Leisurely Dining
Exploring How Work Organization, Informal Care, and Dining Spaces Shape Residents' Experiences of Eating in Long-Term Residential Care
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4685783 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruth Lowndes (York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, corresponding author), Tom Daly (0000-0003-1455-1340, York University), Tamara Daly (York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada), Pat Armstrong (0000-0001-5742-9375, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 126-144 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1049732317737979 |
| PMID | 29083270 |
| OpenAlex | W2767088388 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 34 |
Mealtimes are among the busiest times in nursing homes. Austerity measures resulting in insufficient staff with heavy workloads limit the amount of time available to assist residents with eating. Within a feminist political economy framework, rapid team-based ethnography was used for an international study involving six countries exploring promising practices and also for a study conducted in one Canadian province in which interrelationships between formal and informal care were investigated. Data collection methods included interviews and observations. In addition, dining maps were completed providing a cross-jurisdictional comparison of mealtime work organization, and illustrating the time spent assisting residents with meals. Dining maps highlight the reliance on unpaid care as well as how low staffing levels leave care providers rushing around, preventing a pleasurable resident dining experience, which is central to overall health and well-being
Aged care · Austerity · Data collection · Ethnography · Long-term care · Participant observation · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Staffing · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Nursing · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |