The Impact of Covid-19 in UK Care Homes - A Study on Westgate Home Care Centre

RESEARCH PROJECT

TABLE OF CONTENT
 Introduction
 Research Methodology
 Research Findings
 Conclusion and Recommendations
 References

INTRODUCTION
 TITLE
The impact of covid-19 in UK care homes- A study on Westgate Home Care
Centre.
 AIM
The aim behind conducting current investigation is to evaluate the impacts of
Covid-19 in care homes of UK in context of Westgate house care centre.
 OBJECTIVES
 To develop an understanding about the trends faced by care
homes during the phase of Covid-19.
 To identify various factors that impacts 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 pandemic situation effectively.

CONTD.
 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. What are the trends faced by care homes in UK during
Covid-19?
2. What factors impacts care home centres during
pandemic situation?
3. What are the challenges faced by Westgate home centre
while introduction of Covid-19 in UK?

IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON UK CARE
HOMES

TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT.....................................................................................................................................4
ACKNOLWEDGEMENT...............................................................................................................5
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................6
Background..................................................................................................................................6
Aim and objectives......................................................................................................................6
Rationale......................................................................................................................................6
Significance of the study..............................................................................................................7
Structure of dissertation...............................................................................................................7
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW.........................................................................................9
Introduction..................................................................................................................................9
Theme 1: Impact of the Covid pandemic on mortality risks in care homes................................9
Theme 2: Impediments faced by the authority of the care homes.............................................10
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................14
CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY...........................................................................15
Introduction................................................................................................................................15
Research Type............................................................................................................................15
Research Approach....................................................................................................................16
Research Philosophy..................................................................................................................16
Data collection...........................................................................................................................17
Data analysis..............................................................................................................................18
Ethical consideration..................................................................................................................18
Research Limitations.................................................................................................................19
Research validity and reliability................................................................................................19
CHAPTER 4: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION ..........................................................................21

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................................27
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................27
Recommendations......................................................................................................................28
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................30

ABSTRACT
This dissertation investigates and describes the concept of impact of covid-19 on UK care
homes. The study will appropriately examine the impacts in detailed manner as currently there
are few researches had been done over this special and important topic. The topic was chosen as
it highly requires study towards various impacts that has been face by the UK care homes. For
the completion of this research, the Caring health centre has been taken in order to finish the
study. For this the impact of Covid on mortality risks in care home has been identified along with
various challenges that have been faced by the centre. This dissertation will appropriately
examine negative impacts of pandemic over care homes as well as alternative solutions to handle
the situation in fruitful manner.