Quality in residential care from the perspective of people living with dementia: The importance of personhood

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
R MilteM Crotty

Abstract

Providing quality care for people with dementia to meet the growing demand for services is a significant challenge to Australia and globally. When it comes to planning for current and future care needs, limited information is available on what people living with dementia and their family members consider the meaning of "quality" in residential care services. To describe the meaning of quality residential care from the perspective of people with cognitive impairment and their family members. Qualitative data collection via in-depth interviews and focus groups was undertaken with people with dementia or cognitive impairment living in residential care or the community (n=15), and family members of people with dementia (n=26). Thematic analysis was undertaken to identify key themes. The theme of supporting personhood was identified as the overarching concept of importance to both people with dementia and their family members and as the foundation for quality care. There were subtle differences in how this concept was expressed by people with dementia themselves and their family members. However, for both groups, access to meaningful activities and opportunities to feel useful and valued were identified as important ways to support ...Continue Reading

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