Between Social Inclusion and Exclusion: Integration of Daycare Guests in the Nursing Home Setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

In integrated daycare, community-dwelling older people in need of care join existing groups in residential care facilities during the day. This study focuses on how nursing home residents experience the integrative care approach, exploring opportunities for social inclusion and mechanisms of exclusion.

Research design and methods

A purposive sample of residents differing in cognitive capacity and level of (non)conflictual interaction with daycare guests was selected. Episodic interviews with residents (N = 10) and close relatives (N = 2) were conducted in 3 pilot facilities in Germany and analyzed using thematic coding.

Results

The analysis revealed different orientation patterns towards the presence of daycare guests: respondents (a) demonst

SUBMITTER: Hamel K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8437502 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature