Abstract
We conducted a cross-sectional survey involving 349 older adults, family members, and long-term services and supports (LTSS) professionals in Minnesota to assess their views on priorities for residential LTSS quality. We found considerable agreement among the three groups on the highest priorities to ensure the wellbeing of older adults who use LTSS: safety, dignity, and staffing. Relationships were also viewed as a high priority. However, older adults prioritized the physical environment over professionals, and they expressed more varied opinions on priorities overall. Older adults also consistently rated autonomy/choice as less important than other quality domains, a finding worth further exploration.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Journal | Journal of Aging and Social Policy |
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| State | Accepted/In press - 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Heather Davila’s time to write this manuscript was supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Academic Affiliations Advanced Fellowship Program in Health Services Research, the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, VA Boston Healthcare System.
Publisher Copyright:
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Keywords
- Long-term care
- consumers
- professionals
- public policy
- quality assessment
- quality of life
- stakeholders
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Journal Article