Human Well-Being Research and Policy Making: Perspectives on Policies and Practices

Johs-Artisensi, Jennifer L.; Hansen, Kevin E.

This book explores key factors long-term care recipients have identified as impacting their quality of life and offers programmatic and policy recommendations to enhance well-being within long-term care communities. Leadership and staff who work in nursing homes and other residential care communities serve as gatekeepers to resident well-being, often without recognizing how residents’ quality of life is impacted by their decision-making. This book takes a life domain approach to build on research-based studies that document key drivers of care recipients’ quality of life, including relationships, autonomy and respect, activities and meals, environment, and care. Using a framework that enhances understanding of resident quality of life, it outlines practical, programmatic, and policy suggestions for long-term care stakeholders, such as administrators, managers, front-line staff, family members, and policy-makers, whose directives and actions impact the lived experience of long-term care residents. As such, this book serves as a roadmap for leaders and managers of long-term care communities, along with policymakers who regulate health and human services, to best structure care environments to maximize quality of life and well-being for long-term care recipients. 

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2022-06-07

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783031046940

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-04695-7

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 195