Alexandra McCauley – Falling through the Gaps, Or a Game of Snakes & Ladders (Nursing Home Care) [Video]

This talk features Alexandra McCauley, Company Director and Care Home Proprietor for AKAM Care Ltd.

Alexandra McCulley, discusses the challenges of conducting research in the care sector, using the metaphor of building bridges. She emphasises the importance of understanding the actual terrain of the care home before starting a project, and warns against the dangers of a ‘false positive feedback’ where everyone involved has an incentive to present the research as successful. Alexandra also highlights the potential pitfalls and setbacks that can occur during the research process, and the need for patience and persistence. She concludes by leaving the solutions to these challenges open for discussion.

This recording was made at the ENRICH Scotland 2024 Conference recorded on 15th March 2024 at Edinburgh Zoo. The event brought together a wide range of stakeholders to discuss care home research studies taking place across Scotland with the theme ‘Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice’.

Improving the lives and health of people living in care homes is a major priority, but care home residents are generally underrepresented in research studies. Enabling Research in Care Homes (ENRICH) aims to change this by strengthening support for research outside the NHS.

The network brings together care home staff, residents and researchers to facilitate the design and delivery of research, to improve the quality of life, treatments and care for all residents. ENRICH Scotland works closely with NRS Neuroprogressive and Dementia (NRS NDN), NRS Ageing and NRS Primary Care.

For more information on ENRICH Scotland and to get involved visit:

https://www.nhsresearchscotland.org.uk/research-in-scotland/facilities/enrich

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