The VIVALDI Social Care Project is a national government-funded research project led by the Outstanding Society, Care England, and University College London. We are working together to tackle the problem of infection and outbreaks in care homes.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, people in care homes worked together with researchers and the Government to work out how to stop COVID-19. We want to build on what we learned in the pandemic to tackle infections and outbreaks, like flu and norovirus, which have a major negative impact on residents and their families. The first step to do this is to measure infections and outbreaks in each care home. The NHS already measures infection levels in hospitals, but no one measures infections in care homes.

Addressing these challenges requires innovative solutions, and one such approach is VIVALDI Social Care. This simple yet powerful strategy can lead to substantial improvements in how infections are handled and prevented in care homes not only having a positive impact on the people living in homes but people visiting and working in care homes.

By taking part, you can help us prevent and reduce infections, reports will be shared with care homes and policymakers so we can work out how to improve care.

Click here to listen to Stephen Fry explain the project during a short animation.

We are delighted to say we now have all ICBs with care home representation