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Quality of life for diverse older adults in assisted living
— the centrality of control | | Author(s) | Sharon D Koehn, Atiya N Mahmood, Sarah Stott-Eveneshen |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 59, nos 7-8, October-December 2016 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, October-December 2016 |
| Pages | pp 512-536 |
| Source | htpp://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Ethnic groups ; Quality of life ; Sheltered housing ; Projects ; Pilot ; Canada. |
| Annotation | This pilot project asked, 'How do ethnically diverse older adult residents of assisted living (AL) facilities in British Columbia (BC) experience quality of life? And, what role, if any, do organisational and physical environmental features play in influencing how quality of life is experienced? 'The study was conducted at three AL sites in BC: two ethnoculturally targeted and one non-targeted. Environmental audits at each site captured descriptive data on policies, fees, rules, staffing, meals, activities, and the built environment of the AL building and neighbourhood. Using a framework that understands the quality of life of older adults to be contingent on their capability to pursue 5 conceptual attributes _ attachment, role, enjoyment, security and control _ the authors conducted 3 focus groups with residents (1 per site) and 6 interviews with staff (2 per site). Attributes were linked to the environmental features captured in the audits. All dimensions of the environment - especially organisational - influence tenants' capability to attain the attributes of quality of life, most importantly control. Although many tenants accept the trade-off between increased safety and diminished control that accompanies a move into AL, more could be done to minimize that loss. Social workers can advocate for the necessary multi-sectoral changes. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170217232 A |
| Classmark | TK: F:59: KLA: 3E: 4UC: 7S |
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