Managers in Long-Term Care

The reformulation of the regulation of long-term care seen in the recent White Paper and Royal Commission in the UK has led to topical debates on long-term care for older people. Given that there are over 500,000 people in residential, nursing and dual registered homes across the country, there has, until now, been remarkably little research on the role of managers in the long-term care sector, the various tasks they undertake in the day-to-day operation of a care home, and the qualities and qualifications they bring to their work. This important study investigates the range of competencies which managers of long-term care homes currently do, and should, possess. The authors look in detail at: managers and management in the long-term care sector policy change and the changing role of managers the future way for training Key issues and recommendations are drawn out, which focus on future training and the quality assurance framework needed in a new regulatory system. Crucial questions are raised, as to what this will cost and who will pay. Managers in long-term care is important reading for social services inspection staff and purchasers, providers of care, social policy academics, students and those involved at all levels in the process of regulation itself.