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MANAGING AND ADMINISTERING MEDICATION IN CARE HOMES FOR OLDER PEOPLE A report for the project: Working together to develop practical solutions: an integrated approach to MEDICATION in care homes . Centre for Policy on AgeingOctober 2011 Revised April 2012 MANAGING and ADMINISTERING MEDICATION in care homes for older people Contents Page Key messages 1 1 Introduction 4 2 The extent of the problem 1 3 Sources of MEDICATION administration error 7 4 Monitoring MEDICATION 11 5 The use of technology and other aids 11 6 Regulations, standards, guidance and codes of practice 13 7 Making a difference 21 8 Concluding comments 25 9 References and further readings 27 1 Key messages 1. Older people in care homes are among the most vulnerable members of our society, reliant on care home staff for many of their everyday needs. A combination of complex medical conditions may lead to the need to take multiple medications with care home residents taking 7 8 medications on average.

approach to medication in care homes’. ... • Staff awareness is key to avoiding errors. A programme of initial and refresher training in such things as the importance of timing and how to handle inhalers should be established. ... In addition to the individual practical suggestions above there is a …

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