Co-producing the implementation of falls management in care homes
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Co-producing a novel model and outcomes framework for the implementation of falls management in care homes settings
IRAS ID
313841
Contact name
Pip Logan
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Nottingham
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 3 months, 28 days
Research summary
Falls in care homes are common among older adults living in care homes. A proactive approach to identify and modify falls risks is recommended to reduce the chance of a resident falling. However, in practice this can be difficult to achieve and requires joined up working across health and social care organisations in a local area (now known as an integrated care system or ICS). A recent review of literature recommended that future research into falls management approaches should focus on the organisational systems of care homes.
A programme of research has begun which aims to develop a new of working with staff and organisations to support the delivery of falls management in care homes. This work follows an implementation science approach and is guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. The first stage of the programme was to identify the important parts to include in a falls management approach and how to evaluate if the implementation of the approach is successful. This was done by reviewing literature and asking experts for their opinions. The second stage will explore the contextual issues relating to staff and organisational systems involved in falls management in care homes. This will be explored through non-participant observations and semi-structured interviews with care home staff and residents.
The next stage (which is this research) is to work together with residents, staff and organisations to develop a new model for implementing falls management in care homes and a framework for evaluating if implementing the model was successful. This will be done by a series of workshops. This stage will also evaluate the process of people and organisations working together to produce the new model, known as the co-production process. This will be explored through non-participant observations of the workshops and a group reflection meeting or one-to-one interviews.REC name
Social Care REC
REC reference
22/IEC08/0015
Date of REC Opinion
17 Jun 2022
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion