Learning on the job: Developing care home staff support services in response to Covid-19

Abstract

Psychologists working with older people have responded to the need to support staff working in care homes during the Covid-19 pandemic. This paper describes the results of a survey of staff offering this type of support. It highlights the diverse offer that was developed at speed in this context as well as the barriers and facilitators for care home staff accessing support. Learning from this rapid initial response will be crucial for services working to support longer-term recovery and recommendations are made from our findings to inform future work.