Resident Choice: A Nursing Home Staff Perspective on Tensions and Resolutions

This study investigated nursing home staff experiences in realizing resident choice. Twenty-six qualitative staff interviews were conducted in an opportunistic sample from two Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Community Living Centers (CLCs, i.e., nursing homes) implementing the Green House Model. Thematic content analysis surfaced several key tensions at the intra-personal, inter-personal, and organizational levels.

Source: Geriatric Nursing - November 9, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Jennifer A. Palmer, Victoria A. Parker, Dan Berlowitz, A. Lynn Snow, Christine W. Hartmann Tags: Feature Article Source Type: research