Most of the care home residents who took part in a study by the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) at the University of Kent told researchers that their actual experience of living in a care home had been better than they expected. The residents interviewed for the study ? once just after moving into their care home and again three months or more later ? generally found that they had more say over their lives than expected.? They also felt their quality of life had improved, their health and other needs were being met, and their social life was as good as or better than it had previously been.? Funding for the study was provided by the RNHA and the Department of Health.? Click to download a copy of the full report or a summary version.