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Towards personalized care: Factors associated with the quality of life of residents with dementia in Australian rural aged care homes.
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- Interventions promoting family involvement with care homes following placement of a relative with dementia: A systematic review.Dementia (London, England) · 2022Pooled it
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- The outcomes of a person-centered, non-pharmacological intervention in reducing agitation in residents with dementia in Australian rural nursing homes.BMC geriatrics · 2021Trial
- An Integrative Review of Registered Nurses' Understandings of Organisational Culture and Cultures of Care in the Aged Care Sector.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Review
- Development of a Rural and Remote Dementia Training Framework.The Australian journal of rural health · 2025Article
- Association Between Residents' Perceived Importance of Family Involvement in Overall Care Planning and Rehabilitative Therapy Administration in Nursing Homes.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2025Article
- Ten-Year Trend in the Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing of Renally-Dependent Medicines in Australian General Practice Patients with Dementia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Nurses' attitudes, beliefs and knowledge of sleep health in residential aged care: An integrative literature review.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025Review
- "Time is a Big Factor": Aged-Care Workforce Perspectives on Communication Partner Training for Working With Residents With Dementia.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2024Article
- Feeding and Nutrition for People with Dementia in Gerontological Services: A Focus Group Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
- Person-Centred, Culturally Appropriate Music Intervention to Improve Psychological Wellbeing of Residents with Advanced Dementia Living in Australian Rural Residential Aged Care Homes.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- Sociosanitary Legal and Economic Aspects in Nursing Homes for the Elderly in Spain.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- A Scoping Literature Review of Rural Institutional Elder Care.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Adverse Events and Risk Management in Residential Aged Care Facilities: A Cross-Sectional Study in Hunan, China.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2022Article
- Mechanisms of impact and contextual aspects of a dementia special care unit in long-term care: a process evaluation.BMC geriatrics · 2021Article
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Abstract
Quality of dementia care improves with a personalized approach to aged care, and knowledge of the disease process and unique care needs of residents with dementia. A personalized model of care can have a significant impact on the overall organizational culture in aged care homes. However, the dimensions of personalized aged care relating to dementia often remain under-managed. We aim to explore the factors that shape the dimensions of personalized dementia care in rural nursing homes using qualitative data of a mixed-method 'Harmony in the Bush' dementia study. The study participants included clinical managers, registered nurses, enrolled nurses and care workers from five rural aged care homes in Queensland and South Australia. One hundred and four staff participated in 65 semi-structured interviews and 20 focus groups at three phases: post-intervention, one-month follow-up and three-months follow-up. A multidimensional model of nursing home care quality developed by Rantz et al. (1998) was used in data coding and analysis of the factors. Three key themes including seven dimensions emerged from the findings: resident and family [resident and family centeredness, and assessment and care planning]; staff [staff education and training, staff-resident interaction and work-life balance]; and organization [leadership and organizational culture, and physical environment and safety]. A lack of consideration of family members views by management and staff, together with poorly integrated, holistic care plan, limited resources and absence of ongoing education for staff, resulted in an ineffective implementation of personalized dementia care. Understanding the dimensions and associated factors may assist in interpreting the multidimensional aspects of personalized approach in dementia care. Staff training on person-centered approach, assessment and plan, and building relationships among and between staff and residents are essential to improve the quality of care residents receive.
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