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ArticleGeriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)

"It's a lot!" the universal worker model and dementia care in assisted living.

Regina L Hrybyk, Ann Christine Frankowski, Mary Nemec, Amanda D Peeples

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Article in Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Definitions of Person-Centeredness for Persons With Dementia in the United States: A Scoping Review.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Regina L HrybykDepartment of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health, University of Maryland, Baltimore County 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, United States. Electronic address: g.hrybyk@umbc.edu.
Ann Christine FrankowskiDepartment of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health, University of Maryland, Baltimore County 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, United States.
Mary NemecDepartment of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health, University of Maryland, Baltimore County 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, United States.
Amanda D PeeplesDepartment of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health, University of Maryland, Baltimore County 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, United States.

Funding

Stigma and the Cultural context of Residential Settings for the ElderlyR01AG028469 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY · PI ECKERT, JOHN KEVIN · 2007 to 2011
$3.1M
Autonomy in Assisted Living: A Cultural AnalysisR01AG032442 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY · PI FRANKOWSKI, ANN CHRISTINE, RUBINSTEIN, ROBERT L. · 2010 to 2013
$2.4M
Alzheimer's Disease and Culture Change in Assisted LivingR21AG055745 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY · PI FRANKOWSKI, ANN CHRISTINE · 2017 to 2018
$419k
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG028469NIA NIH HHS R01 AG032442NIA NIH HHS R21 AG055745
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The culture change movement aims to create a more home-like environment in long-term care settings, promote person-centered care, and support the well-being of staff and residents. One feature of Culture Change is the Universal Worker (UW) model where direct care workers (DCWs) are responsible for housekeeping, laundry, and activities in addition to administering medication and personal support. The longitudinal approach in the ethnographic study on which this paper is based compares data collected from one assisted living across three NIA-supported research grants. This paper focuses on modifications to the UW model following the implementation of culture change over a period of ten years. As DCWs cared for residents with increasing levels of dementia, time constraints under the UW model led to sporadic attention to housekeeping chores and challenged person-centered care. Modifying the UW model, by using dedicated cleaning staff and other support workers, better preserves the intent of the culture change movement.

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DementiaActivities of Daily LivingDelivery of Health CareGeriatric NursingHealth PersonnelHumansLong-Term CareAssisted livingCulture changeDementiaDirect care workersPerson-centered care

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PMID33317815
PMCPMC8432297

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