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Rosalie Kane: a career’s worth of “evergreen” insights
- Author:
- DOTY Pamela
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 64(1), 2021, pp.78-87.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The author reminisces about her collegial relationships and friendship with Rosalie Kane over a span of nearly 40 years. She also reflects on the main themes of Rosalie’s scholarly work as a social gerontologist, highlighting seminal publications and why Rosalie’s insights remain valuable and “evergreen” decades later. (Edited publisher abstract)
Caring Times
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Caring Times is the management magazine for the long term care sector. Published since 1988, Caring Times reflects the opinions of the long term care sector, focussing on news affecting the private, public and not-for-profit provider's of nursing and residential care.
Older people and transitions in care: report to the London Borough of Greenwich
- Authors:
- MAYERS Deborah, LE RICHE Pat, HUGHES Mark
- Publisher:
- University of London. Goldsmiths College
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 93p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Research study looking at decisions about placement of older people into long term care in Greenwich. These are made through a weekly multidisciplinary panel, though some cases are fast tracked to bypass the panel process.
A conceptual model for the mobility patterns of nursing home admissions
- Authors:
- McAULEY William J., USITA Paula M.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 38(6), December 1998, pp.726-734.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This article draws from the literature in long term care, demography and geography to develop an initial conceptual framework to explain variations in the patterns of nursing home moves in the USA. The conceptual framework is bolstered by preliminary data from state censuses of nursing homes that asked about the origins of current nursing home residents. The data suggest that a relatively high proportion of nursing home residents move to a different county in the process of moving to a nursing home. The research and applied implications of the framework are discussed.
Reflections on music therapy with older adults from an ethnographic perspective
- Authors:
- SCHNEIBLE Brigette K., GABRIEL Jay F., BRADT Joke
- Journal article citation:
- Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 22(1), 2021, pp.26-39.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: Older adults often navigate periods of disruptive transition, such as rehousing, that can be understood in terms of ritual transformation, a concept that describes changes to the social self in terms of deconstruction, liminality and reconstruction. Music therapy can assist older adults’ movement through these stages. This paper aims to engage theoretical perspectives on ritual to consider the social and cultural transformation of these residents of a long-term care nursing home. Design/methodology/approach: Ethnographic theory and literature on the ritual process are used to reflect on one music therapist’s (first author’s) experience providing music therapy to older adult residents of a long-term care nursing home. The therapist facilitated a collaborative “healing story” whose performative aspects engaged the residents in their own healing process. These experiences culminated in a group songwriting experience with a resident choir ensemble. Findings: The healing narrative involved aspects of the person, selfhood, relationship and culture more than elements of physicality or functional abilities. Music therapists working with older adults may find this theoretical perspective informative in interpreting resident behaviours and needs, identifying and addressing therapeutic goals and fostering a healing narrative. Originality/value: Care and interventions for older adults are often guided by the biomedical model of aging as an illness. While sociological and psychological theories of aging offer alternatives, these are not always prominent in interventions. This exploration of aging and transition as ritual transformation offers one such needed and insightful perspective to inform practice. (Edited publisher abstract)
“It’s about a life worth living”: Rosalie A. Kane, PhD, pioneer of quality of life measurement in long-term care
- Authors:
- GAUGLER Joseph E., SHIPPEE Tetyana P.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 64(1), 2021, pp.52-59.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This contribution to the special issue celebrating Dr. Kane’s legacy in the Journal of Gerontological Social Work highlights her significant scholarly achievements in the measurement of quality of life in long-term care. Following a synthesis of Dr. Kane’s groundbreaking work in this area, we summarize how her study of the measurement of quality of life has served as the foundation for significant practice/policy advancements. We conclude that Dr. Kane and her ongoing legacy in the rigorous measurement of quality of life has achieved her ultimate aspiration: the elevation of quality of life as the central concern when selecting, using, delivering, and valuing long-term care. (Edited publisher abstract)
Characteristics predicting nursing home admission in the program of all-inclusive care for elderly people
- Author:
- FRIEDMAN Susan M.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 45(2), April 2005, pp.157-166.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This study determined overall risk and predictors of long-term nursing home admission within the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in the USA. PACE records for 4,646 participants aged 55 years or older who were enrolled in 12 Medicare- and Medicaid-capitated PACE programs during the period from June 1, 1990, to June 30, 1998, were obtained. Participants were enrolled for at least 30 days and had baseline evaluations within 30 days of enrollment. Cox proportional hazard models predicting an outcome of nursing home admission of 30 days or longer were estimated. The cumulative risk of admission to nursing homes for 30 days or longer was 14.9 percent within 3 years. Individuals enrolled from a nursing home were at very high risk for future admission, when compared with those living alone. Among individuals enrolled in PACE from the community, age, instrumental activity of daily living dependence, and bowel incontinence were predictive of subsequent nursing home admission. Concludes that despite the fact that 100 percent of the PACE participants were nursing home certifiable, the risk of being admitted to a nursing home long term following enrollment from the community is low. The presence of some reversible risk factors may have implications for early intervention to reduce risk further, although the effect of these interventions is likely to be modest. Individuals who received long-term care in a nursing home prior to enrollment in PACE remain at high risk of readmission, despite the availability of comprehensive services.
The changing world of long-term care: a state perspective
- Authors:
- APPLEBAUM Robert A., MEHDIZADEH Shahla A., STRAKER Jane K.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 16(1), 2004, pp.1-19.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Based on data from an eight year longitudinal study of Ohio's long-term care use patterns, this paper describes the changes now being experienced by this industry. Although Ohio has been a state with a heavy reliance on institutional services, the data suggest a change in how long-term care is provided in the state. Over the past eight years, despite an increasing disabled older population, nursing home occupancy rates have fallen from 92.5% to 83.5%. At the same time, in-home service and assisted living use has increased. Concludes by describing how such changes are likely to impact the system of the future.
Care-as-service, care-as-relating, care-as-comfort: understanding nursing home residents' definitions of quality
- Authors:
- BOWERS Barbara J., FIBICH Barbara, JACOBSON Nora
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 41(4), August 2001, pp.539-545.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This study explored how nursing home residents in the USA define quality of care. Data were collected through in-depth interviews and were analysed using grounded dimensional analysis. Residents defined quality in three ways: (a) Care-as-service residents focused on instrumental aspects of care. They assessed quality using the parameters of efficiency, competence, and value. (b) Care-as-relating residents emphasised the affective aspects of care, defining quality as care that demonstrated friendship and allowed them to show reciprocity with their caregivers. (c) Care-as-comfort residents defined quality as care that allowed them to maintain their physical comfort, a state that required minute and often repetitive adjustments in response to their bodily cues. Residents' perceptions of care quality have implications for long-term care practice. The integration of these perceptions into quality assurance instruments could improve the usefulness of tools designed to obtain resident input.
The 'ideal home' study: seeking consumers' views in elderly long-term care
- Author:
- CHALLINER Yvonne
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 10(2), June 2000, pp.8-10.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
Reports on one of a series of studies looking at the quality of life in long-term institutions for older people. The aim of the research was to derive a series of resident-set quality indicators for use in a quality assurance initiative at Hampshire County Council.