期刊
GERONTOLOGIST
卷 61, 期 4, 页码 540-551出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnaa176
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Canada; Caregiving-formal; Flexibility; Health care policy; Nursing homes
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资金
- Late Life Issues grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research [145401]
- Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research [16738]
- Research Nova Scotia [PSO-REDI-2016-870]
- Alzheimer Society of Canada
The study identified promising staff-related policies in LTRC regulations in four Canadian jurisdictions that support staff flexibility to enhance resident quality of life. While some policies overemphasized safety and security, newer policies tend to provide more interpretive approaches to staff flexibility and broaden QoL concepts.
Background and Objectives: Amidst a complex policy landscape, long-term residential care (LTRC) staff must navigate directives to provide safe care while also considering resident-preferred quality of life (QoL) supports, which are sometimes at odds with policy expectations. These tensions are often examined using a deficit-based approach to policy analysis, which highlights policy gaps or demonstrates how what is written creates problems in practice. Research Design and Methods: This study used an asset-based approach by scanning existing LTRC regulations in 4 Canadian jurisdictions for promising staff-related policy guidance for enhancing resident QoL. A modified objective hermeneutics method was used to determine how 63 existing policy documents might be interpreted to support Kane's 11 QoL domains. Results: Analysis revealed regulations that covered all 11 resident QoL domains, albeit with an overemphasis on safety, security, and order. Texts that mentioned other QoL domains often outlined passive or vague roles for staff. However, policy texts were found in all 4 jurisdictions that provided clear language to support staff discretion and flexibility to navigate regulatory tensions and enhance resident QoL. Discussion and Implications: The existing policy landscape includes promising staff-related LTRC regulation in every jurisdiction under investigation. Newer policies tend to reflect more interpretive approaches to staff flexibility and broader QoL concepts. If interpreted through a resident QoL lens and with the right structural supports, these promising texts offer important counters to the rigidity of LTRC policy landscape and can be leveraged to broaden and enhance QoL effectively for residents in LTRC.
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