How do care workers learn to care for people with dementia living in care homes? A model of informal learning
Isabelle Latham,
Dawn Brooker,
Kay de Vries
Abstract:Purpose
This paper describes a model of “Learning to care” derived from a study exploring how care workers in care homes learn to care for people living with dementia. The “Learning to care” model is primarily informal in nature in which influences such as formalised training and organisational culture impact care outcomes indirectly rather than directly.
Design/methodology/approach
This study used a focused, critical ethnographic approach in two care homes in England resulting in 63 h of observation of care… Show more
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