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Understanding the experience of moving a loved one to a long-term care facility
— family members' perspectives | | Author(s) | Gillian Flynn Reuss, Sherry L Dupuis, Kyle Whitfield |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 45, no 1, 2005 |
| Pages | pp 17-46 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Admission [care homes] ; Admission [nursing homes] ; Attitude ; The Family ; Family care ; Social surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | The authors describe a project designed to develop an understanding of family members' experiences of moving a loved one to a long-term care facility and to identify ways in which facilities might help ease this process. 21 semi-structured interviews were conducted with family members who had recently moved a relative into one of three long-term care facilities in Southern Ontario, Canada. Several factors appeared to contribute to the overall experience of the move to long-term care, and either served to impede or facilitate a positive transition for families. These factors included: the experience during the waiting process; preparation for the move; ease of the actual move; control over decisions; communication throughout the process; support from others; and family and resident perceptions and attitudes towards the move. Easing the difficult aspects of moving a relative to a long-term care setting can be facilitated with better preparation and support from facilities and community services. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-061026005 A |
| Classmark | KW:QKH: LHB:QKH: DP: SJ: P6:SJ: 3F: 7S |
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