2853 A frailty education programme for care home staff

Introduction We wished to improve the knowledge of care home staff in Leeds in identifying frailty and managing frailty related problems. Method We developed a frailty education course (www.leedsfrailtyeducation.co.uk) which was then refined and modified to target care home staff. We engaged key stakeholders at the council and the ICB to help develop and promote the course. The course was delivered across 4 venues in Leeds by geriatricians, a pharmacist and a community nurse. Results We had 128 attendees across the four days. From the feedback taken immediately after the study day (n = 69): From the follow-up feedback (n = 19): Attendees also valued the multi-sector, multi-professional expert presenters alongside the opportunity to meet and interact in-person. Conclusion(s) A dedicated study day for care home staff was well received by attendees and feedback received demonstrated self-reported lasting change to practice. Key enablers to the success of the course were: the reputation of the course locally which had been piloted and delivered in different formats previously, tailoring the material to the audience, and delivering the course in several different locations. More regular frailty teaching days can be implemented to capture more care home staff and ultimately improve care for residents.