Exploration of 'risk' as a key construct in life long care contexts
Conference paper
Thompson, Ron, McDonald, Tracey and Harding, Thomas. (2010). Exploration of 'risk' as a key construct in life long care contexts. 9th National Conference of Emerging Researchers in Ageing : Getting the right skill mix. Newcastle Town Hall, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 21 - 22 Oct 2010 Emerging Researchers in Ageing. pp. 134 - 142
| Authors | Thompson, Ron, McDonald, Tracey and Harding, Thomas |
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| Type | Conference paper |
| Abstract | Background: Much has been made of the risks and hazards associated with late age vulnerability and the means by which organisations and individuals ensure their safety and life quality. Key to the maintenance of quality of life is one’s engagement in selfdetermination; socialisation; self-confidence and security, and supportive contact with friends and family. Safety is linked with quality of care in environments offering residential services to people with significant cognitive, functional and sensory deficits and inevitable declines in health and function. Aim and Method: To identify key risk management and quality assurance elements that impact on the safety and clinical care or older persons in residential care, through a review of literature on risk in aged care and beyond. Results: Emergent themes: (1) Evidence that risk management and quality monitoring systems can improve certain clinical conditions of residents in care; (2) Clinical indicators provide useful guidance but do not indicate comparative rankings between services, nor reliability in terms of risk-weighting; (3) Limited research has been published on whether improvement or deterioration in a resident’s clinical condition drives their perception of life quality; (4) Research on non-clinical factors that impact on risk, quality and amenity has not featured in Australia; (5) There is a need for more research on assessment of the effect of environmental quality and safety on quality of life in residential aged care; (6) an overall risk management framework suitable for this context is not evident. Conclusions: While research around the safety and quality of services for older persons has occurred here and internationally, there is a need for further research on predictors of risk for this cohort in community and residential care, as well as an evaluation of the effect of risk minimisation strategies on quality of life experiences during late age in care service situations. |
| Year | 2010 |
| Publisher | Emerging Researchers in Ageing |
| Open access | Open access |
| Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
| Page range | 134 - 142 |
| Web address (URL) of conference proceedings | https://era.edu.au/ERA+2010/ |
| https://era.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2010-ERA-Conference-Proceedings.pdf | |
| Research Group | School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine |
| Output status | Published |
| Publication dates | |
| 2010 | |
| Additional information | Abstract only. |
Bronze open access. |
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