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GSF CARE HOMES
Gold Standards Framework in Care Homes
Training Programme available as distance
learning via GSF Virtual Learning Zone

GSF in Care Homes

The nationally recognised GSF Care Homes Training
Programme has been used by almost 3,000 care homes over the last 10 years with many hundreds accredited and reaccredited. GSF is recommended by all care homes organisations, NICE, DH EOLC Strategy and by CQC as an example of best practice.
GSF can be transformational in helping to change the culture of the home.
GSF includes care for all people nearing the end of their life, affecting the care from the moment a resident enters your home, not just care in the final days.

How does GSF help you with your CQC compliance
1. GSF provides the under pinning knowledge to help evidence providers are Safe
2. Gaining GSF accreditation provides external assurance about the Effectiveness of your service
3. If end of life care right, the whole ethos of your service is right and therefore helps to evidence Caring;
4. As a GSF accredited care service you will be able to demonstrate you are Responsive to the changing needs of those you support,
To achieve GSF accreditation requires considerable focus and leadership from key individuals in the organisation which helps to evidence Well Led

“What is fantastic about the Gold Standards Framework, is that it is focusing care homes staff minds on how can they make that (end of life care) experience the best it possibly can be”
Andrea Sutcliffe, Chief Inspector Adult Social Care, CQC, March 14

“GSF has enabled us to have a 2 way respect between us and the GP’s and Community Nurses” Rayleigh House, residential care Home Conference March 2015

From £700

“Gold Standards Framework gives outstanding training to all those providing end of life care to ensure better lives for people and recognised standards of care.”

Announcing Flexible new ways of learning and reducing cost

To achieve our aims we now have a range of flexible approaches to training and learning to meet the demands and the pockets of all care homes, to include the newly filmed programme, available on the Virtual Learning Zone or DVD. With a new flexible range of charges, and reductions available, now any care home that wishes to do so could undertake one of the GSF Care Homes training programmes.
GSF Care Homes Learning options include :-
1. The Premium Gold Programme - The original full training programme with 6 interactive workshops, plus added support of the filmed programme for easier cascade of training within the home.
2. Fast Track to Accreditation— Homes already practising some of the GSF standards, and have completed other training, such as 6 steps, they will need to demonstrate that they meet certain criteria and will then be able to engage with the shorter process to reach Gold.
3. Foundation Level – Silver - GSF principles for care homes who are not ready for the full programme but wish to make a start. This step-by-step approach, involving two workshops and homework, also supports homes that later wish to progress to full training and Accreditation.
4. Blended Learning – Gold - With the filmed GSF Care Homes training programme we are offering a ‘blended learning’ approach to include interactive workshops and in-house sessions, offering a flexible and cost effective training package (whole area commissioned groups only).
5. Refresher Training— Bespoke training for areas where a number of homes have previously done the training, but not yet progressed to Accreditation
5. Refreshers - Other combinations including the filmed programme as a refresher for previously trained care homes.

Impact of GSF in Care Homes

• The GSF Centre is the leading provider of end of life training
for generalist frontline staff in the UK
• GSF Care Homes has developed since it started in 2004
• GSF is the most widely used programme in care homes
• Over 90% of GP practices use GSF
• Almost 3000 care homes have undertaken GSFCH
• Many hundreds accredited and over a hundred
re-accredited 3 years on
• It saves money and improves quality and job satisfaction
• Why go for the emulators of GSF now you can go
for the original and best – go for gold!

Quality of care
Better experience of care for residents/patients by Improving staff skills and confidence
Coordination of care
Better communication, coordination and integrated cross boundary care.
“I saw what GSF was providing in care homes, so if it can work there in care homes it can work in other settings—and it does... it really works!”
Dr Pete Nightingale GP RCGP EOLC Lead Lancaster
“GSF has provided a common vocabulary between hospitals and the community, that’s what's made the difference”
Dr Karen Groves Consultant Pall Med Southport
Outcomes for people
Enabling more to live well and die well in the place and manner of their choosing
“It is so fantastic to see good theoretical policies put into practice and I want you to know that your framework really has made a difference...Dad died with dignity, pain free, able to stay in his ‘home’ surrounded by his things and looked after by people that cared and who knew him well. We could never have asked for more than that.”
Relative of a resident who died in a GSF Accredited Care Home

8. Embed
Good
Practice

Homes show sustainability of the processes with almost 90% home death rate many achieving 100%

For further information and costs, please contact the Gold Standards Framework Centre
info@gsfcentre.co.uk • 01743 291898 • www.goldstandardsframework.org.uk

“We hold it (GSF) in really great esteem as a framework to drive continuous improvement and one of the things we find impressive about the framework is the reaccreditation programme which of itsef is always seeking to push the boundaries further to make sure that quality and safety and compassion in this area of care delivery is always being pushed on to new frontiers and we think that’s deeply impressive.”
Alan Rosenbach, Special Policy Lead, Care Quality Commission

‘Gold Standards Framework gives outstanding training to all those providing end of life care to ensure better lives for people and recognised standards of care.’

Context, preparation
for GSF, dignity
in care

NEW!

Needs based coding,
meetings,
working with GPs

1. Introduction

Symptom control
assessment +
dementia care

3. Assess
Clinical
Needs

Advance Care
Planning, goals
of care,
Communication skills

2. Identify

Why use GSF and the GSF Care Homes Programme?

GSF has made my work
SIMPLE to care for my
residents, it has drawn me
CLOSER to my residents
and relatives, and given me
CONFIDENCE in discussing
end of life care
Care Home Nurse,
Accreditation Portfolio

3. Assess
Clinical
Needs

Cross boundary
care, quality of
life, reducing
hospitalisation

4. Assess
Personal
Needs

Care in the
final days

5. Plan
Living Well

Support for residents
& relatives
Spiritual care
+ bereavement

Foundation Level

Blended Learning workshops +
VLZ distance learning

6. Plan
Dying Well

Sustaining, next
steps and
Accreditation

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Previously trained care homes access
to VLZ for 1 year

Full programme plus distance
learning

7. Spiritual
Care &
Bereavement

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Now you can access the new updated GSF Care Homes programme in the following ways-

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• Through distance learning—with use of teaching in your own home via VLZ.
• In different ways– Full programme, Blended or more basic first step Foundation Levels and all at lower cost
• The care homes programme is mapped to Skills for Care QCF qualification EOL 501

From £390

From £500
Introductory offer

From £200

2 workshops plus follow up

2 x½ day & 4 full day workshops,
plus in house sessions via VLZ

2 full day workshops plus
distance learning via VLZ

1 year VLZ for all team to use -
ideal for those not yet accredited