In an increasingly globalised world, it is vital that our care environments make everyone feel at home, says Joanne Balmer, senior director of care and quality, Sunrise Senior Living UK and Gracewell Healthcare
In an increasingly globalised world in which care home residents and team members originate from a variety of different cultures and backgrounds, it is vital that our care environments make everyone feel at home. Whichever country residents come from and whatever their religion, the over-riding priority must be to ensure residents feel comfortable in expressing their culture.
As well as enabling every individual to pursue the values and principles that mean something to them, fostering a multicultural care setting has wider benefits for the entire care home. Residents who are from very different backgrounds can share life stories and experiences and learn from one another about the cultural perspective from which they have lived their lives
Interestingly, there are also significant advantages to promoting multiculturalism in terms of care quality. More and more care homes are finding innovative ways to incorporate multiculturalism into existing forms of care, such as dementia care and intergenerational care. Celebrating a variety of cultures and traditions is therefore something that homes across the country should integrate into their day to day practice, ensuring all residents lead happy, fulfilled lives.
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