Taiwanese long‐term care facility residents' experiences of caring: a qualitative study

Abstract

The findings of this study confirm the need for managers of LTCFs to address the physical and psychosocial needs of their residents. The findings can be used to develop education programmes and clinical protocols for nurses in the caring field and to develop instruments for measuring perceived caring in LTCFs.

Caring for Residents of Eldercare Facilities: A Concept Analysis

“…Recognizing the need for social interaction by residents can facilitate caring behaviors (Bedin et al, 2013). For example, our previous study (Hwang et al, 2013) revealed the importance of relational activities for caregivers and residents.…”

“…Being sensitive is a foundation of caring that requires going beyond routine nursing practices. That is, the care worker must be emotionally open and available (Bedin et al, 2013) and must be active rather than passive when meeting people or speaking with people (Hwang et al, 2013;Wilkin & Slevin, 2004). In other studies, for example, categories or factors that support this caring attribute have been coded as showing respect, empathy, encouragement, or expression (de Guzman et al, 2012;Hwang et al, 2013;Liu, 2004;Papastavrou et al, 2011;Wolf et al, 2006), applying a person-centered approach to care instead of a taskcentered approach (Tuckett et al, 2009), understanding without complaining (Hwang et al, 2013), and being available for relationship building (Kubiak & Sandberg, 2011).…”

“…In a strong relationship, caring is characterized by sharing feelings, thoughts, and information reciprocally (Hwang et al, 2013), establishing a collaborative partnership (Edwards & Chapman, 2004), treating the caring recipient as a family member (Hwang et al, 2013), or conducting relational activities to maintain a close relationship (Bedin et al, 2013). In other instances, having relation may be demonstrated through visual reassurance or physical presence (de Guzman et al, 2012).…”

“…For example, elders may require staff assistance for eating, dressing, grooming, bathing, transporting, cleaning, visiting the doctor, monitoring their health, and taking medication. In other studies, categories or factors that support this attending attribute have been coded as comforting (Hwang et al, 2012), monitoring and calming the body (Hwang et al, 2013), attending to individual needs (Wolf et al, 2006), and facilitating instrumental activities (Papastavrou et al, 2011).…”

Care Instability in Nursing Homes; A qualitative Study

“…Although the trace of other dimensions of care is somehow observed, it is based on common sense and personal experiences (7). Research showed that in Taiwan and Hong Kong, the main concerns of the older people concerning care in nursing homes were about loneliness, physical misbehavior, social isolation and inadequacy of self-care and decision making (8). In this direction, existence of physical and psychological misbehavior, neglect and low quality of care is also notable (6).…”