The Leadership Standard helps those in positions of responsibility to achieve leadership excellence in health care organisations that concretely intend to organise their services in a client- and family-centred manner. The contents of the standard are based on research and good practice and are aligned with the “Framework for the Analysis of Management in Health Care Organisations and Proposed Standards for Practice” topic analysed and developed by J.L. Denis et al. (2006).

The professional profiling of elderly carers and the competency assessment tool were developed within the Tenderness for Life project with Erasmus+ funding. The Elderly care worker new job profile and competences tool framework includes key exercises to measure elderly care workers’ performance and skills assessment (with correspondence to behavioural descriptors) to measure its level of proficiency. This provides care providers key information to manage their care workers and to identify training, support and supervision needs in the process of delivering of more dignified care to older adults.

The aim of this study was to analyse the levels and associations between
person-centred care competence and the person-centred care climate as assessed by
professional nurses in long-term care settings for older people / The aim of the material is to inform and educate about the violence against older adults. Reference is made to the signs and changes that the person may present as a result of violence, for easier recognition and treatment.

Podcast episode that explains the difference between leadership and management and highlights why it is essential that all staff members have a clear vision to work towards. The podcast also explains how regular supervision of staff is a sign of good leadership, and talks about the need to invest in co-production and engage people with lived experience to enhance service delivery.