`It's not the same as him being at home': creating caring partnerships following nursing home placement

Authors: Nolan, Mike¹; Dellasega, Cheryl²

Source: Journal of Clinical Nursing, Volume 8, Number 6, November 1999 , pp. 723-730(8)

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Abstract:

• Admission to a nursing home is a major life event for both older people and family carers.

• Despite a policy of community care in both the UK and the US, entry to nursing homes will be an increasingly common event.

• Family carers are often the key decision makers but little is known about their experience of placement, especially adjustment after the event.

• Antagonistic relationships can often develop between staff and relatives, as the former seek to take over care and the latter to develop new roles.

• There is a need to create a partnership between staff and family so that the care of the older person is improved and the carers' need to remain involved is acknowledged.

Keywords: family carers; nursing home placement; partnership

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2702.1999.00325.x

Affiliations: 1: Research Dean and Professor of Gerontological Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield, Samuel Fox House, Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield S5 7AU, UK, 2: Associate Professor of Nursing and Biobehavioural Health, School of Nursing, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA

Publication date: 1999-11-01