Challenges faced by residential aged care staff in decision-making for residents with dementia.

Dementia
Nadine CameronMichael Bauer

Abstract

Care staff in residential aged care facilities (nursing homes) in Australia are obligated, under the Australian National Framework for Action on Dementia 2015-2019, to support residents to exercise choice and make decisions. Research indicates, however, that care staff are often given little guidance regarding which residents' decisions should be supported or how to make decisions on their behalf. This lack of guidance can result in a denial of residents' rights and inconsistent treatment by staff, placing residents' wellbeing at risk. Through providing an analysis of the responses of staff at RACFs in Victoria and Queensland to two case scenarios, this study seeks to provide some understanding of the difficulties staff face in supporting residents' self-determination and their own need for greater organisational support.

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