Allan, Stephen https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1208-9837
Rand, Stacey https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9071-2842
Towers, Ann-Marie https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3597-1061
De Corte, Kaat https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4370-2606
Tracey, Freya https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9958-9867
Crellin, Elizabeth https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8774-224X
Lloyd, Therese https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5915-6136
Carroll, Rachael E. https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1838-1699
Palmer, Sinead https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8106-3078
Webster, Lucy https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9152-4990
Gordon, Adam https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1676-9853
Smith, Nick https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9793-6988
Akdur, Gizdem https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7326-4750
Killett, Anne https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4080-8365
Spilsbury, Karen https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6908-0032
Goodman, Claire https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8938-4893
Funding for this research was provided by:
Health Services and Delivery Research Programme (HS&DR NIHR127234, HS&DR NIHR127234, HS&DR NIHR127234, HS&DR NIHR127234, HS&DR NIHR127234, HS&DR NIHR127234, HS&DR NIHR127234, HS&DR NIHR127234, HS&DR NIHR127234, HS&DR NIHR127234, HS&DR NIHR127234, HS&DR NIHR127234, HS&DR NIHR127234, HS&DR NIHR127234, HS&DR NIHR127234, HS&DR NIHR127234)
Article History
Received: 27 June 2024
Accepted: 9 March 2025
First Online: 5 April 2025
Declarations
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: The study was granted ethical approval from the London Queen’s Square Research Ethics Committee (22/LO/0250). Within participating homes, all permanent residents (65 years or older) were eligible to take part, including those lacking capacity to consent. Where residents were not able to consent for themselves, a nominated or personal consultee was consulted to represent their views and offer advice about participation on their behalf as defined by the Mental Capacity Act. Residents in their last weeks of life (as judged by staff) were excluded. Consent was obtained from residents to access, extract and link pseudonymised data from their care home, health and social care records.
: Not applicable.
: Authors SA, SR, AMT and NS are part of the developer team for the ASCOT.