End of Life in Residential Care from the Perspective of Care Aides

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dc.contributor.authorWaskiewich, Shelly
dc.contributor.authorFunk, Laura M.
dc.contributor.authorStajduhar, Kelli I.
dc.date.accessioned2013-11-05T22:43:26Z
dc.date.available2013-11-05T22:43:26Z
dc.date.copyright2012en_US
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractWe explored contextual features shaping end-of-life (EOL) care in residential care facilities by drawing on the perspectives of 11 resident care aides (RCAs) in one Western Canadian urban centre. RCAs characterized EOL care as “providing comfort”, including physical and emotional comfort. Concerns with time and workload challenges dominated accounts and generated guilt, sadness, and frustration. RCAs tried to “find the time” by taking it from themselves or other residents, and by relying on the commitment of co-workers and on families. Findings emphasize the importance of the RCA role (particularly in emotional comfort), yet call for attention to interpretations of what is involved in this work, and to definitions of scopes of practice and training requirements. Findings reiterate the importance, among Canadian RCAs, of appropriate workloads to facilitate quality EOL care, and raise concerns about how time constraints shape EOL care practice and the meanings infusing this practice.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipShelly Waskiewich was supported by a University of Victoria Interdisciplinary Student Award; Kelli Stajduhar is supported by a New Investigator award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and a Scholar Award from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research.en_US
dc.identifier.citationShelly Waskiewich, Laura M. Funk and Kelli I. Stajduhar (2012). End of Life in Residential Care from the Perspective of Care Aides. Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, 31, pp 411421 doi:10.1017/S0714980812000360en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0714980812000360
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/5023
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_US
dc.subjectaging
dc.subjectcare aides
dc.subjectdeath and dying
dc.subjectend-of-life care
dc.subjectresidential care facilities
dc.subjectpersonal care homes
dc.subjectCentre on Aging
dc.subjectInstitute on Aging and Lifelong Health
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Nursing
dc.titleEnd of Life in Residential Care from the Perspective of Care Aidesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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