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| Experiences of a mass interinstitutional relocation for long-term care staff | | Author(s) | Sarah L Canham, Minesko Wada, Lupin Battersby, Mei Lan Fang, Andrew Sixsmith |
| Journal title | Journal of Housing for the Elderly, vol 32, no 2, April-June 2018 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, April-June 2018 |
| Pages | pp 160-175 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Care home staff ; Conditions of employment ; Job satisfaction ; Stress ; Morale ; Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Qualitative Studies ; Canada. |
| Annotation | This Canadian research explored the perceptions and experiences of long-term care (LTC) staff working in LTC and providing care to residents following a mass inter-institutional relocation. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 63 LTC workers. Thematic analyses revealed three overarching themes related to how staff members perceived their relationships with other staff members following relocation. The first theme, post-relocation relationships between staff members, included the sub-themes "Staff are segregated from each other" (physical distance) and "We were a family", to "barely say hi" (psychological distance). The second theme, post-relocation stress, has two sub-themes: "Staffing is our big issue", and consequences of stress: absenteeism and leave. The third theme is recommendations for improving and managing staff relationships post-relocation. Relationships among staff members are integral to working in LTC and providing care to residents following a mass inter-institutional relocation. Recommendations for improving staff relationships and morale are suggested. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-190615202 A |
| Classmark | QRM: WKA: WL5: QNH: DQ: KW: LHB: 3DP: 7S |
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