The Intergenerational Programme at Nightingale House: A study into the impact on the well-being of elderly residents
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March 2019
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Nightingale House is a faith-based elderly residential care home located in South West London. The
Jewish charity Nightingale Hammerson runs the care home and is over 175 years old. In January
2017, a weekly intergenerational baby and toddler group began in the home’s main lounge. This was
followed by the opening of an on-site social enterprise day nursery, Apples and Honey Nightingale
CIC in September 2017. Apples and Honey Nightingale sets aside 20% of nursery places for care home
staff to use for their own children at a heavily subsidised rate. The intergenerational on-site nursery
is the second branch of a local one that has operated for over 25 years and has a long-standing
relationship of visiting and interacting with the care home.
This report details the findings of a study to determine the extent to which the regular intergenerational
programme has an impact on the well-being of elderly residents at Nightingale House. The research
took place over five months and included more than 30 days of observations. Impact is defined here
as observable changes to resident behaviour, and can include (but is not limited to) improvements to
physical mobility, verbal and nonverbal communication, cognitive function, and expressed feelings of
self-worth. While the research framework accounted for positive and negative changes for residents,
almost entirely positive changes were observed.
Jewish charity Nightingale Hammerson runs the care home and is over 175 years old. In January
2017, a weekly intergenerational baby and toddler group began in the home’s main lounge. This was
followed by the opening of an on-site social enterprise day nursery, Apples and Honey Nightingale
CIC in September 2017. Apples and Honey Nightingale sets aside 20% of nursery places for care home
staff to use for their own children at a heavily subsidised rate. The intergenerational on-site nursery
is the second branch of a local one that has operated for over 25 years and has a long-standing
relationship of visiting and interacting with the care home.
This report details the findings of a study to determine the extent to which the regular intergenerational
programme has an impact on the well-being of elderly residents at Nightingale House. The research
took place over five months and included more than 30 days of observations. Impact is defined here
as observable changes to resident behaviour, and can include (but is not limited to) improvements to
physical mobility, verbal and nonverbal communication, cognitive function, and expressed feelings of
self-worth. While the research framework accounted for positive and negative changes for residents,
almost entirely positive changes were observed.
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Age and Generational Issues Ageing and the Elderly Main Topic: Other Care and Welfare Nursery Schools
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