Career Development in Adult Social Care Principal investigators: Nicole Steils. Exploring the current state of career development and progression in the social care workforce. Project status: Ongoing
Continence support for people living at home with dementia (DemCon Homecare) Development, evaluation and implementation of continence-related resources for use by homecare workers Project status: Ongoing
Developing the role of Dementia Champions in the homecare sector Principal investigators: Monica Leverton. Defining, refining and evolving the role. Project status: Ongoing
Development, evaluation and provision of an intervention for primary and community NHS staff to help carers and homecare workers supporting people living at home with dementia with their continence (DemCon) Continence self-management guidance for people living with dementia, their carers and homecare workers. Project status: Ongoing
Evaluating the Implementation of Apprenticeships in Health and Social Care Principal investigators: Kalpa Kharicha. Examining the similarities and differences between the health and social care sectors in how they are carrying out the apprenticeship agenda. Project status: Ongoing
Evaluation of the International Recruitment Fund for adult social care Principal investigators: Kalpa Kharicha. The fund aims to increase the number of international recruits entering adult social care, improving ethical international recruitment & employment practice. Project status: Ongoing
Evaluation of the Out-of-Hospital Care Models programme for people experiencing homelessness Principal investigators: Michelle Cornes. Capturing learning from test sites for the programme and evidencing outcomes that are being achieved (2021–2023) Project status: Ongoing
Examining mental capacity approaches to multiple exclusion homelessness Principal investigators: Stephen Martineau. This short project builds on Unit work on homelessness and self-neglect (2022–2023) Project status: Ongoing
Falls in care homes national implementation study An implementation study of an earlier successful project that aims to help prevent falls in care homes. Project status: Ongoing
Forward with dementia Supporting people living with dementia and carers to live well after a dementia diagnosis and helping people in social care who are working with them. Project status: Ongoing