Flexibility as a Management Principle in Dementia Care: The Adards Example

Autor/inn/en	Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska; Bester, Allan
Titel	Flexibility as a Management Principle in Dementia Care: The Adards Example
Quelle	In: Gerontologist, 46 (2006) 4, S.540-544 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0016-9013
Schlagwörter	Dementia; Caregivers; Nursing Homes; Working Hours; Foreign Countries; Health Services; Staff Role; Work Environment; Administrative Principles; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Demenz; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Sonderheim; Hours of work; Arbeitszeit; Ausland; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Arbeitsmilieu; Australien
Abstract	Purpose: Flexibility is an essential ingredient of person-centered care. We illustrate the potential impact of flexibility by portraying a nursing home that uses flexibility in its approach to residents and staff members. Designs and Methods: The paper describes the management strategies, principles, and environmental features used by the Adards nursing home in Australia. Results: Adards' flexibility in daily work and task scheduling promotes both resident and staff autonomy, which in turn allows for higher staffing levels, lower staff turnover, and more typical life experiences for residents than is found in many long-term-care facilities in the United States. Implications: The article provides an example and a basis for future discussion on this topic, with the hope that it will prompt other institutions to expand the level of flexibility in their policies and procedures. (Contains 1 table and 3 figures.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10