The BGS Care Homes Group has been formed in response to the growing interest in the specific issues relating to older people living in residential care, and the role of the multidisciplinary team (MDT).

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Resources

Group related
07
Sep
2023

Information for healthcare professionals caring for older people during hot weather

This article lays out UK Health Security Agency’s guidance on how healthcare professionals can be
19
Nov
2021

Delirium Hub: Delirium in specific settings and situations

This section of the BGS Delirium Hub focuses on managing delirium in specific settings and c
19
Jan
2021

COVID-19: Treatment for older people in the community

This page brings together guidance and practical advice for the management of older adults with C
05
Feb
2018

Improving healthcare support in care homes

This study describes the model of healthcare support being delivered to nursing homes in South Ma
05
May
2020

End of Life Care in Frailty: Care homes

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people covers the specific con
03
Aug
2021

Ambitions for change: Improving healthcare in care homes

This document describes the care home sector across the UK as it currently stands, how health and
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Videos

Care homes video series

The BGS has produced a short series of videos on care home medicine introducing some useful concepts for those who care for older people in residential settings.

Latest BGS News and Policy

Group related
06
Aug
2020

BGS statement on care home testing for COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect in care homes, where there have been 45.9%
08
Jul
2020

BGS statement responding to Prime Minister’s comments on care homes

The BGS strongly condemns comments from the Prime Minister on 6 July stating that ‘too many care h
23
Sep
2020

BGS responds to Adult Social Care Winter Plan

As the country approaches winter and an almost-certain second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the B

Primary and Community Care
Health and social care policy
05
Nov
2019

Quality of Life Tool for Care Homes to be developed by BGS/Dunhill Doctoral Training Fellow
08
Sep
2021

BGS responds to Prime Minister's announcement on health and social care funding

The Prime Minister yesterday outlined plans to increase funding for the NHS and adult social care,
21
Oct
2021

Age and Ageing journal publishes new care homes collection

Age and Ageing, the official journal of the BGS, has published a new themed collection of papers o

Care homes
Age and Ageing
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Blogs

Group related
12
Aug
2020

Lister House

Lister House Care Home nestles against the beautiful North Yorkshire landscape, just on the outsk
20
Sep
2022

Not just another fall in another care home – together we can get it right

Falls Prevention Awareness week is a national health campaign to raise awareness of falls health

21
May
2021

Care home visits during the pandemic - a look into the past and a view into the future

Although we’ve been in the grip of the pandemic for a little over a year now, in reality it feels
07
Sep
2020

Falls in Care Homes: “Let’s go and invent tomorrow, instead of worrying about what happened yesterday….”

There has been a significant focus on UK care homes following COVID-19.
28
Sep
2020

Keeping contact alive during COVID-19

On the 20th March the usual discussion, laughter, sounds of people coming and going, and noises o
20
May
2021

“We heal, not in isolation, but in togetherness” – a role for the Care Home Care Coordinator?

Resy Manalo, Lalaine Lopez Pesario, Gilbert Barnedo, Elsie Sazuze, Suzanne Loverseed and Karen Hu
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Popular resources

28 Dec 2023

Developing a list of core competencies for medical aspects of healthcare delivery in care homes: scoping review and Delphi process

Care home residents live with frailty and multiple long-term conditions. Their medical management is complex and specialised. This article sets out to develop a list of core competencies for doctors providing medical care in long-term care homes.

 

COVID-19: Managing the COVID-19 pandemic in care homes

The COVID-19 pandemic raises particular challenges for care home residents, their families and the staff that look after them. This guidance has been developed to help care home staff and NHS staff who work with them to support residents through the pandemic.

Smarter data, better care: Empowering care homes to use data to transform quality of care

The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) hosted an event in London in September 2023 on ideas and practice around a minimum dataset for care homes. This report, which is based on presentations at the event and the debate that followed, makes 12 recommendations for the effective implementation and delivery of a national minimum dataset that we believe policy-makers and regulators should consider.

Special Interest Group

Community Geriatrics

Community geriatrics aims to provide expert healthcare to older people with complex health problems in a community setting.

Free eLearning

27
Sep
2023

Frailty elearning free to all

The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) has updated its popular Frailty elearning course for 2023 and is relaunching it, with funding from NHS England. This CPD accredited course is free for all health and social care professionals to access, until June 2024.