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| Factors influencing family-member perception of "homelikeness" in long-term care homes | | Author(s) | Stephanie A Chamberlain, Lori E Weeks, Janice Keefe |
| Journal title | Journal of Housing for the Elderly, vol 31, no 4, October-December 2017 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, October-December 2017 |
| Pages | pp 394-409 |
| Source | https://doi.org/10.1080/02763893.2017.1335672 |
| Keywords | Residents [care homes] ; Quality of life ; Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Attitude ; The Family ; Quantitative studies ; Canada. |
| Annotation | A number of long-term care homes in Nova Scotia, Canada, have been built or redesigned with new models of care with expanded care aide scope of practice and neighbourhood-style layouts. This study examined what physical characteristics (bed size, owner-operator), model of care, and relational (family-staff relationship, perceived staff-resident relationship) factors were associated with increased family-member perception of homelikeness in long-term care homes. The authors analysed surveys collected from 273 family members from 23 long-term care homes in Nova Scotia, Canada. A multivariate linear regression was conducted to assess variables associated with increased family-member perception of homelikeness. The authors found that relationships between family and staff, perceived resident-to-resident relationships, and family involvement in decision making were positively associated with increased family perception of homelikeness. No significant associations were found between model of care or physical characteristics and increased family perception of homelikeness. Relationships between family members, residents and staff are integral to family members feeling at home in their loved one's long-term care home. Feeling at home in long-term care is largely related to family member perception of meaningful social interactions between family and staff, and between residents. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180105201 A |
| Classmark | KX: F:59: KW: LHB: DP: SJ: 3DQ: 7S |
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