scholarly journals Staffing levels in long-term care facilities

2007 ◽  
Vol 176 (12) ◽  
pp. 1736-1737
Author(s):  
K. M. McGrail ◽  
M. J. McGregor
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Staffing Levels ◽  
Care Facilities

scholarly journals Hospice nurse reflections on a palliative care educational intervention in long-term care: An inductive content analysis

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosemary Ann Frey ◽  
Deborah Balmer ◽  
Michal Boyd ◽  
Jackie Robinson ◽  
Merryn Gott
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Hospice Nurses ◽  
Staffing Levels ◽  
Care Facilities

Abstract Abstract Background: Older people in long-term care facilities are at a greater risk of receiving care at the end of life that does not adequately meet their needs, yet staff in long-term care are often unprepared to provide palliative care. The objective of the study was to explore hospice nurse experiences regarding the barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a palliative care educational intervention, Supportive Hospice Aged Residential Exchange (SHARE) in 20 long-term care facilities. Methods: Reflective logs (465), recorded over the course of the yearlong SHARE intervention by the three hospice nurses, who were the on-site mentors, were qualitatively analyzed by two researchers utilizing inductive content analysis. Results: Categories emerging from the logs include the importance of relationships, knowledge exchange, communication, and the challenges of providing palliative care in a long-term care setting. Conclusion: Evidence from the logs indicated that sustained relationships between hospice nurses and staff as well as reciprocal learning were key factors supporting the implementation of this palliative care educational intervention. Challenges remain however in relation to staffing levels, which further emphasizes the importance of hospice presence as a point of stability.

Barriers to Running Therapy Groups in Long-Term Care Facilities

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Sharp ◽  
Kate L. Martin ◽  
Kate Martin
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities
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