RESIDENT ABUSE IN AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY

Resident Abuse in an Assisted Living Facility

Introduction

Background

Studies that have searched residents' standpoints on quality of life point that one extremely assessed element is the level of independence and community residents' practice (Pearson, 1993). Research also shows that residents overpoweringly choose private rooms, mainly since of the assure much space gives over daily life and the greater chance to provide rooms to reflect personal tastes and past identities (Baker, 1998). Reference to other research facilities in and affect the physical quality of life, treatment and social environment and other factors. (8 or fewer residents) small-scale facilities, researchers found the most critical variable that affects mental health of the residents are for their own good health assessments, personal feel comfortable home, in the physical and social environment, and other quality the relationship between residents and special dietary supplies, and service costs (Morgan, 1995). A, 40 or more residents (Lehman Brothers, 1982) to determine the privacy, and their families, and friends at home, work, and get most of the factors and life satisfaction of the relevant legal assistance to the family of chronic mental patients. The difference is extensive literature describes the nursing home environment, comparatively little is experienced about the micro aided experiencing facility or the residents they serve (Morgan, 1995) environment. We seek to discover how residents in assisted living facilities define this structure, we, like Svensson (1991), emphasizing the subjective and the use of qualitative methods to determine the areas of quality of life is most meaningful residents.

Methods

Research Setting

The adjusting for this research was 17 aided living facilities in a three-region sub urban Atlanta field. Most residents are elderly and residents of homes ranging from 2-75 capacity. The physical condition of their homes, the researchers assessed based on the range of good to Excel, basic furniture and facilities, high-grade rated loan. From 750 U.S. dollars to 2.95 U.S. dollars range monthly fees that range of income, respectively in the upper middle income. Provide medical services to all families in assisted living facilities can usually be, but they are the type and quantity of entertainment is different, and whether additional services, such as incontinence care and support layers, transportation, beauty or barber services, laundry services and linen, were accessible, or incorporated in the basic place. Terns staffing eight different sizes and the owners care about the residents involved.

Literature Review

The study identified 14 quality lives, from the data has become an important auxiliary residents domain. This focus on quality of life for broad levels and areas of overlap is similar to the literature (stew of art and the King, 1994) found that other broad definition. Although extensive attention most of the residents of each area, significant differences noted in their areas and the relative importance of specific components. The most obvious areas to determine the relationship between social environment and physical facilities, and most people affected, to varying degrees, the structure and the nursing process to ...