Depression among older people living in care homes

Members of the British Geriatrics Society and the Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry at the Royal College of Psychiatry both have expertise in providing high quality treatment and care for older people.

Geriatricians and old age psychiatrists work with older people with depression on a daily basis, and share a concern about the significant levels of depression among those older people who live in care homes.  

In 2017 they decided to carry out a joint project to collate and showcase examples of the best practice that flows from effective interdisciplinary collaboration and practice in treating depression in older people living in care homes.