What factors influence staff training in residential and nursing homes?

Reports on research conducted in eight residential and/or nursing homes belonging to six different charity organizations. The organizations ranged in size from local bodies dealing exclusively with care homes to large nationals involved in various other activities. However, staff training is a core issue to all of them, and activity directed towards it has met with varying degrees of success. Aims to highlight those indicators which will minimize failure of the training schedule and to make homes aware of the wider issues which affect training schemes.