Care Home Journey
Follow a resident’s care home journey, through from pre-admission to end of life care. Find out more about risk assessments, short stays, discharge, acute admission, and the role of nursing staff when supporting residents, families and nursing colleagues.
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Available to RCN members
Who is this resource for?
This resource is aimed at nurses and nursing support workers across all settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions.What will this resource give me?
- signposting to high quality, evidence-based resources
- information on pre-admission to a care home
- the role of the nurse in the process of discharge
- understanding the needs of a patient who enters a care home for a short stay
- key points for sensitive communication
- stories to demonstrate aspects of the RCN principles of nursing practice
- advice on supporting residents and family through end of life care
- further links to related resources.
Resource last reviewed
4 Jan 2022
Resource lead
The RCN delivers quality-assured and up-to-date resources for the nursing workforce. Reviewed annually in line with the RCN Quality Assurance policy, all RCN Learn resources meet the RCN’s Nine Quality Standards.
