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Balance of occupation in older adults
— experiences in a residential care home | | Author(s) | Deb Hearle, Val Rees, Jane Prince |
| Journal title | Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, vol 13, no 2, 2012 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2012 |
| Pages | pp 125-134 |
| Source | www.emeraldinsight.com/qaoa.htm |
| Keywords | Activities of older people ; Recreation ; Engagement ; Residents [care homes] ; Care homes ; Rural areas ; Participant observation ; Wales. |
| Annotation | Previous studies have shown that care homes fail to address issues relating to purposeful activity. This deficit impacts individuals' psychological well-being, and adversely affects overall health. This study explored the balance of occupation of care home residents in a privately managed care home with 33 residents in a semi-rural area of Wales. Occupation in activity was observed and recorded using a time-sampling frame over 12 hours on 3 consecutive days. Field notes were used to contextualise the data in reflecting the home environment. The findings showed that the majority of residents spent their time in the lounges and remained passive, interacting infrequently with staff and one another. Although the residents were physically cared for, the lack of engagement with staff was indicative of a broader malaise in which emotional, behavioural and cognitive needs were not addressed. The article concludes that older adults in residential care should be supported to engage in being occupied in meaningful activity. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170616230 A |
| Classmark | G: H: DN: KX: KW: RL: 3DB: 9 |
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