How do handovers happen? A study of handover-at-shift changeovers in care homes for older people

Caroline Margaret Norrie; Jo Moriarty; Valerie Lipman; Rekha Elawarapsu; Jill Manthorpe

How do handovers happen? A study of handover-at-shift changeovers in care homes for older people

Caroline Margaret Norrie, Jo Moriarty, Valerie Lipman, Rekha Elawarapsu, Jill Manthorpe

Policy Institute at King's

King's College London

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Abstract

This report presents the findings from our study
into the content, purpose and effectiveness of the
handover of information about older residents
between care home staff coming off duty and those
coming on duty. The study consisted of a literature
review and qualitative research undertaken in five
care homes using an ethnographic approach in
which handovers were observed and interviews
conducted with a range of staff.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	King's College, London
Commissioning body	Abbeyfield Research Foundation
Number of pages	32
Publication status	Published - 2017

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