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The quality of long-term care for dementia: A survey of ward environments

✍ Scribed by Gail Mountain; Dr. Peter Bowie

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1995
Tongue: English
Weight: 469 KB
Volume: 10
Category: Article
ISSN: 0885-6230
DOI: 10.1002/gps.930101207

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✦ Synopsis

A survey of long-stay wards for elderly demented patients was carried out. The quality of five aspects of ward environment was assessed, covering institutional practices, social/recreational input, reality orientation cues, ward condition and space availability. Of the 28 wards surveyed, two-thirds achieved high quality on one aspect but only two wards had high quality on three or more aspects. In contrast, 14% of the wards obtained low-quality scores on at least three aspects. A hospital trend was found for the variation in institutional care practices. The results have implications for staff training and for reprovision programmes. KEY woms4ementia; long-stay wards; quality of life

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