Home is Home
Exploring the Meaning of Home across Long-Term Care Settings
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6152823 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Diana Cater (Institute on Aging, corresponding author), Ozcan Tunalilar (0000-0001-9864-1217, Institute on Aging), Diana L White (0000-0003-1394-9752, Institute on Aging), Serena Hasworth (0000-0002-7413-2482, Institute on Aging), Jaclyn Winfree (0000-0002-1683-8962, Institute on Aging) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 321-338 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Aging and Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2689-2618 • E-ISSN: 2689-2626 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/26892618.2021.1932012 |
| OpenAlex | W3170482044 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 44 |
To feel “at home” in long term care (LTC) is an important programmatic goal. Few large studies, however, have examined resident perspectives about feeling at home across different types of LTC settings. We asked 632 older adults living in nursing homes, assisted living, and adult foster homes in Oregon whether or not their setting felt “like home” and to describe their experiences with “at-homeness.” Our qualitative analysis revealed five distinct themes that encompassed social connection; autonomy, control, and choice; engagement with the physical environment; organizational environment; and perceptions and coping. Our findings demonstrate how organizational features, interacting with resident characteristics, can facilitate or constrain the experience of home in LTC settings
Aging in place · Autonomy · Coping (psychology · Feeling · Long-term care · Meaning (existential · Nursing homes · Perception · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology
Place and personal identity in old age
Person-Centered Care For Nursing Home Residents
The Discovery of Grounded Theory
Attachment to Place and the Representation of the Life Course by the Elderly
The Meaning of Home to Five Elderly Women
Making the Best of It
From Familiar Faces to Family
A nursing home can be a home
Moving to congregate housing
Perceptions of home in long-term care settings
Qualitative Analysis for Social Scientists
Grounded theory research
| Citations per year | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |