Nursing Homes: A Health-promoting or Dependency-promoting Environment?

Health promotion and disease prevention in nursing homes (NHs) are important but highly neglected issues. This study compares the care of residents in 2 proprietary NHs (a dependency-promoting environment) with the care of residents on a hospice unit at a government-owned facility (a health-promotin...

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Published in:	Family & community health Vol. 32; no. 1S; pp. S66 - S74
Main Author:	Kayser-Jones, Jeanie
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc 01-01-2009 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Diet Elder care Exercise Female Health Promotion Homes for the Aged - organization & administration Humans Male Medical research Nursing homes Nursing Homes - organization & administration Personnel Staffing and Scheduling - organization & administration Profits Quality of care
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Summary:	Health promotion and disease prevention in nursing homes (NHs) are important but highly neglected issues. This study compares the care of residents in 2 proprietary NHs (a dependency-promoting environment) with the care of residents on a hospice unit at a government-owned facility (a health-promoting environment). Inadequate staffing, supervision, and education contributed to the lack of health promotion and ultimately a low quality of care. The care in proprietary NHs, however, must be examined within the context of NH corporations, a multibillion dollar profit-making industry. When making profits is a priority, it is challenging for staff to provide quality care.
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ISSN:	0160-6379 1550-5057
DOI:	10.1097/01.FCH.0000342841.51348.58