Research evidence base

Communication interventions in care homes for older adults

Click and go to page 46 to read our article written by Lydia Davis for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) Bulletin magazine on supporting communication in care homes for older adults: Bulletin-Summer-2022

Click to read our systematic review of language and communication interventions in care homes: Systematic review Davis et al 2022

Click to read our research survey paper about the views and reported practices of SLTs and activities staff in care homes STARs survey paper Davis et al. 2024

 

Intergenerational Engagement

Click to read a qualitative evaluation of the Intergenerational Programme at Nightingale House residential care home by Dr Ali Somers: The-Intergenerational-Programme-at-Nightingale-House

 

Animal Assisted Therapy interventions for older adults

Wood et al (2017). Animal-assisted therapies and dementia: A systematic mapping review using the Lived Environment Life Quality (LELQ) Model. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 71,7105190030. DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2017.027219