Knowing and being known: the qualities that make a long-term care facility a home

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dc.contributor.authorDouziech, Aimee
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Health Sciences
dc.contributor.supervisorCaspar, Sienna
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-29T22:10:55Z
dc.date.available2021-06-29T22:10:55Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractThere has been consistent pressure to transform long-term care (LTC) facilities into more homelike settings. The concept of home within institutionalized care-based living environments is not well understood. For this study, a supplementary analysis was conducted to address two questions: (1) What factors contribute to a sense of home for people living and working in rural LTC homes, and (2) What organizational structures enable or impede a rural LTC home’s ability to actualize the factors that help them feel homelike? Findings indicate that the physical environment should prioritize accessibility and personalization; the social environment should prioritize relationships and opportunities for connection; and psychological considerations should prioritize supporting choice, autonomy, and flexibility. Additionally, a sense of home in LTC is dependent upon leadership that empowers staff and enables a flexible and relational approach to care, which results in residents being truly ‘known’ by their care providers.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5929
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subject0575en_US
dc.proquest.subject0566en_US
dc.proquest.subject0769en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Health Sciencesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Health Sciences)en_US
dc.subjectrural long-term care facilitiesen_US
dc.subjectempowered staffen_US
dc.subjectrelational care approachen_US
dc.subjecthomelike settingsen_US
dc.subjecthomelike environmenten_US
dc.subjectmodels of careen_US
dc.subjectknowing the personen_US
dc.subjectrural communityen_US
dc.subjectrural healthcare settingsen_US
dc.subjectLong-term care facilities -- Sociological aspectsen_US
dc.subjectLong-term care facilities -- Psychological aspectsen_US
dc.subjectLong-term care facilities -- Design and constructionen_US
dc.subjectLong-term care facilities -- Planningen_US
dc.subjectRural elderly -- Long-term careen_US
dc.subjectOlder people -- Long-term careen_US
dc.subjectPlace (Philosophy)en_US
dc.subjectQuality of lifeen_US
dc.subjectHome -- Philosophyen_US
dc.subjectRural healthen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleKnowing and being known: the qualities that make a long-term care facility a homeen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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