• Int J Older People Nurs · Sep 2012

    'Finding home': a grounded theory on how older people 'find home' in long-term care settings.

    • Adeline Cooney.
    • National Unviersity of Ireland, Galway, Ireland. adeline.cooney@nuigalway.ie
    • Int J Older People Nurs. 2012 Sep 1; 7 (3): 188-99.

    BackgroundA link between residents 'feeling at home' in long-term care facilities and 'quality of life' is emerging in the literature. Few studies, however, have focused on what helps residents to find a home in long-term care settings. This study aimed to fill this gap.AimThis study aimed to understand older peoples' perceptions of 'being at home' in long-term care settings and the factors that influence these perceptions.DesignGrounded theory guided the study design. Residents (n = 61) living in public or private long-term care settings were interviewed using unstructured interviews.FindingsFour categories were identified as critical to finding a home in long-term care settings: 'continuity', 'preserving personal identity', 'belonging' and 'being active and working'. 'Finding Home' was conceptualised as the core category. The potential to 'find home' was influenced by mediating and facilitating/constraining factors.ConclusionsThe Theory of Finding Home was generated from the data. This theory describes the factors critical to 'finding home' in long-term care settings.Implications For PracticeThe Theory of Finding Home gives insight into what matters to older people living in long-term care settings. Strategies to help generate a feeling of home in long-term care settings are shared.© 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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