Nursing Home Room Changes: Toward a Decision-Making Model

Although nursing home relocation has been extensively studied, very little research has investigated the more commonly occurring phenomenon of room changes within nursing homes. Room changes were monitored in four nursing homes over a one-year period. Participant observation; repeated interviews wit...

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Published in:The Gerontologist 1994-08, Vol.34 (4), p.520-527
Main Authors: Everard, Kelly, Rowles, Graham D., High, Dallas M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adjustment (to Environment)
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Change
Decision Making
Family
Female
Homes for the Aged - organization & administration
Humans
Long Term Care
Male
Nursing Homes
Nursing Homes - organization & administration
Older Adults
Patient Participation
Patient Transfer - organization & administration
Patients' Rooms - organization & administration
Patients' Rooms - standards
Place of Residence
Relocation
Social research
United States
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Summary:Although nursing home relocation has been extensively studied, very little research has investigated the more commonly occurring phenomenon of room changes within nursing homes. Room changes were monitored in four nursing homes over a one-year period. Participant observation; repeated interviews with residents, family members and nursing home staff; and event analyses were used in developing detailed case studies of the room change decision-making process. A model of the room change process and factors influencing this process is offered, involving five distinctive phases — precursors, initiation, decision, action, and outcomes.
ISSN:0016-9013
1758-5341
DOI:10.1093/geront/34.4.520