Wild Deidre, Nelson Sara, Szczepura Ala, Kydd Angela
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol.
Nurs Times. 2012;108(12):12-5.
This first in a three-part series explores the nature of the caring relationship between caregivers and older people in nursing and residential homes. It proposes a revision of the Caring For and Caring About model. Using this model, where appropriate, staff move their care approach from a protective focus of "caring for" residents to a remedial focus of "caring about" them; the latter aims to promote self-help and autonomy as much as possible.
