Impact of Global Pandemic on Westgate House Care Centre

Research Project-report

TABLE OF CONTENT
TITLE: To identify impact of global pandemic on Westgate house care centre.............................3
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Background of the study..............................................................................................................3
Aim and objectives......................................................................................................................3
Research questions.......................................................................................................................4
Rationale......................................................................................................................................4
LITERATURE REVIEW................................................................................................................4
Trends faced by care homes in the UK during Covid-19............................................................4
Factors do impacts care home centres during the pandemic situation.........................................5
Challenges faced by Westgate House Care Centre during the introduction of Covid-19 in the
UK................................................................................................................................................5
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY....................................................................................................6
DISCUSSION................................................................................................................................10
Reflection and recommendation for alternatives.......................................................................11
RECOMMENDATIONS...............................................................................................................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1
APPENDIX......................................................................................................................................2
Questionnaire...............................................................................................................................2
DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS.............................................................................................2

TITLE: To identify impact of global pandemic on Westgate house care centre.
INTRODUCTION
A pandemic is worldwide spread of new disease as it is an infectious disease and it has affected
people all over the world (Gholami and et.al., 2021). Millions of lives have been directly lost due
to the disease. It has disrupted essential health services as people had fear of getting affected
with this infectious disease. Hospitality sector was the one that get affected the most from this
global pandemic. There were number of local communities including third sector organisations,
individuals and businesses that helped out care homes to overcome this challenge and providing
qualitative healthcare services to patients.
Background of the study
Covid-19 and an infectious spread disease affeted all sectors and it has increased mental
distress among healthcare providers. This study is based on Westgate House Care Centre, family
run care home facility that offers award-winning residential and dementia care. This study will
discuss effectiveness of research methodology in collection of relevant as well as accurate data.
It will discuss sources of collecting both primary as well as secondary data and their impacts on
accomplishing research aim. Ethics also plays a vital role as it enables researchers in completing
research study in a successful as well as in an effective manner.
Aim and objectives
Research aim
To evaluate impacts of global Covid-19 on overall performance and care quality. Study
on Westgate House care centre.
Research objectives
 To develop an understanding of the trends faced by care homes during the phase of
Covid-19.
 To identify various factors that impact the care home centres at pandemic duration.
 To evaluate varied challenges faced by the UK care home centres during Covid-19.
 To recommend different strategies to UK care homes in order to deal with the pandemic
situation effectively.

Research questions
1. What are the trends faced by care homes in the UK during Covid-19?
2. What factors do impacts care home centres during the pandemic situation?
3. What are the challenges faced by Westgate House Care Centre during the introduction of
Covid-19 in the UK?
Rationale
One of the main reasons of selecting this topic is to help out healthcare provider’s in
providing qualitative care services by identifying better ways and strategies of improving health.
It will help out in knowing challenges, faced by healthcare providers of Westgate house care
centre. By conducting this study, people can be made aware about this concept in a detailed
manner and by knowing problems that healthcare providers faced, people can be made
supportive. Overall, it can be said that outcomes of this study will support healthcare providers in
protecting themselves from mental distress and improving health outcomes.
LITERATURE REVIEW
Trends faced by care homes in the UK during Covid-19
According to the Hollinghurst and et.al., (2021) increasing rise of covid-19 was main trend that
affected care house and healthcare providers to the great extent. This increasing and rises in
cases decreased life expectancy of care home residents. Over 5,600 years of life by care home
residents in Scotland who died were reported. Deaths among healthcare providers accounted for
considerable proportion of all mortality in adults. It increases mental distress among them and
they become frustrated.
Ladhani and et.al., (2020) supported this view and said that due to shortage of healthcare
providers and increasing rise of covid-19, increased overall pressure on limited workforce. They
were bind to work for longer hours without taking rest, without having food and rest on time.
They were not allowed to go home due to fear of spreading this infectious disease. This isolation
after working for longer hours made them depressed to the great extent. Along with this, it is also
found that healthcare providers required resources for dealing number of patients and providing
qualitative treatment. Lack of resources also affected them in a negative manner.