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Special care facility compared with traditional environments for dementia care
— a longitudinal study of quality of life | | Author(s) | Marlene A Reimer, Susan Slaughter, Cam Donaldson |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 52, no 7, July 2004 |
| Pages | pp 1085-1092 |
| Source | http://www.americangeriatrics.org http://www.blackwellpublishing.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Quality of life ; Nursing homes ; Grouped housing ; Comparison ; Longitudinal surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | The present study suggests that quality of life (QoL) for adults with middle- to late-stage dementia is the same or better in a purpose-built and staffed social care facility (SCF) than in traditional institutional settings. Participants in this Canadian study were 185 residents with Global Deterioration Scores of 5 or greater. 62 were in an intervention SCF group, and 123 in traditional institutional facilities groups. The SCF is a 60-bed purpose built facility with 10 people living in 6 bungalows. The facility followed an ecological model of care that is responsive to the unique interplay of each person and the environment. This model encompasses a vision of long-term care that is more comfortable, more like home, and offers more choice, meaningful activity and privacy than traditional settings. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040913525 A |
| Classmark | EA: F:59: LHB: KLH: 48: 3J: 7S |
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