How can the complexity of resident care needs be measured in care homes to inform skills mix, staffing levels and resources?

Background

The Care Home Data Review (CHDR) was a multi-agency (Scottish Government, Public Health Scotland, and Care Inspectorate) review of the national data landscape relating to care homes for adults. The report from the first phase of the Care Home Data Review outlined a number of recommendations around ensuring a coherent and insightful suite of data collections, reducing the burden on data providers and meeting the existing and emerging needs of data users. Work on implementing the recommendations from the review is being taken forward by the Care Home Data Working Group, with representatives from across the care home sector. There are also opportunities for the research sector to help develop care home data through, for example, methodology development.

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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

Social Care Analytical Unit Areas of Research Interest 2026 2029 published 25 March 2026

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