Letters
Care homes after covid-19
Care home reforms should prioritise quality of life
BMJ 2020; 369 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m2121 (Published 28 May 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;369:m2121
- Eleanor G Stevens, research associate,
- Stephanie Clarke, senior research physiotherapist,
- Jean Harrington, research fellow
- School of Population Health and Environmental Sciences, King’s College London, Addison House, Guy’s Campus, London SE1 1UL, UK
- eleanor.stevens{at}kcl.ac.uk
Points made by other respondents to Oliver’s article concerning the indeterminate position of care homes1 correspond with our ethnographic observations of stroke survivors living in care homes.2 We are struck by the frequent mismatch between expectations—for example, of NHS providers, local authorities, and families—and the reality of homes’ abilities to provide optimal care for stroke survivors.
The covid-19 pandemic has sharply underlined how care homes and the NHS interact or are avoidant during a crisis. Crises notwithstanding, …
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