scholarly journals Kathryn Hyer's Lasting Legacy in Gerontology Education and Aging Policy Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 142-143
Author(s):  
Debra Dobbs
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Assisted Living ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
Junior Faculty ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
Aging Policy ◽  
Aging Studies

Abstract Kathy Hyer, our dear friend, colleague, former Gerontological Society of America President and Professor and Director of the Florida Policy Exchange Center on Aging, University of South Florida posthumously has been awarded the Clark Tibbett's Award for her achievements in the advancement of the field of gerontological education in higher education. This lecture will reflect on some of her decades of accomplishments including her dedication to AGHE's mission to train and educate students in gerontology. Her greatest achievement is in the area of training and education of long-term care administration and aging studies undergraduate students to be nursing home and assisted living administrators. This lecture will also highlight several initiatives of Dr. Hyer's that involved undergraduate, graduate students, and junior faculty who she mentored including the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Project, NIA SAFEHAVEN and COVID research on disasters, the Dementia Training Academy, Age Friendly Initiatives both nationally and internationally and student mentorship for graduate assistantships through the USF Center for End of Life Care.

scholarly journals Vulnerable Older Adults in Disasters: Effects of Hurricane Irma on Nursing Homes and Assisted Living

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 733-734
Author(s):  
Lindsay Peterson ◽  
David Dosa ◽  
Patricia D’Antonio
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Assisted Living ◽  
Gulf Coast ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Term Care ◽  
The Face ◽  
Qualitative Methodologies ◽  
Hurricane Irma

Abstract Preparedness of residents in long-term care (LTC) in the face of hurricane emergencies is a contested and largely unanswered question. Our prior work involving the U.S. Gulf Coast hurricanes of 2005-08 showed that exposure to various storms on nursing home (NH) residents resulted in significantly more deaths than reported by health care officials. This work also highlighted that evacuation of NH residents, compared to sheltering in place, was independently associated with morbidity and mortality. Hurricane Irma struck Florida on Sept. 10, 2017, prompting the evacuation of thousands of NH and assisted living community (ALC) residents. This symposium will discuss the effects of Hurricane Irma on vulnerable older adults residing in NHs and ALCs using mixed quantitative and qualitative methodologies. The first presentation will discuss morbidity and mortality of NH residents exposed to Hurricane Irma and will stratify by long stay/short stay status and hospice enrollment. The second presentation will discuss improvements and continued barriers to NH preparedness based on interviews with 30 administrators following Hurricane Irma. Using a novel methodology to identify residents of ALCs using secondary data sources, the third presentation will document AL resident morbidity and mortality risk following Hurricane Irma. The final presentation will highlight results of interviews with 70 stakeholders from small and large ALCs concerning the hurricane experiences of residents, including those with dementia. This symposium offers a multi-faceted view of a disaster’s effects on LTC residents across Florida, including novel data from the NH environment and lesser-examined ALCs.

A Comparison of Wandering Behavior in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth R. A. Beattie ◽  
JunAh Song ◽  
Shane LaGore
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Assisted Living ◽  
Challenging Behavior ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Assisted Living Facilities ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Training Requirements ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Staffing And Training

Wandering, a challenging behavior associated with dementia, affects many residents of long-term care facilities and can result in elopement, injury, and death. Most studies of wandering have taken place in nursing homes (NH). Expansion of the long-term care sector over the last 2 decades has resulted in a surge in options such as assisted living facilities (ALF). This study compared wandering behavior of residents (N = 108) in 21 long-term care facilities (15 NH, 6 ALF). Staff used the Revised Algase Wandering Scale-Nursing Home Version (RAWS-NH) to quantify wandering. While there were some differences in demographic variables (i.e., race, motor ability) between NH and ALF participants, no significant differences were found in either RAWS-NH overall or any of the 6 subscale scores. This suggests that the expression of wandering is similar in long-term care residents across all dimensions of the RAWS-NH regardless of facility type. Findings are of concern for those involved in the safe management and protection of residents at risk for wandering, particularly in long-term care facilities with underregulated staffing and training requirements.

A Conceptual Framework for the Design and Development of AAL Services

2013 ◽  
pp. 568-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Queirós ◽  
Joaquim Alvarelhão ◽  
Anabela G. Silva ◽  
António Teixeira ◽  
Nelson Pacheco da Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Living ◽  
Ambient Assisted Living ◽  
International Classification Of Functioning ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Semantic Framework ◽  
Research Investment ◽  
Strong Focus

A digital environment with a pervasive and unobtrusive intelligence able to proactively support elderly people in their daily lives, enabling them to live independently for longer, and reducing the need for long term care is the fundamental idea of the Ambient Assisted Living (AAL). After considerable research investment, there is a good understanding of the domain problem. However, the need to broaden the scope of problems being addressed is undeniable. Ecological approaches for design and development of AAL services are required in order to reinforce a strong focus on people. The chapter presents a comprehensive model based on the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) to characterize users, theirs contexts, activities, and participation, and to structure a semantic framework for AAL services.

scholarly journals EVACUATING OR SHELTERING IN PLACE DURING A DISASTER: HOW ASSISTED LIVING ADMINISTRATORS MAKE THE DECISION

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S699-S699
Author(s):  
Lindsay J Peterson ◽  
Kathryn Hyer ◽  
David Dosa ◽  
Joseph June ◽  
Debra J Dobbs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Living ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Nursing Home Administrators ◽  
Axial Coding ◽  
Storm Characteristics ◽  
Hurricane Irma

Abstract The decision to evacuate or shelter in place during a natural disaster such as a hurricane is complicated and poses risks to long-term care residents. While research has documented the difficulty of the evacuation decision for nursing home administrators, little is known about how assisted living residence (ALR) administrators make this decision. This is a concern given the physical and cognitive impairment level of many ALR residents, the increasing number of ALRs in the U.S., and the frequency of natural disasters. The purpose of this paper was to explore the factors that influenced whether assisted living administrators evacuated their ALRs for Hurricane Irma, a large hurricane that made landfall on Florida’s Southwest coast in September, 2017. This qualitative study used semi-structured interviews and focus groups with ALR owners or administrative staff (N=60) with questions including how they prepared for Hurricane Irma, their experiences during the hurricane, including whether they evacuated or sheltered in place, and lessons learned. The sample includes small (< 25 beds) and large ALRs in the multiple Florida counties affected by the hurricane. A content analysis approach was used. Atlas.ti version 7 was used for initial and axial coding. Prevalent themes included “emergency management planning”, “logistics”, “pressure”, “storm characteristics,” and “staffing”. The results of this study have implications for long-term care policy and training, potentially leading to changes in how ALR leaders prepare for and respond to disasters to improve the safety of residents.

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