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Direct linkLeutz, Walter; Bishop, Christine E.; Dodson, Lisa – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: To investigate how a partnership between labor and management works to change the organization and focus of nursing home frontline work, supporting a transition toward person-centered care (PCC) in participating nursing homes. Design and Methods: Using a participatory research approach, we conducted case studies of 2 nursing homes…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Quality of Life, Unions, Nursing Homes
Mazur, Artur; Jarochowicz, Sabina; Oltarzewski, Mariusz; Sykut-Cegielska, Jolanta; Gradowska, Wanda; Januszek-Trzciakowska, Aleksandra; O'Malley, Grace; Kwolek, Andrzej – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Background: The aim of the study was to determine neurological and neuropsychiatric manifestations in a group of patients with previously undiagnosed or untreated phenylketonuria (PKU) in the south-eastern part of Poland. Methods: The study was conducted among 400 adults with severe intellectual disability who were born prior to neonatal screening…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Seizures, Quality of Life, Patients
Shura, Robin; Siders, Rebecca A.; Dannefer, Dale – Gerontologist, 2011
Purpose: This study's purpose was to advance the process of culture change within long-term care (LTC) and assisted living settings by using participatory action research (PAR) to promote residents' competence and nourish the culture change process with the active engagement and leadership of residents. Design and Methods: Seven unit-specific PAR…
Descriptors: Nursing Homes, Health Services, Health Facilities, Action Research
Degenholtz, Howard B.; Rosen, Jules; Castle, Nicholas; Mittal, Vikas; Liu, Darren – Gerontologist, 2008
Purpose: Previous research on nursing home resident quality of life (QOL) has mainly been cross-sectional. This study examined the association between changes in QOL and changes in resident clinical factors. Design and Methods: A longitudinal study of resident QOL was conducted in two nursing homes. Self-report interviews using a multidimensional…
Descriptors: Interviews, Physical Disabilities, Health Conditions, Quality of Life
Sheehan, Nancy W.; Oakes, Claudia E. – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: Bringing state-subsidized assisted living services (ALS) into congregate housing (CH) is a strategy for reducing rates of nursing home placement. This article discusses CH residents' reactions as a new ALS program was introduced in their housing, and it provides recommendations for others who are considering the implementation of similar…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Quality of Life, Nursing Homes, Health Facilities
Zeisel, John; Silverstein, Nina M.; Hyde, Joan; Levkoff, Sue; Lawton, M. Powell; Holmes, William – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: We systematically measured the associations between environmental design features of nursing home special care units and the incidence of aggression, agitation, social withdrawal, depression, and psychotic problems among persons living there who have Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder. Design and Methods: We developed and tested a…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Quality of Life, Nursing Homes, Health Facilities
