The training needs of carers

Author:
  • MSMoyra Sidell
    Moyra Sidell

Abstract
This chapter examines the training needs of carers of dying older people in nursing and residential care homes in Great Britain. It focuses on establishing the need for training to improve the quality of terminal care available to dying residents and argues that bringing in the basic principles and practices of palliative care is one factor that has the potential to improve the quality of dying in care homes. It endorses the Modernising the Social Care Workforce (TOPSS 1999) proposal that training should be resourced as a tripartite approach between employers, employees, and government to fund the necessary training to fill the knowledge, skills, and qualifications gap.