018inadequate\u2019 or \u2018requires improvement\u2019, but there is very little existing evidence concerning how well these ratings are associated with residents\u2019 quality of life and the characteristics and employment conditions of the workforce. These are important factors contributing to the success of a care home, and should therefore be considered alongside other data.\u2019<\/p>\n

Their research paper titled \u2018Care home residents\u2019 quality of life and its association with CQC ratings and workforce issues: the MiCareHQ mixed-methods study\u2019 is published by\u00a0Health Services and Delivery Research.<\/em>\u00a0doi:\u00a010.3310\/hsdr09190<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Research led by Kent\u2019s\u00a0Centre for Health Services Studies (CHSS)\u00a0and\u00a0Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)\u00a0has found that improving working conditions and reducing staff turnover can increase … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38005,"featured_media":5971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[124,70],"tags":[237363,237326,10478],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5970"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38005"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5970"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5972,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5970\/revisions\/5972"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sspssr-news-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}