Empowering Ontario's long-term care residents to shape the place they call home: a codesign protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Canada's long-term care (LTC) homes were founded on an institutional model that viewed residents as passive recipients of care. Many homes continue to follow this model leaving residents removed from operational decision-making within their homes. However, involving residents in the design of their LTC home's environment, programmes and operations can improve the residents' quality of life and other outcomes. This codesign project creates a toolkit/resource for LTC homes to facilitate meaningful resident engagement in their home's organisational design and governance.

Method

This three-part project consists of a scoping review, qualitative interviews, toolkit/resource development and prototyping. In part 1, we conduct a scoping review to synthesise existing knowle

SUBMITTER: Lee C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10860031 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature