A new grant scheme being run by Age Cymru and the Burdett Trust is aimed at nursing and residential care home providers who want to improve the dignity and respect of their residents.
Nursing and residential care home managers can now apply for grants of up to £10,000 for innovative projects that promote dignity and respect for their residents.
John Moore, the manager of the My Home Life Cymru programme at Age Cymru said: “Dignity and respect are two basic requirements for anyone to maintain a good quality of life while living in a nursing or residential care home.
“The Burdett Trust & Age Cymru Grants Programme wants to encourage continuous improvement in these areas by [sic] staff working in nursing and residential care homes across Wales.
”We want to fund innovative projects that promote dignity and respect for care home residents and support the My Home Life Cymru ethos of relationship-centred care and evidence-based practice.
“Projects that apply for funding must also be able to demonstrate clear learning that can be shared with other nursing and residential care homes across Wales,” he added.
Can I apply for a grant?
If you are a nursing or care professional working in a residential care home in Wales, or a care home manager in Wales, you can apply to the Burdett Trust & Age Cymru Grant Programme. Grant applications must fit in with at least one of the My Home Life Cymru themes:
- Personalisation – maintaining identity, supporting a person-centred approach; creating community; sharing decision-making
- Navigation – managing transitions; improving health and healthcare; supporting good end of life
- Transformation – keeping workforce fit for practice; promoting a positive culture
Projects need to start by September 2013 and can take up to 12 months for completion. Grants of up to £10,000 are available.