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LIFE IN A MAINSTREAM NURSING HOME: A SURVEY OF CHINESE, GREEK AND ANGLO AUSTRALIANS
Author(s) -
Westbrook M. T.,
Legge V.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
australian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 0726-4240
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-6612.1991.tb00183.x
Subject(s) - mainstream , nursing homes , nursing , medicine , perception , psychology , family medicine , neuroscience , philosophy , theology
A survey compared the reactions of 21 Chinese, 26 Greek and 25 Anglo Australian residents and their family carers to nursing home life. No significant community differences were found in aged people's or their carers' satisfaction with virtually all aspects of the home, the frequency of carers' visits, carers' perceptions of the approachability of staff or the effects of placement on carers' lives. Anglo Australian residents got on better with staff, mixed more with other residents and preferred the meals but were more likely to have severe problems in settling into the home. Staff discussed residents' care more with NESB relatives. Other community differences included attitudes regarding placement.