Quality Assisted Living : Informing Practice Through Research /

Considering that seventy-four million baby boomers will be the next generation of assisted living residents, there is a great need to create, sustain, and evaluate quality in these settings. Whereas most books focus on quality of care, this is the only volume to explicitly delve into the lives of th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Morgan, Leslie A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer Pub., ©2012.
Temas:
Old age homes.
Nursing homes.
Congregate housing.
Older people > Care.
Hospitals, Convalescent.
Older people.
Homes for the Aged
Aged
Health Services for the Aged
Nursing Homes
Assisted Living Facilities
Aged, 80 and over
Foyers pour personnes âgées.
Établissements de soins, de cure, etc.
Habitat collectif.
Personnes âgées > Soins.
Personnes âgées.
retirement homes.
homes for the aged.
nursing homes.
personal care homes.
congregate housing.
elderly.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Abuse > Elder Abuse.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Eldercare.
Older people
Hospitals, Convalescent
Congregate housing
Nursing homes
Old age homes
Older people > Care
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Quality in assisted living: hearing residents' voices
  • The everyday experience of quality in a "soft institution"
  • A culture of caring
  • Hidden complexity: food and dining in assisted living
  • Autonomy in assisted living
  • External constraints: regulations, rules, and financial realities
  • Broadening our perspectives on quality: change over time in the quality balance
  • Moving toward quality balance: lessons learned from residents
  • Appendix: Research methods used for the study.

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