https:\/\/www.thinkkidneys.nhs.uk\/aki\/resources\/care-homes\/<\/a><\/p>\nCare homes are already reporting some great results using the resources. Birmingham Crosscity CCG has been working with care homes in their locality, and at Boldmere Court care home where staff have received the training, they have seen the number of urinary tract infections on the dementia unit fall from 10 to one over a period of eight weeks and there were zero hospital admissions for AKI in that time.<\/p>\n
Recognising the challenges experienced in care homes such as high staff turnover, recruitment problems and difficulties in releasing staff to undergo training we knew that the resources had to be concise, effective and quick, providing appropriate training, some simple-to-follow tips, and signposting for more help. Working with experienced people from the sector has enabled us to produce highly effective resources that fit the bill with the potential to have a very significant impact.<\/p>\n
Richard Fluck, Chair of the Think Kidneys programme and consultant renal physician, said of the care homes resource development work\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been delighted with the work taking place in care homes \u2013 the staff and teams have been inspirational in developing the ideas from Think Kidneys for the needs of their clients and staff. This isn\u2019t just about stopping people from having to be admitted to hospital \u2013 it\u2019s about taking simple steps to prevent suffering, pain and hardship for some of the most vulnerable and frail people in our society.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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