Supporting Residents Moving Into Long-Term Care: Multiple Layers Shape Residents’ Experiences

Sussman, Tamara; Dupuis, Sherry L.

doi:10.1080/01634372.2013.875971

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“…For LTC facilities, taking a relationship-centred stance may improve the involvement and support of family caregivers and of how homes are perceived when it comes to making the placement decision. This is in line with Sussman and Dupuis's (2014) findings that interpersonal interactions with family following placement facilitates the residents' adjustment to LTC. In extension to Sussman and Dupuis's findings, staff may also further the residents' and caregivers' adjustment to the LTC environment by offering relationshipcentred support.…”

Section: The First Theme Identified Was Filial and Cultural Expectatisupporting

confidence: 78%

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Singaporean Caregivers’ Experiences of Placing a Relative into Long Term Care

Ramanathan

Fisher

2016

Clinical Gerontologist

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Caregivers experience many difficulties and challenges with the process of providing care particularly at times of transition, such as when the care recipient moves into a nursing home.This qualitative study aims to understand caregiver experiences of this important process.Twelve interviews were conducted with caregivers with an older relative in a nursing home.Thematic analysis identified five themes: Filial and cultural expectations shape caregivers' experience of pre-placement decisions and post-placement; View of the placement decision;Continued impact of caring; Engagement with the institution and Maintaining the relationship. The findings and the post-placement implications are discussed.

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Section: The First Theme Identified Was Filial and Cultural Expectatisupporting

confidence: 78%

“…Themes four and five were reflective of Sussman and Dupuis's (2014) suggestion that the complexity of adjusting to LTC was shaped by multiple dimensions in the transition of …”

Section: The First Theme Identified Was Filial and Cultural Expectatimentioning

confidence: 99%

Singaporean Caregivers’ Experiences of Placing a Relative into Long Term Care

Ramanathan

Fisher

2016

Clinical Gerontologist

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“…New connections and relationships seemed to be facilitated by older people having a positive attitude to get along with others (Brandburg et al, ; Falk et al, ; Lee et al, ), joining buddy groups, and taking on advocate and mentor roles to support co‐residents (Hersch et al, ). Establishing new connections and relationships with co‐residents also seemed to be facilitated by factors such as: involvement in the decision to move into the care facility (Iwasiw et al, ); introductions to co‐residents by resident mentors (Reed & Payton, ); family members actively encouraging and facilitating new social networks in the care facility (Davies & Nolan, ; Sandberg et al, ); and older people engaging with meaningful activities and events such as exercise, music, games, and religious activities and services (Brandburg et al, ; Ellis & Rawson, ; Falk et al, ; Hersch et al, ; Iwasiw et al, ; Sussman & Dupuis, ). New social networks with co‐residents were consolidated by reciprocity, with residents helping each other (Reed & Payton, ).…”

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Facilitators and inhibitors of transition for older people who have relocated to a long‐term care facility: A systematic review

Fitzpatrick

Tzouvara

2018

Health Soc Care Community

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Moving into a long‐term care facility to live permanently is a significant life event for older people. Care facilities need to support older people to make a healthy transition following relocation. To help achieve this, we need to understand what facilitates and inhibits the transition process from the perspective of older people, their families, and care facility staff. Our review generated new knowledge to inform this understanding. We addressed the question: what factors facilitate and inhibit transition for older people who have relocated to a long‐term care facility? Five electronic databases, PsychINFO, British Nursing Index, CINAHL, MEDLINE and Web of Science were searched for the period January 1990 to October 2017. Grey literature searches were conducted using Google Scholar, and Social Science Research Network. Data were extracted for individual studies and a narrative synthesis was conducted informed by Meleis's Theory of Transition. Thirty‐four studies (25 qualitative, 7 quantitative and 2 mixed methods) met the inclusion criteria. Data synthesis identified that transition following relocation was examined using a variety of terms, timelines and study designs. Potential personal and community focused facilitators and inhibitors mapped to four themes: resilience of the older person, interpersonal connections and relationships, this is my new home, and the care facility as an organisation. These findings can inform the development of interventions for these target areas. They highlight also that further research is warranted to understand the organisational culture of long‐term care facilities, how this influences transition, and how it might be shaped to create and sustain a caring culture for older people.

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“…For a number of years, existential questions have been increasingly recognized as a central issue in elderly care and, as such, have been the topic of a growing number of studies (e.g., Gijsberts, Van der Steen, Muller, Hertogh, & Deliens, 2013; Kane et al, 2003; Lee, 2002; Morgan & Farsides, 2009; Nolan, 2011; Orton, 2008; Paley, 2008; Sussman & Dupuis, 2014). Existential questions refer to fundamental issues of life: issues of life and death, our place in this world, what it means to be human, what we take for true and valuable or what makes life worth living (Frankl, 1959; Yalom, 1998).…”

Section: Existential Questions and Meaning In Life In Elderly Carementioning

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The practice of dealing with existential questions in long-term elderly care

Vaart

Oudenaarden

2018

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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Purpose: Existential questions concerning life and death or meaning in life are very salient for many older people receiving long-term care. However, little is known about how long-term care organizations deal with existential issues. This study describes the practice in two long-term care organizations that took part in a Dutch pilot programme on existential questions and formulates recommendations for building a professional quality framework. Method: Starting from theoretical notions on ultimate concerns, life events and meaning in life, organization policy and care practices were explored. Existing documents, in-depth interviews and participatory observations were used as data sources. Results: The outcomes indicate that the long-term care organizations had little active policy on dealing with existential questions; also, personnel had few specific tools except listening closely. Central requirements for dealing with existential questions appeared to involve organizational framework conditions like the availability of spiritual counsellors, having facilities in the building, and clear roles for various actors. Moreover, social-communicative competence building for care personnel was found to be an important demand as well as an organization-wide attitude that puts residents at centre stage. Conclusions: A professional quality framework requires a “tiered system” that differentiates organizational roles in dealing with existential questions.

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Supporting Residents Moving Into Long-Term Care: Multiple Layers Shape Residents’ Experiences

Cited by 29 publications

References 47 publications

Singaporean Caregivers’ Experiences of Placing a Relative into Long Term Care

Singaporean Caregivers’ Experiences of Placing a Relative into Long Term Care

Facilitators and inhibitors of transition for older people who have relocated to a long‐term care facility: A systematic review

The practice of dealing with existential questions in long-term elderly care

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