care home swimming pilot part 2
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Care home swimming pilot part 2TRANSCRIPT
Go for Gold Challenge Scotland
“Care… about Swimming” Programme
The story of a pilot project with care homes from West Lothian and Perth & Kinross
Carolyn Wilson Falls Service Manager [email protected]
Vikki UrquhartKincarathie Housevikkiadams1@
Care Home Swimming Programme • National pilot involving care homes in West Lothian and
Perth & Kinross – Nov 2013
• 6 week swimming programme.
• Trained Swimming Instructors created individualised swimming plans for each resident to achieve their goals.
• Care home staff gained skills, knowledge and confidence to support older frailer residents in the water
• Some care homes now taking residents swimming.
• 8 week programme currently running again in P&K and another being planned for October 2014
National meeting held
Initial seed planted and interest sought from care homes
Meeting with Perth Leisure Pool staff
Tour of facilities and training to carers
Swimming programme commenced
P&K Experience – Timeline
June 13
6th Aug 13
10th Oct 13
5th Nov 13
18th Nov 13
2 training sessions to carers by Swimming Instructor
New 8 week Swimming programme commenced
February 14
19th Aug 14
Development of documentation – Swimming manual, resident profile sheet, evaluation, information booklet
Swimming Programme
Perth Leisure Pool
Practicalities
• Training• Cost• Preparation for Swimming • Support whilst in the pool • Outcomes
TrainingInitial Training • Swimming Instructors highly experienced • Power-point training and tour of pool for carers• Swimming Manual created with information carers need to
know• A4 Photographs of the pool for carer to share with
resident before first visit
• Information booklet for relatives and friends
Additional Training• Carer training provided over 2 weeks in February 14
Cost
• Transport to Pool – provided by care homes
• Every resident accompanied by a carer (W Lothian had 2 carers with some residents)
• Cost - £2.90 per resident• NHS paid Instructors costs• Care home/resident met refreshment costs
Preparation for Swimming
• Disabled access to the facilities• Currently only suitable for residents who
can stand • Changing facilities –1 disabled changing
area and a few family cubicles.• Support to resident when carer getting
changed.
Support whilst in the pool• Identifying suitable pool time • Getting residents into/out of pool• Had the use of all of training pool• Allocated an hour. • Profile sheet so Instructor aware of residents
limitations and also their goals• All carers wear t-shirts • Continence issues• Temperature of water• Storage of shoes, hearing aids etc
Hoist taking residents into pool
This gentleman who finds walking difficult commented “ When in the water I feel like I am
flying – I can move around freely, its exhilarating”
This gentleman who has recently had his leg amputated learned to swim over the pilot using
the one leg.
Effie - 92 - ” I am just so happy, I now know I can go into the water and swim again. I cant thank-you enough. I plan now to go swimming with my friends. I feel young again”
Being Filmed for STV News!
Effie and Karen at the
Award ceremony
Photo shoot for the local papers with the Provost
Swimming Programme – August 14
Effie – now 93 and frailer – still enjoying swimming – came out of pool and said “Have I
died and gone to heaven!!”
Helen and Vikki
Helen with Vikki and
Nicola at the Award
ceremony