Negotiating Social Diversity in Residential Care for Older Persons

2021 ◽  
pp. 089124162199163
Author(s):  
Tina R. Kilaberia
Keyword(s):  
Residential Care ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Organizational Health ◽  
Care Organization ◽  
Social Diversity ◽  
Suboptimal Care ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Organizational Ethnography ◽  
The Impact

Studies have long noted challenges of diversity in the workplace. Growing evidence suggests that both the aging population and the workforce needed for health and social care will be more diverse than in previous decades. The confluence of older person and care worker diversity can result in suboptimal care. Drawing on 44 interviews, observations of 62 meetings, and a five-year immersion, this organizational ethnography examines the impact of social diversity at a large, urban, multi-level, residential care organization for older persons. The impact of diversity is delineated on three levels such as among care workers, between care workers and residents, and in terms of personal and organizational responsibility for diversity work. Strengths of diversity are mainly with regard to connectivity between care workers and residents. Diversity challenges include implications for care processes, care workers’ identities, and organizational health.

scholarly journals Organizational Commitment Among Residential Senior Care Workers

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 21-21
Author(s):  
Tina Kilaberia
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Living ◽  
Aging Population ◽  
Care Organization ◽  
Certified Nursing Assistants ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Organizational Ethnography

Abstract Despite growing evidence of the increase in the aging population nationally, there continues to be a shortage of health and social care professionals who work with older adults. Some studies examine this phenomenon by looking at motivations that underlie commitment to geriatric careers. Others study commitment among those who are already geriatric professionals. Both the volume and diversity of the aging population challenge organizations to provide care. Drawing on 44 interviews, observations of 62 meetings, and a 5-year immersion, this organizational ethnography looks at commitment factors at a large, urban, faith-based residential senior care organization. Commitment factors are examined on three levels: daily tensions and rewards; value tensions and rewards; and deal breakers and clinchers. Findings show that intrinsic identity-based factors such as affective bonds with older persons and sharing in faith values sustain commitment on the person level. Interprofessional tensions may detract from commitment. Implications pertain to the role of leadership in equity-related and ethical tensions as well as the improved uptake of allied health professional expertises such as social work and chaplaincy. This study extends the extant knowledge by incorporating perspectives of social workers, chaplains, rehabilitation, recreational, diet and environmental services workers in addition to the more commonly examined groups such as nurses and certified nursing assistants, and in a setting that includes Assisted Living in addition to long-term care.

scholarly journals COVID-19 and residential care facilities: issues and concerns identified by the international network prevention of elder abuse (INPEA)

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 385-389
Author(s):  
Marie Beaulieu ◽  
Julien Cadieux Genesse ◽  
Kevin St-Martin
Keyword(s):  
Residential Care ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Protective Measures ◽  
International Network ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Residential Care Facilities ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the physical, psychological, social and financial health of older persons. On this subject, the United Nations published a policy brief on the impact of COVID-19 on older persons in May 2020. In line with this, the purpose of this general review is to address three issues affecting older persons living in residential care facilities: protective measures implemented to block the virus’ entry, the types of mistreatment most frequently experienced and the necessity to promote and defend the rights of these persons. Design/methodology/approach The design of this study is based on input gathered since the end of April during meetings of the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA) and the results of a July survey of its members. Findings The survey results indicate variability in the implementation of protective measures in different countries and the significant presence of mistreatment and violation of the rights of older persons. Three major issues demand attention: ageism, systemic and managerial problems and the effects of implemented measures. All these prompt the INPEA to once again plea for the adoption of an international convention of human rights of older persons. Originality/value To our knowledge, this is the first article sharing the views of the INPEA from a global perspective in the context of COVID-19.

Older persons’ experiences of whole systems: the impact of health and social care organizational structures

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
BRENDAN McCORMACK ◽  
ELIZABETH A. MITCHELL ◽  
GLENDA COOK ◽  
JAN REED ◽  
SUSAN CHILDS
Keyword(s):  
Older Persons ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Whole Systems

Improving the Health of Looked After Children in Scotland: 2. The Views of Residential Care Workers on the Promotion of Health and Well-Being of the Children they Care For

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 57-63
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Sharing ◽  
Residential Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Health Improvement ◽  
Health Care Staff ◽  
Nursing Service ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Health And Social Care

A lack of communication between social and health care staff has been recognised as one of the main obstacles in meeting the health needs of this group. The previous study of the introduction of a specialist nursing service in the west of Scotland showed that the rates of documentation and information-sharing between health and social care staff remain low but that a specialist nursing service could improve this. This article explores the reasons for the poor rates of information sharing and documentation by interviewing residential care workers (RCWs) and so may offer an explanation of why a specialist nursing service could help. The first theme to emerge was the conflict RCWs face between their corporate parent and health improvement roles. The need to protect the child from distress and the importance of maintaining a relationship with the child were suggested as important reasons for not promoting health interventions. Others included a lack of financial, training and staffing resources. The second theme was the difficulties involved in using the BAAF health record. There was seen to be a duplication of documentation between residential unit, health and other records and there were numerous examples of a new record being used when a child moves instead of the previous record being re-opened. Stigma experienced by the child using the record and a lack of understanding among health care professionals were also cited as reasons for the record going unused. The last theme concerned the barriers within the health service for children in residential care. This particularly referred to the inflexibility of the appointments systems in both primary and secondary care.

The impact of functional limitations on disability and the moderating effects of psychological attributes in community-dwelling older persons

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. I. J. M. Kempen ◽  
M. J. G. van Heuvelen ◽  
E. van Sonderen ◽  
R. H. S. van den Brink ◽  
A. C. Kooijman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Persons ◽  
Functional Limitations ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Psychological Attributes ◽  
The Impact

A Study On Impact Of Work Life Related Factors On Employee Engagement In Health Care Sector Workers In Dindigul District.

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (7) ◽  
pp. 20-26
Author(s):  
S. JAYARAMAN ◽  
R. Sindhya ◽  
P. Vijiyalakshmi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Health Care Sector ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
The Impact

this research aims to find out the intensity of Employee Engagement of the health care sector workers and the relationship between the Work life factors and Employee Engagement of Health care sector workers in Dindigul District. Primary data were used in this research, were collected from 298 Health care workers from Dindigul District. Questionnaire was the major tool used to gather the primary data from the selected sample respondents. For this purpose, a well structured questionnaire was constructed with the help of professionals and the practiced employees of various health care units in Dindigul District. The health care employees were chosen by simple random sampling method. The investigative measures of regression Path analysis, and simple percentage analysis were utilized to find the impact of work life related factors with the Employee Engagement. The maximum Health care workers were generally satisfied with their jobs. The analytical procedure of path analysis multiple regressions was utilized to determine the predicting strength among Work life factors and the employee engagement. This study provides an another view about the importance of Work life factors and Employee engagement for organizational effectiveness and performance .

Self-assessment by medical workers of the degree of influence of working conditions on the development of occupational diseases

2019 ◽  
pp. 463-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. N. Petrukhin ◽  
O. N. Andreenko ◽  
I. V. Boyko ◽  
S. V. Grebenkov
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Occupational Diseases ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Long Term Memory ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Medical Institutions ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
The Impact

Introduction. The activities of health workers are associated with the impact of many harmful factors that lead to loss of health. Compared with other professional groups, health care workers are ill longer and harder, which may be due to polymorbidity pathology.The aim of the study based on the survey data to study the representation of health workers about working conditions and to identify their impact on the formation of occupational diseases.Materials and methods. In order to get a real idea of the attitude of medical workers to their working conditions in 2018, an anonymous survey was conducted of 1129 doctors and 776 employees of secondary and junior medical personnel working in health care institutions in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Krasnoyarsk, Vologda and Orel.Results. Research of working conditions and health of physicians allowed to establish that work in medical institutions imposes considerable requirements to an organism of working, its physical condition and endurance, volume of operational and long-term memory, ability to resist to mental, moral and ethical overloads.Conclusions: The most important method of combating the development of occupational diseases is their prevention. Organizational and preventive measures should be aimed primarily at monitoring the working conditions and health of medical staff .

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