An Exploratory Study of Patterns of Social Interaction, Organization, and Facility Design in Three Nursing Homes 1

Author(s):  
Lorraine Hiatt Snyder
1973 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 319-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorraine Hiatt Snyder

Three Medicare-certified nursing homes are studied to determine factors of the organization, physical and social environment, and of the individuals that promote or deter social interaction. Social interaction is examined according to three phases: the tendency to congregate, the ability to impersonally interact with others, and the capacity to converse. Since conversation has been linked by others to rehabilitation, its promotion is stressed. Suggestions are made for creating a more functional social setting for the elderly, researching the behavioral basis for nursing home design, and for developing more meaningful building codes. This exploratory study serves as an example of how systematic environmental analysis may provide the direction necessary for implementing an extended care facility's goals.


2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 346-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majda Azermai ◽  
Robert R.H. Vander Stichele ◽  
Luc M. Van Bortel ◽  
Monique M. Elseviers

Author(s):  
I. Zhdanova ◽  
A. Kuznecova ◽  
P. Mihaylina

The article focuses on the study of modern approaches in the typology of nursing homes. Global data on the increase in the share of older people in the total population are presented. In addition, Rosstat data confirm the relevance of studying this topic. Examples of foreign experience in designing and building homes for the elderly show the developed functional composition of the premises, along with the function of accommodation and care - health care, leisure, trade, sports, food and multifunctional spaces to ensure social interaction of different groups of the population. The research reveals a method of "functional improvement" aimed at developing optimal functional interactions between public and residential spaces. A concept project for a "dynamic" scheme has been developed, showing the inclusion of residential blocks in a multifunctional complex. The chosen functional organization allows the creation of private spaces for residents of retirement age and walking areas for visitors to the complex. It is determined that in Russia it is necessary to implement modern approaches adapted to Russian conditions, based on foreign experience. This will enhance the consumer quality of the facility and the comfort level of the elderly, which will undoubtedly provide social interaction through the introduction of educational and leisure functions, as well as improve the ecological and aesthetic qualities of the environment.


2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja Botngård ◽  
Arne Henning Eide ◽  
Laura Mosqueda ◽  
Wenche Malmedal

2016 ◽  
Vol 145 (4) ◽  
pp. 739-745 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. D. VAN GAALEN ◽  
H. A. HOPMAN ◽  
A. HAENEN ◽  
C. VAN DEN DOOL

SUMMARYA recent countrywide MRSA spa-type 1081 outbreak in The Netherlands predominantly affected nursing homes, generating questions on how infection spreads within and between nursing homes despite a low national prevalence. Since the transfer of residents between nursing homes is uncommon in The Netherlands, we hypothesized that staff exchange plays an important role in transmission. This exploratory study investigated the extent of former (last 2 years) and current staff exchange within and between nursing homes in The Netherlands. We relied on a questionnaire that was targeted towards nursing-home staff members who had contact with residents. We found that 17·9% and 12·4% of the nursing-home staff formerly (last 2 years) or currently worked in other healthcare institutes besides their job in the nursing home through which they were selected to participate in this study. Moreover, 39·7% of study participants worked on more than one ward. Our study shows that, in The Netherlands, nursing-home staff form a substantial number of links between wards within nursing homes and nursing homes are linked to a large network of healthcare institutes through their staff members potentially providing a pathway for MRSA transmission between nursing homes and throughout the country.


2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 317-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Powell ◽  
Alan Blighe ◽  
Katherine Froggatt ◽  
Brendan McCormack ◽  
Barbara Woodward-Carlton ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 325-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rossella Di Monaco ◽  
Davide Giacalone ◽  
Olimpia Pepe ◽  
Paolo Masi ◽  
Silvana Cavella

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 324-337
Author(s):  
Océane Agli ◽  
Nathalie Bailly ◽  
Claude Ferrand

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