ArticleThe Gerontologist2019
Individualization and the Health Care Mosaic in Assisted Living.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Assisted Living Residents With Dementia: Being Out in the World and Negotiating Connections.The Gerontologist · 2022Article
- Assisted Living Administrators' Approaches to Advance Care Planning.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2022Article
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- Limiting and Promoting Resident Self-Care in Assisted Living.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2021Article
- #MoreThanAVisitor: Families as "Essential" Care Partners During COVID-19.The Gerontologist · 2021Article
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 Regulatory Response in United States-Assisted Living Communities: Lessons Learned.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Communicative Competence: Responding to Residents' Health Changes in Assisted Living.The Gerontologist · 2020Article
- "It's Going to be Different for Everyone": Negotiating Quality of Life and Care Priorities Within Care Convoys.Journal of aging and healthArticle
- Revisiting the Role of Physicians in Assisted Living and Residential Care Settings.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
- A Collaborative Approach to Improving Care Outcomes for Residents in Assisted Living.Gerontology & geriatric medicineArticle
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesAssisted living (AL) is a popular residential long-term care option for frail older adults in the United States. Most residents have multiple comorbidities and considerable health care needs, but little is known about their health care arrangements, particularly over time. Our goal is to understand how health care is managed and experienced in AL by residents and their care network members. RESEARCH DESIGN AND
methodsThis grounded theory analysis focuses on the delivery of health care in AL. Qualitative data were gathered from 28 residents and 114 of their care network members followed over a 2-year period in 4 diverse settings as part of the larger study, "Convoys of Care: Developing Collaborative Care Partnerships in Assisted Living."
resultsFindings show that health care in AL involves routine, acute, rehabilitative, and end-of-life care, is provided by residents, formal and informal caregivers, and occurs on- and off-site. Our conceptual model derived from grounded theory analysis, "individualizing health care," reflects the variability found in care arrangements over time and the multiple, multilevel factors we identified related to residents and caregivers (e.g., age, health), care networks (e.g., size, composition), residences (e.g., ownership), and community and regulatory contexts. This variability leads to individualization and a mosaic of health care among AL residents and communities. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Our consideration of health care and emphasis on care networks draw attention to the importance of communication and need for collaboration within care networks as key avenues for improving care for this and other frail populations.
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