The provision of person-centred care for care home residents with stroke: An ethnographic study.

ABSTRACT: Care home residents with stroke have higher levels of disability and poorer access to health services than those living in their own homes. We undertook observations and semi-structured interviews (n = 28 participants) with managers, staff, residents who had experienced a stroke and their relatives in four homes in London, England, in 2018/2019. Thematic analysis revealed that residents' needs regarding valued activity and stroke-specific care and rehabilitation were not always being met. This resulted from an interplay of factors: staff's lack of recognition of stroke and its effects; gaps in skills; time pressures; and the prioritisation of residents' safety. To improve residential care provision and residents' quality of life, care commissioners, regulators and providers may need to re-

SUBMITTER: Stevens E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10084099 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature