Care home support

Care home support for residents with sight and hearing loss. We have compiled a resource guide to help care homes residents who have sight and hearing loss.

People with sensory loss are more likely to have difficulty with moderate exercise, mental stimulation, maintaining social contact and healthy eating resulting in poor health outcomes.

Small changes can make a big difference

With the right advice and support, such as training in communication and guiding, how to improve accessibility, or using equipment that can help, care homes can support people with sensory loss to live active and healthy lives.

This resource pack has been created in partnership with NHS England and NHS Improvement, RNID, RNIB and ECL Sensory Service.

Key facts*:

  • One in three people in the UK have some form of hearing loss.
  • One in five people over 75, and one in two over 90, are living with sight loss.
  • One in two people living in care homes have some degree of sight loss.
  • Approximately 75% of care home residents have hearing problems.

Hard of hearing or Deaf

Practical tools to help you support your residents who are hard of hearing or Deaf.

Hearing aids

Communication

General advice

Sight impairment

Practical tools to help you support your residents who have a sight impairment.

Identification

Communication, guiding and mealtimes

Sight loss and dementia

Sight loss and learning disabilities

Sight and hearing loss (deafblind)

Practical tools to help you support your residents who have a sight and hearing loss (deafblind).

Assessing and communication

General advice and tips

Contact information about support and services in your area

The following three organisations will be able to connect you to the local services in your area.

Support for residents with sight and/or hearing loss

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