Over the coming months, the My Home Life team will develop resources to keep you up-to-date on ideas, tips and examples of good practice. As the programme advances, the team will continue to publish regular updates, tips and examples of best practice. Remember to visit this site regularly.
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Over the coming months, the My Home Life team will develop resources to keep you up-to-date on ideas, tips and examples of good practice. As the programme advances, the team will continue to publish regular updates, tips and examples of best practice. Remember to visit this site regularly.
Research Reports
My Home Life: A review of the literature – details the evidence for best practice. (PDF,794k)
My Home Life report – outlines key findings of the literature review along with testimonies from residents. (PDF, 1858k)
My Home Life summary – a brief executive summary of the programme and the underpinning evidence base. (PDF,130k)
The Big Care Home Conversation resources
How to do it booklet
(PDF, 10.1Mb)
Flyer
(PDF, 446K)
Event invitation template
(docx, 762K)
Press release template
(doc, 148K)
Big tree for care homes
(PDF, 122K)
Have your say poster
(PDF, 192K)
Leaf print
(PDF, 80K)
Postcards
(PDF, 1.1Mb)
Posters
(PDF, 1.65Mb)
Questions banner
(PDF, 787K)
Recipe cards
(PDF, 353K)
Posters
Care Home Staff Bulletin
Issue 1: Managing Transitions (PDF, 380k)
Issue 2: Maintaining Identity (PDF, 495k)
Issue 3: Creating Communities (PDF, 1,167k)
Issue 4: Sharing decision-making (PDF, 974k)
Top tips on volunteering in care homes (PDF, 2,411k)
Issue 5: Improving health and healthcare (PDF, 635k)
Issue 6: Supporting good end of life (PDF, 544K)
Step by step guide: The route to success in end of life care (PDF, 1,181k)
Issue 7: Sharing decisions and managing risk (PDF 537k)
Issue 8: Personalisation in care homes (PDF, 891K)
Issue 9: Quality of life at night (PDF, 634K)
Issue 10: Driving forward change in your care home (PDF, 689K)
Issue 11: Supporting your staff to deliver a shared vision (PDF, 471K)
Issue 12: Quality of life for residents with sight loss (PDF, 633K)
Issue 13: Giving people with dementia a voice
(PDF, 592K)
My Home Life Christmas tips
(PDF, 223K)
My Home Life Review of 2011
(PDF, 2364K)
Spring 2012: What makes life good in care homes now? (PDF, 1.11Mb)
Issue 14 Bridging the technology gap with your residents
Audio resources
Radio: Midnight cake making(MP3, 11Mb)
My Home Life Cymru