‘Care...about physical activity (CAPA) improvement programme’
The ‘Care...about physical activity (CAPA) improvement programme’ will work with partnerships across Scotland to build the skills, knowledge and confidence of social care staff to enable those they care for to increase their levels of physical activity and move more often. Also, social care staff will discover ways to be more active themselves. The Care Inspectorate has been commissioned by the Scottish Government to lead the programme.
What will the programme focus on and what will be involved?
The improvement programme will focus on enabling older people using care services to move more and be less sedentary. This may include care homes for older people, care at home services, housing support and day services. It will be based on the Care Inspectorate CAPA resource pack which you can find at Care Inspectorate website and follow the IHI
Breakthrough model which suggests ways to make improvements through collaborative learning.
Read more about this at The Break Through Series
Several local learning events will take place throughout the programme to bring people together to learn and share. Care staff and local partners will learn together about quality improvement and how to use CAPA. Services will complete a self-improvement evaluation to see what’s working well and identify any improvements. Together, strategies for increasing levels of physical activity will be considered and services will be supported to adapt these for the needs of those they care for. There will be a strong emphasis on sharing learning and good practice. The learning themes at the learning events will be tailored to local need. Some support will be given to services from the programme team and local leads to implement and embed the principles of CAPA, make improvements and carry out discreet pieces of work.
What are the different elements of the programme?
The programme is multifaceted and includes:
- Working with care homes for older people to embed the use of CAPA.
- Working with care at home, housing support and other support services for older people to equip staff to promote physical activity and scope out what specific resources they may require.
- Care Inspectorate staff development
- Developing and testing a module on physical activity to embed into health and social care curriculum
- A national event at the end of the programme to share the good practise widely and celebrate success.
What Partnerships will be involved in the programme?
- Clackmannanshire and Stirling
- Perth and Kinross
- Glasgow City
- East Renfrewshire
- North Lanarkshire
- Inverclyde
- Aberdeenshire
- East Ayrshire
To find out more about this please read the document attached below.