Long Term Care Family Experience Survey

Published in November, 2011 by the Health Quality Council of Alberta. Using the CAHPS Nursing Home Survey: Family Member Instrument, the 2010/2011 Survey repeated a survey done in 2007/8, the first long term care experience survey done at the provincial level. The survey sought to:

•  identify areas of excellence and opportunities for improvement
• compare information across the province
• provide an opportunity for facilities to compare results from the previous survey

The questionnaire collected the following information:

• resident and respondent characteristics
• family experience and perceptions
• family member ratings
• willingness to recommend the home
• suggestions for improvement

http://www.hqca.ca/assets/files/HQCA%20LTC%20Family%20Experience%20Survey%20Final%202010-11.pdf

Providing for Older Parents: Is it a Family Affair?

This report, published by the California Center for Population Research, examined differences in how siblings provide care for their parents.

Using a 50-year longitudinal study of 10,317 men and women who graduated from Wisconsin high schools in 1957, the report analyzed whether parents received caregiving assistance and if so, which children provided the assistance. The odds of one child helping the parents (as compared to no children helping) increased by 30% when one of the offspring was a sister. Parents with two sons (but no daughters) were least likely to receive help. In addition, married men were significantly more likely to assist their parents.

To read "Providing for Older Parents: Is It a Family Affair?" by Esther Friedman and colleagues, visit:

http://papers.ccpr.ucla.edu/papers/PWP-CCPR-2010-012/PWP-CCPR-2010-012.pdf

"Current Perspectives" Update

Pressure Ulcers, Transitioning to Long Term Care, Family, and Continence in the J. W. Crane Memorial Library’s “Current Perspectives” series have been newly updated.

The "Current Perspectives Series" from the J. W. Crane Memorial Library, highlights current articles, books and Internet resources on specific topics of interest to long-term care professionals.

To access these and other topics in the series, go to: http://umanitoba.ca/libraries/units/health/links/aging.html#currentpers

Current Perspectives Update: Family Involvement in Long-Term Care

“Family Involvement in Long-Term Care” in the "Current Perspectives Series" has been newly updated. The "Current Perspectives Series" from the J. W. Crane Memorial Library, highlights current articles, books and Internet resources on specific topics of interest to long-term care professionals. To access "Family Involvement” and other topics in the series, go to:

http://umanitoba.ca/libraries/units/health/links/aging.html