Why Do Older People in New Zealand Enter Residential Care Rather than Choosing to Remain at Home, and Who Makes that Decision?

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Why Do Older People in New Zealand Enter Residential Care Rather than Choosing to Remain at Home, and Who Makes that Decision?

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Objectives: To investigate why older people with high support needs entered residential care and who made that decision. Methods: Longitudinal study in three New Zealand cities. Participants: older people (n=144); (unpaid) caregivers (n=47); service co-ordinators (n=12); multidisciplinary team members (n=4). Questionnaires: InterRAI Minimum Data Set Assessments Home Care; Caregiver Reaction Assessment; Mastery and control. Semi-structured interview questions focussing on decision-making, and ...

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Date created

2009

Creator

Jorgensen, Diane / Arksey, H / Parsons, Matthew / Senior, H / Thomas, David

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http://hdl.handle.net/2292/6188

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Ageing, residential care, rest homes, older people, nursing homes

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