The feasibility of increasing physical activity in care home residents: Active Residents in Care Homes (ARCH) programme.

Objectives: Maintaining physical activity for older residents in care homes maximises their physical and mental health and wellbeing, independence, dignity and quality of life. Unfortunately, most residents do not participate in regular physical activity. Active Residents in Care Homes, ARCH, was designed to increase physical activity by facilitating whole-system change in a care home.

Active Residents in Care Homes (ARCH): study protocol to investigate the implementation and outcomes of a whole-systems activity programme in residential care homes for older people.

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness, acceptability and costs of Active Residents in Care Homes, ARCH - a programme aiming to increase opportunities for activity in older care home residents.

Design: Feasibility study.

Setting: Residential care homes for older people.

Using a sonographic simulator to assess residents before overnight call.

Objective: The purpose of our study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a sonographic simulator in evaluating residents before their taking overnight call.

Materials And Methods: A sonographic simulator was used to teach and evaluate two consecutive classes of first-year radiology residents. A test consisting of 10 cases was given to each resident.