In recent years, nursing home (NH) researchers have paid increasing attention to socio-
economic and racial/ethnic disparities in quality of care. Although there is growing evidence …

Abstract The Problem: Small-house nursing homes (SH-NHs), including Green-House
Nursing Homes™(GH-NHs), offer commodious private resident bedrooms and bathrooms …

OBJECTIVES: Distressing behavioral symptoms often associated with dementia are not
uncommon in the long term care setting. Culture change with its “person-centered approach …

Background Growing attention in the past few decades has focused on improving care
quality and quality of life for nursing home residents. Many traditional nursing homes have …

Background: Culture change initiatives propose to improve care by addressing the lack of
managerial supports and prevalent stressful work environments in the industry; however …

Nursing home culture change moves facilities toward person-centered care. The current
study examined how people in different roles experienced choice and autonomy in four …

Background: The purpose of this study was to examine whether a perceived person-
centered nursing home environment has a direct relationship with nursing home adjustment …

Purpose This study aimed to explore older adults' perceptions of their daily lives in South
Korean nursing homes. Design We employed a qualitative descriptive study using …

Background Guidance for Senior Living Environments: What Theory Suggests Ecological
model. Elderly persons are subject to all the same norms and preferences regarding their …

Purpose Quality of life has been defined in various ways by nursing home stakeholders over
the years. As such, analyzing the levels of agreement or disagreement among these …