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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.
Death and dying in a nursing home
- Author:
- SMITH Paul
- Publisher:
- University of East Anglia
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 39p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
Research study looking at the way people die in nursing homes. Based on a literature review and on empirical research involving visits to five private nursing homes and interviews with staff and residents.
Residential and nursing homes: residents' and managers' views
- Authors:
- COONEY Margaret, WILKINSON Althea
- Publisher:
- Newham. Social Services Department
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 25p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Survey of older people placed by Newham SSD in nursing and residential care, carried out as part of the best value consultation process.
Residents views and quality improvement in homes for older people
- Authors:
- BOLDY Duncan, BARTLETT Helen
- Journal article citation:
- Managing Community Care, 6(5), October 1998, pp.200-206.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Taking the views of the residents of homes into account is an important objective in the context of community care reforms. This article describes the development in Australia of a systematic, credible approach to realising that objective and recommends a similar application in the UK.
Settling in and moving on: transience and older people in care homes
- Authors:
- REED Jan, PAYTON Valerie Roskell, BOND Senga
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 32(2), June 1998, pp.151-165.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Examines the experiences of older people who moved into nursing and residential care homes, interviewing them at four points, from before the move to up to six months afterwards. A key finding was that older people were actively involved in the process of settling into homes and forming new friendships. Participant data also indicated that these older people had often experienced many moves in recent years, as their need for care had changed, and following them through after their inclusion in the study indicated that, for some, there were more moves to come. These data place the debates about assessment, and the identified problem of 'misplacement' in a different light.
PSSRU survey of residential and nursing home care
- Author:
- DARTON Robin
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Research Review, 5, May 1998, pp.26-30.
- Publisher:
- Personal Social Services Research Unit
Outlines how, from 1st April 1993, new arrangements were introduced for the assessment of applicants for public funding for residential and nursing home care. There is considerable interest in the effects of the changes introduced on the characteristics of individuals admitted to home. Describes a study of residential and nursing home care for elderly people which provides profiles of both new admissions to homes and existing residents. In addition, the surveys were designed to enable comparisons to be made with previous surveys of residential and nursing home care.
The effects of an enhanced environment on nursing home residents who pace
- Authors:
- COHEN-MANSFIELD Jiska, WERNER Perla
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 38(2), April 1998, pp.199-208.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Reports on a study which sought to enhance the well-being of older nursing home residents in the USA who pace and wander by enriching their nursing home environment. Visual, auditory, and olfactory stimuli were added to the nursing home unit environment. Results found that participants seemed to prefer the enhanced environments by choosing to spend more time in them, and by sitting on benches in those environments. There was a trend toward less trespassing, exit-seeking, and other agitated behaviours being exhibited in the enhanced environment, and residents were observed to manifest more pleasure in it.
The relationship of demographic factors, locus of control and self-efficacy to successful nursing home adjustment
- Authors:
- JOHNSON Brian D., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 38(2), April 1998, pp.209-216.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Presents the findings of one study investigating demographic and psychological predictors of older adults' successful adjustment to a nursing home. Predictors included demographic variables, locus of control, and self-efficacy beliefs. Successful adjustment was defined by activity level and by positive and negative affect. Findings suggest that demographic variables were not effective predictors of successful adjustment. Perceived self-efficacy accounted for more of the unique variance in adjustment than locus of control. Results are discussed in the context of improving resident adjustment to nursing home environments.
Dementia in United States nursing homes: descriptive epidemiology and implications for long-term residential care
- Authors:
- MAGAZINER J., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Aging and Mental Health, 2(1), February 1998, pp.28-35.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Using data from the 1985 National Nursing Homes Survey in the USA, the health and functioning of demented and non-demented nursing home residents are compared, and alternate forms of long-term residential care are identified. Analyses indicate that there is considerable overlap in the health and functional status of nursing home residents with and without dementia. Concludes the traditional nursing home is one option for providing long-term residential care for these persons. Alternate residential care facilities such as board and care homes, sheltered housing and adult foster care are other options whose use is growing, especially for those not requiring continuous supervision and medical care.
Living in someone else's home: the concept of negotiation, the process of ownership and the role of relationships in homes for older people; the 1997 Graham Lecture, delivered at the Ismaili Centre, London, 4 November 1997
- Author:
- CLOUGH Roger
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 36p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Paper focusing on the relationship of the people who live in residential care and nursing homes to the place where they live and to other people who live and work there.