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Olivia Luijnenburg

Dr Olivia Luijnenburg

Research Associate

Biography

Olivia Luijnenburg is a Research Associate in King's College London's NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce (HSCWRU). She is a medical anthropologist and has a special interest in residential care for older people, spirituality and health, qualitative health research, and ethics in care. She conducted her PhD research at the University of Surrey on the ethical implications of spirituality in residential care for older people, which was funded by Abbeyfield Research Foundation.

At HSCWRU, she is working on the project 'The other keyworkers in care homes: implications of including domestic staff in social care workforce strategies and practices relating to COVID-19 recovery'. With Kritika Samsi, she also co-ordinates the Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum.

Contact Olivia if you would like to take part in The other keyworkers in care homes study.

    Research

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    NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South London: Social Care Theme

    Researchers at HSCWRU are working on the Social Care theme as part of the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) South London.

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    International educational partnerships to develop the healthcare workforce

    Building on the Unit's earlier review of ethical international recruitment

    Project status: Completed

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    The other keyworkers in care homes: Implications of including domestic staff in social care workforce strategies and practices relating to COVID-19 recovery

    Housekeeping staff in care homes – cleaners, those working in kitchens, laundries, maintenance – are often forgotten but are the backbone of many care homes.

    Project status: Completed

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    Skills gaps in social care: A rapid review

    We are conducting an evidence review focusing on skills gaps in the social care workforce.

    Project status: Completed

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    The Visa Study: Understanding the impact of the Health and Care Worker visa on the frontline adult social care workforce

    Evaluating the impact of immigration rule changes on the social care system.

    Project status: Completed

    PA-3-780
    Social care Personal Assistants in a COVID era [PA-3]

    This study of a sample of Personal Assistants is exploring what the pandemic's enduring impact has been for them.

    Project status: Completed

    Spirituality in residential care for people living with dementia: implementing reflective tools for care workers of people living with dementia (SpiritDem)

    How can people living with dementia in care homes from different cultural and faith backgrounds be best supported with their spiritual needs?

    Project status: Ongoing

    News

    Dementia Research Ethics Resources released

    Unit researcher Olivia Luijnenburg among those behind new guide

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    Expanding the concept of 'ageing in place' to include 'dying in place'

    Professor Linda Yin-King Lee, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, visited the Unit

    Researchers at King's College London

    “Echoes Through Time: The Story of Care”

    Olivia Luijnenburg was at a Coram theatre evening at Hoxton Hall

    Five girls at the Coram Foundling Hospital

    At the March Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum

    Flu vaccination rates among care home staff. The work families undertake during care journeys. Falls prevention.

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    Developing research proposals

    Olivia Luijnenburg's team project for a virtual reality learning platform wins seed funding

    Boy wearing a virtual reality headset with hands outstretched

    At the September Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum

    Topics were: Care Homes Independent Pharmacist Prescribing Study and the national VIVALDI study

    Blue-green concentric circles

    International educational partnerships to develop the healthcare workforce

    What are the benefits and challenges associated with these partnerships?

    world map

    At the Annual Conference of the British Society of Gerontology 2023

    King's researchers were a strong presence at this year's conference at UEA

    People at a lecture

    At the June Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum

    Topics were: Mealtimes for people living with dementia, and the Virtual International Care Homes Trials Archive

    Blue-green concentric circles

    At the Ageing and Spirituality conference, University of Waterloo, Canada

    Olivia Luijnenburg presented her Gallery of Spiritualities at the conference

    Centre for Innovation in Aging

    Events

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    Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum March 2024

    Flu vaccination rates amongst care home staff. The work families undertake during care journeys. Falls prevention.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    20Sepmbchf-780

    Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum September 2023

    Pharmacists in care homes. The public health response to COVID-19 in care homes.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    14Junmbchf-780

    Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum June 2023

    Mealtimes. Virtual International Care Homes Trials Archive.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    15Marmbchf-780

    Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum March 2023

    Transfers from care homes.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    21Sepmbchf-780

    Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum September 2022

    Two Covid studies: Social distancing and isolation. Supporting ancillary workers.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    22Junmbchf-780

    Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum June 2022

    Personal Interventions in Care Homes.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    23Marmbchf-780

    Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum March 2022

    Visiting in care homes during COVID-19.

