VIVALDI Social Care
Our mission is to improve the quality of life for people living, visiting, and working in care homes, while also reducing the risk of infections and avoiding hospital admissions. We endeavour to achieve this through the VIVALDI study that utilises existing data, with minimal input required from care home providers.
Infections like flu, urine infections, diarrhoea and vomiting are really common in older adults in care homes and often cause severe illness requiring hospital treatment.
Outbreaks of infections like the flu spread rapidly, often leading care homes to close and preventing residents from seeing their relatives.
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted why we need better evidence and new ways to protect people who live and work in care homes from infection.
This study aims to reduce the impact of infection and outbreaks in care homes. We plan to do this by measuring the extent of infection and its consequences in residents and by doing research to find new, better ways to prevent infections and protect residents and staff.
Watch the VIVALDI Social Care Update - 10th December 2024
- If you want to know why VIVALDI is important and why we need more research in care homes.
- If you want to know how we are working with residents and families to develop this project.
- If you want to know how are developing our approach to data sharing and information governance.
- If you want to know about the research that has been done in the VIVALDI study.
At a recent Care Home visit Chris Powling explains to Lucy Knight, VIVALDI Social Care Co-ordinator, his thoughts on the project.
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Summerlands are Proud to participate
Mary & Lowela explain why Summerlands are participating in the project.
Mary Watts
Resident and Chairwoman Summerlands Co-Production Team.
Lowela Alcazaren
Registered Manager of Summerlands Care Home