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How to improve activities delivery in care homes

November 25, 2020 by Social Research Partners

Comic Relief’s Care Home Challenge 2 grant initiative was designed to support cultural change in the care home sector by improving the quality of life and wellbeing of people living and working in care homes through meaningful activities. Comic Relief made 11 grants to care home providers from across the UK, the activities were run in a total of 26 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Care homes, Evaluation, Uncategorized Tagged With: Evaluation, SRP publications

What is it like to take part in a SRP evaluation project

August 21, 2020 by Social Research Partners

In this blog post we talk about what is it like to take part in a SRP evaluation project. D-CaFF was part of the Evaluation of Dementia Friendly Community Services in Bury. What is D-CaFF? D-CaFF is an award-winning volunteer run social gathering for people living with dementia, their carers, family and friends. Since starting in 2016 it has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community groups, Dementia, Evaluation Tagged With: Evaluation, Research methods, Volunteering

COVID-19 and evaluation: our thoughts

July 23, 2020 by Social Research Partners

Meeting people and talking to them in person are typically important aspects of data collection in our evaluation projects. These include interviews and observation of activity sessions for example in community groups or care homes.  COVID-19 and lockdown has changed the situation for our clients significantly. Peer support groups cannot … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Evaluation Tagged With: Covid-19, Evaluation, Research methods

Helping you understand what evaluation is all about

May 28, 2020 by Social Research Partners

Your organisation or group is doing many great things that improve the lives of clients, volunteers and members of community, but you might struggle to evidence the impact of this to commissioners and funding bodies. We have written an evaluation guide that introduces the basic concepts of evaluation, and helps you to start to think how to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beginner's Guide, Evaluation Tagged With: Evaluation, Free resources, Free support, SRP publications

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  • Live Music Now: Creating online resources for care homes and others to use during lockdowns March 3, 2021
  • Made By Mortals: Delivering music theatre workshops through immersive podcast adventures March 3, 2021
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We are a profit-for-purpose consultancy that offers various evaluation and research packages to work around your organisation’s needs. We specialise in gathering meaningful and relevant evidence that demonstrates the impact of your work. We can also help you with funding bids for activities and other projects, and provide training and evaluation capacity building.  Read more >

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Latest from the Blog

  • Empowered Conversations: Embracing Zoom to deliver activities and support for people living with dementia and their carers
  • Life Leisure: Online videos, activity packs and upskilling care home staff to deliver physical activities during lockdown
  • Live Music Now: Creating online resources for care homes and others to use during lockdowns
  • Made By Mortals: Delivering music theatre workshops through immersive podcast adventures
  • Dementia Support Service at Age UK Salford: Finding ways to support people living with dementia and their carers during lockdowns

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