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Family Caregivers Define and Manage the Nursing Home Placement Process

Family Caregivers Define and Manage the Nursing Home Placement Process The nursing home placement process is complex and difficult for family caregivers. This qualitative descriptive study examines the experiences of caregivers involved in the management of care and placement of an older family member using the Family Management Style Framework. Ten caregivers were recruited from four nursing homes in the Midwest. The caregivers were interviewed shortly after placement and again 3 months post-placement. Results provide a unique understanding of care management and the nursing home placement process from the perspective of the primary family caregiver. Overall, there were similarities across the same types of caregiving dyads, for example, spousal and adult-children caregivers. Caregivers expressed the need to maintain the identity of their older family member, a familial responsibility for caregiving, and change in their family relationship over time. Appreciating caregivers’ challenges and needs gives health care professionals a better understanding for how to provide assistance for a smoother nursing home transition. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Family Nursing SAGE

Family Caregivers Define and Manage the Nursing Home Placement Process

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Publisher
SAGE
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2015
ISSN
1074-8407
eISSN
1552-549X
DOI
10.1177/1074840715571365
pmid
25691220
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Abstract

The nursing home placement process is complex and difficult for family caregivers. This qualitative descriptive study examines the experiences of caregivers involved in the management of care and placement of an older family member using the Family Management Style Framework. Ten caregivers were recruited from four nursing homes in the Midwest. The caregivers were interviewed shortly after placement and again 3 months post-placement. Results provide a unique understanding of care management and the nursing home placement process from the perspective of the primary family caregiver. Overall, there were similarities across the same types of caregiving dyads, for example, spousal and adult-children caregivers. Caregivers expressed the need to maintain the identity of their older family member, a familial responsibility for caregiving, and change in their family relationship over time. Appreciating caregivers’ challenges and needs gives health care professionals a better understanding for how to provide assistance for a smoother nursing home transition.

Journal

Journal of Family NursingSAGE

Published: Aug 1, 2015

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