Importance of Research in Health and Social Care: A Study on Nursing Homes

HSO4008 Introduction to
research and evidence based
practice

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Justification of chosen topic...................................................................................................3
Importance of research in health and social care....................................................................4
Qualitative and quantitative data............................................................................................5
Introduction of the article.......................................................................................................6
Research method used by author............................................................................................7
Validity and reliability of the article......................................................................................8
Finding....................................................................................................................................9
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Health and social care refers to the term which related with the services that are available in
health and social care which can includes within UK. In this chosen area is social care support
(Nursing Homes) in which there is need to delivery effective care and support to individual
which can provide better impact on improving quality of life. The major of role which is
performed by the chosen health and social care sector is to provide support and care to the
number of people. In addition to this, the role of nursing is termed as place which is associated
with the people who don’t need to be in the hospital but they cannot have cared for at home
(Alftberg and et. al., 2018). Therefore, most of the nursing home have the nursing aides and they
have skilled nurses on the hand which is defined with 24 hours a day. Moreover, the some of the
nursing home are usually prepared to look like as hospital, they are filled with facility and
equipment which is followed for the care and support of patient. In this project, the discussion is
based on the health and social care which is chosen as nursing home as support care for the
population. In addition to this, the current statistic which is based on the nursing home. The
statement of NHS and NICE is also evaluated. However, importance of the research in health
and social care is also analysed with the aspect of tow article which is provide detail contrast of
research methodology which include validity and reliability of the research (Barnett and et. al.,
2020).
MAIN BODY
Justification of chosen topic
With this contrast the nursing home or the care home is selected as area for the health and
social care. In this, the nursing home or care home is also called as the skill nursing facilities that
help to provide the wide range of health and personal care service. In addition to this, the service
which is usually focus on the medical care which is more than the most of the assisted living
facilities. Therefore, the service is usually including nursing care which is based on the 24 hours’
supervision, three meals a day and the assistance with everyday activities. Rehabilitation service
which is based on the physical, occupational, and speech therapy which is made to be available.
There are some of the people who used to stay at the nursing home for the minor period after
taking discharge from the hospital. After the recovery of the patient. They used to take help from
the nursing home which is based on the residents live there which is permanently because they

have ongoing physical or the issue which usually require constant care and the supervision
(Brodtkorb and et. al., 2019).
Board and care homes is defined as the called residential care facilities or the group homes
that is based on the small private facilities. it is usually with the 20 or fewer resident. The room
which may be private or being shared. Resident received which is based on the personal care and
meals which have staff available around the clock. Moreover, the nursing and medical care
usually not provided on site.
The National health service is defined as into the care home which big decision and it can
cost towards the money and budget. Before choosing the care home which is associated with the
patients, it is defined that they have worth considering all the portion. The national health service
that have consider a care home which may be best option that they are associated with the
individual. It is based on the struggling to live alone even with the help from the friend, family or
the paid carer. They are based on the need assessment which is suggested a care home which is
related with the best choice. According to the NICE, the nursing care is a place which is
associated with the people care and support. Moreover, they differ from the hospital because
nurses used to take care of their patient as like home. NICE also used to create various guideline
and standard in order to minimise the risk of error and unfortunate events which may cause issue
with the patient. In the aspect of UK there are total 17598 care home, in this, the residential care
is counted as 12,471 in UK and approx. 5,127 nursing home which play role in the development
of quality of health and care among the people (Davidson and et. al., 2020).
Importance of research in health and social care
The research is used to focus on the various aspect which is related with the role and impact
of nursing care home in the patient life. it is helpful to determine the significance of care home
which is focus on the reliability of the patient that helpful to provide the care and support. The
article which is selected for the review of the area which is related with the health and social care
sector. The purpose of the research is to focus on the relationship which linked with assisted
living capacity, nursing home occupancy, and nursing home which is based on the financial
performance. In addition to this, the relationship between assisted living and nursing home
finance performance which mediated by the nursing home related with occupancy. In addition to
this, they also take part in the recent pandemic COVID-19 in order to provide care and support to
those patient who is admitted in the home as home quarantine. In addition to this, the home staff