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Staff Perceptions of Communication Difficulty among Nursing Home Residents
Author(s) -
Burnip L.G.,
Erber N.P.
Publication year - 1996
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.1741-6612.1996.tb00010.x
Subject(s) - entitlement (fair division) , nursing homes , nursing , scale (ratio) , long term care , medicine , perception , rating scale , hearing loss , psychology , audiology , geography , computer science , developmental psychology , cartography , neuroscience , computer network
Hearing and vision impairment are prevalent among older people in long‐term care, contributing to their communication difficulties. Data on 44,012 nursing home residents were obtained with the Resident Classification Instrument, a rating scale designed to determine each resident's need for nursing and personal care, and hence entitlement to Federal funding. Comparison with related studies suggests that nursing home staff in Australia underestimate the contribution hearing loss makes to the communication difficulties of the residents in their care. An alternative approach to the assessment of the communication needs of residents is recommended to permit a more accurate assessment of needs.