My Home Life Wales seminar

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For all media enquiries, please contact Iwan Rhys Roberts, Communications Officer – Age Cymru on 029 2043 1562, 07739 894 923, iwan.roberts@agecymru.org.uk

NOTES FOR EDITORS:

The My Home Life Wales good practice themes are:

• Managing transitions - supporting people both to manage the loss and upheaval associated with going into a home and to move forward;

• Improving health and healthcare - ensuring adequate access to healthcare services and promoting health to optimise resident quality of life;

• Maintaining identity - working creatively to maintain their sense of personal identity and engage in meaningful activity;

• Supporting good end of life - valuing the ‘living and ‘dying’ incare homes and helping residents to prepare for a ‘good death’ with the support of their families;

• Creating community - optimising relationships between and across staff, residents, family, friends and the wider local community;

• Keeping workforce fit for purpose - identifying and meeting ever-changing training needs within the care home workforce;

• Sharing decision-making - the involvement of residents, relatives and staff in shared decision-making in all aspects of home life;

• Promoting a positive culture - developing leadership, management and expertise to deliver a culture of care where care homes are seen as a positive option; Visit the My Home Life Wales website - www.agecymru.org.uk/myhomelifewales

• My Home Life Wales is being funded through the Welsh Assembly Government’s Health Challenge Wales Voluntary Sector Grant Scheme, which is in place to strengthen public health improvement work in the voluntary sector and to develop the capacity and capability of the sector to work in partnership with the Welsh Assembly Government.

• For further information on Health Challenge Wales, visit www.wales.gov.uk/healthchallenge

About Barchester Healthcare:

• Barchester Healthcare is a UK-wide care provider supporting over 10,000 people at more than 200 locations.

• We have 16 homes across Wales, providing high-quality care services and support to adults of all ages, including older people and people living with dementia, as well as support for children and adults with a range of care needs.

• Our care is personalised to meet the needs of every individual that we support. Service settings range from independent hospitals, registered care and nursing homes, to supported living and community outreach support.

• We are committed to person-centred care and this is reflected in our consistently high ratings from the government regulators.