Enhancing Informal Adult Learning for Older People in Care Settings

“Enhancing informal adult learning for older people in care settings” is putting into practice the commitments of The Learning Revolution White Paper, which reported that ‘learning can improve the health and quality of life for older people in care, but too often it’s missing’.

Funded by the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), the report draws on feedback from organizations and individuals and highlights 10 examples of existing practice, setting out the challenges in providing more learning opportunities for older people in care settings.

An on-line forum has been created on the Learning Revolution discussion-site to capture thoughts and ideas. These contributions will be included in the production of a toolkit of best practice to be published next year. To contribute, visit http://thelearningrevolution.ning.com/group/olderpeople

Visit the website of the project to read more about the project; to view a video of Tansley House Care Home, an example of a learning program in a care home, and to read some comments about the effectiveness of this program: http://www.niace.org.uk/niace-project-helps-older-people-in-care