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Research interests
I am a social gerontologist who gained 15 years’ experience in an organisation supporting older people before joining HSCWRU as an intern in 2013. From 2014-2018, I undertook a PhD investigating day centres for older people at King’s College London, with funding from The Dunhill Medical Trust’s Older People’s Care Initiative. My thesis is on the role and purpose of day centres for older people. I then worked on the Abbeyfield Resarch Foundation funded ‘Handover in care homes – residents’ and families’ perspectives’ study and the Alzheimer’s Society funded study Taking a break. Use of residential respite by people with dementia and carers: access, experiences, outcomes. I am currently involved in the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) South London Social Care theme programme of work. As part of this, I founded and convene the Day Centre Research Forum.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Gerontology, Doctor of Philosophy, King's College London
Award Date: 1 May 2018
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Priorities for day centre support and research, and the importance of centralised supportive information for day centres and their stakeholders
Orellana, K., Samsi, K., Manthorpe, J. & Emmer De Albuquerque Green, C., 8 Sept 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Care and Caring.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding factors influencing residential respite service use by carers of people living with dementia using Andersen’s Behavioural Model of Health Services Use: a qualitative study
Samsi, K., Orellana, K., Cole, L. & Manthorpe, J., 4 Apr 2023, In: Aging and Mental Health. 27, 10, p. 1946-1955 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What happens in English generalist day centres for older people? Findings from case study research
Orellana, K., Manthorpe, J. & Tinker, A., 17 Mar 2023, London: NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce, The Policy Institute, King's College London.Research output: Book/Report › Report › peer-review
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Is it worth it? Carers’ views and expectations of residential respite for people living with dementia during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic
Samsi, K., Cole, L., Orellana, K. & Manthorpe, J., 12 Jan 2022, In: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 37, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Caring in company: a pre-Covid snapshot of day centres in south London: Report of a mapping exercise of publicly available information from four south London boroughs
Emmer De Albuquerque Green, C., Orellana, K., Manthorpe, J. & Samsi, K., 21 May 2021, London: NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South London. 54 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Projects
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Taking a break: Use of residential respite by people with dementia and carers: experiences, access, outcomes
Samsi, K., Manthorpe, J., Cole, L. & Orellana, K.
1/02/2019 → 31/01/2021
Project: Research
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The future of day centres for older people: in search of the evidence on their role, outcomes and commissioning
Manthorpe, J., Tinker, A. & Orellana, K.
22/09/2014 → 21/09/2017
Project: Research
Activities
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The contribution and potential of day centres for older people: realities and perspectives
Katharine Orellana (Speaker), Jill Manthorpe (Speaker) & Anthea Tinker (Speaker)
21 Sept 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Reflections on co-designing resources for day centres and their stakeholders
Katharine Orellana (Speaker), Christina Newton (Speaker) & Kritika Samsi (Speaker)
6 Jul 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Using ASCOT INT4 to investigate the impact of older people’s day centres
Katharine Orellana (Invited speaker), Jill Manthorpe (Speaker) & Anthea Tinker (Speaker)
12 Oct 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Stakeholders’ perspectives on day centres’ policy relevance and priorities in changing contexts of ageing
Katharine Orellana (Speaker), Kritika Samsi (Speaker), Jill Manthorpe (Speaker), Caroline Emmer De Albuquerque Green (Speaker) & Anthea Tinker (Speaker)
7 Jul 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Five things carers of people living with dementia say they learned about residential respite
Kritika Samsi (Speaker), Katharine Orellana (Speaker), Laura Cole (Speaker) & Jill Manthorpe (Speaker)
7 Jul 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Thesis
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The role and purpose of generalist day centres for older people: Case studies of four day centres from multiple perspectives
Author: Orellana, K., 2018Supervisor: Manthorpe, J. (Supervisor) & Tinker, A. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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