    Please note: this event has passed.

      Research

      Community_Motifs_Community_p_p_ health_RGB
      NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South London: Social Care Theme

      Researchers at HSCWRU are working on the Social Care theme as part of the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) South London.

      world map-780b
      International educational partnerships to develop the healthcare workforce

      Building on the Unit's earlier review of ethical international recruitment

      Project status: Completed

      pexels-cottonbro-4107278 (1)
      The other keyworkers in care homes: Implications of including domestic staff in social care workforce strategies and practices relating to COVID-19 recovery

      Housekeeping staff in care homes – cleaners, those working in kitchens, laundries, maintenance – are often forgotten but are the backbone of many care homes.

      Project status: Completed

      mind-the-gap-g286c0c4f4_1920
      Skills gaps in social care: A rapid review

      We are conducting an evidence review focusing on skills gaps in the social care workforce.

      Project status: Completed

      home office immigration
      The Visa Study: Understanding the impact of the Health and Care Worker visa on the frontline adult social care workforce

      Evaluating the impact of immigration rule changes on the social care system.

      Project status: Completed

      PA-3-780
      Social care Personal Assistants in a COVID era [PA-3]

      This study of a sample of Personal Assistants is exploring what the pandemic's enduring impact has been for them.

      Project status: Completed

      Spirituality in residential care for people living with dementia: implementing reflective tools for care workers of people living with dementia (SpiritDem)

      How can people living with dementia in care homes from different cultural and faith backgrounds be best supported with their spiritual needs?

      Project status: Ongoing

      News

      Dementia Research Ethics Resources released

      Unit researcher Olivia Luijnenburg among those behind new guide

      Dementia-Research-Ethics-Resources-78

      Expanding the concept of 'ageing in place' to include 'dying in place'

      Professor Linda Yin-King Lee, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, visited the Unit

      Researchers at King's College London

      “Echoes Through Time: The Story of Care”

      Olivia Luijnenburg was at a Coram theatre evening at Hoxton Hall

      Five girls at the Coram Foundling Hospital

      At the March Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum

      Flu vaccination rates among care home staff. The work families undertake during care journeys. Falls prevention.

      Blue-green concentric circles

      Developing research proposals

      Olivia Luijnenburg's team project for a virtual reality learning platform wins seed funding

      Boy wearing a virtual reality headset with hands outstretched

      At the September Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum

      Topics were: Care Homes Independent Pharmacist Prescribing Study and the national VIVALDI study

      Blue-green concentric circles

      International educational partnerships to develop the healthcare workforce

      What are the benefits and challenges associated with these partnerships?

      world map

      At the Annual Conference of the British Society of Gerontology 2023

      King's researchers were a strong presence at this year's conference at UEA

      People at a lecture

      At the June Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum

      Topics were: Mealtimes for people living with dementia, and the Virtual International Care Homes Trials Archive

      Blue-green concentric circles

      At the Ageing and Spirituality conference, University of Waterloo, Canada

      Olivia Luijnenburg presented her Gallery of Spiritualities at the conference

      Centre for Innovation in Aging

      Events

      20Marmbchf-780

      Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum March 2024

      Flu vaccination rates amongst care home staff. The work families undertake during care journeys. Falls prevention.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      20Sepmbchf-780

      Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum September 2023

      Pharmacists in care homes. The public health response to COVID-19 in care homes.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      14Junmbchf-780

      Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum June 2023

      Mealtimes. Virtual International Care Homes Trials Archive.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      15Marmbchf-780

      Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum March 2023

      Transfers from care homes.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      21Sepmbchf-780

      Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum September 2022

      Two Covid studies: Social distancing and isolation. Supporting ancillary workers.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      22Junmbchf-780

      Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum June 2022

      Personal Interventions in Care Homes.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      23Marmbchf-780

      Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum March 2022

      Visiting in care homes during COVID-19.

      Please note: this event has passed.