• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Center for Excellence in Assisted Living

Center for Excellence in Assisted Living CEAL@UNC

Advancing the well-being of the people who live and work in assisted living through research, practice, and policy.

  • Home
  • About
    • Assisted Living and CEAL@UNC
    • CEAL@UNC Vision, Mission, and Principles
    • Leadership
    • Advisory Board
    • Strategic Advisors
  • Core Areas and Projects
    • Consumer Core
    • Practice Core
    • Policy Core
    • Research Core
    • Assisted Living Research in Progress
    • Expert Registry
  • Resources
    • CEAL@UNC Resources and Publications
    • CEAL@UNC Advisor Resources
    • Academic Publications
  • News & Events

Search Center for Excellence in Assisted Living

Canadian Journal on Aging

Exploring Constraints to Well-Being for Older Adults in Transition Into an Assisted Living Home: A Qualitative Study

Jul 1, 2023
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU: A theory-based thematic analysis was conducted on 14 interviews with assisted living residents from one community in the rural southeastern US. When asked to report experiences when transitioning to the community, residents felt a loss of independence, space, and belongings due to necessary downsizing. Results support the Modified Constraints to Wellbeing model, which theorizes that structural and intrapersonal constraints (e.g., loss of independence) lead to changes in social leisure pursuits after transitioning into assisted living, which negatively affects wellbeing. However, more research is needed.

Exploring Constraints to Well-Being for Older Adults in Transition Into an Assisted Living Home: A Qualitative Study

July 1, 2023 by Lea Efird-Green

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU: A theory-based thematic analysis was conducted on 14 interviews with assisted living residents from one community in the rural southeastern US. When asked to report experiences when transitioning to the community, residents felt a loss of independence, space, and belongings due to necessary downsizing. Results support the Modified Constraints to Wellbeing model, which theorizes that structural and intrapersonal constraints (e.g., loss of independence) lead to changes in social leisure pursuits after transitioning into assisted living, which negatively affects wellbeing. However, more research is needed.

Digital Immunization Tracking in Long-Term Care and Assisted Living Facilities

Feb 1, 2023
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU: Vaccines are a part of the solution to infectious disease outbreaks like COVID-19, but not everyone is getting them, especially older adults. In a Canadian study, pneumonia vaccine uptake was improved by providing assisted living and long-term care communities with vaccine coverage data and providing automatic reminders for subsequent doses. Therefore, a cloud-based digital vaccination record is one solution to promote the uptake of adult vaccines for older adults, as well as tracking immunization records and sharing them with policymaking organizations. This can improve communication and inform policymakers to reduce the risk of infection in AL communities.

Digital Immunization Tracking in Long-Term Care and Assisted Living Facilities

February 1, 2023 by Lea Efird-Green

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU: Vaccines are a part of the solution to infectious disease outbreaks like COVID-19, but not everyone is getting them, especially older adults. In a Canadian study, pneumonia vaccine uptake was improved by providing assisted living and long-term care communities with vaccine coverage data and providing automatic reminders for subsequent doses. Therefore, a cloud-based digital vaccination record is one solution to promote the uptake of adult vaccines for older adults, as well as tracking immunization records and sharing them with policymaking organizations. This can improve communication and inform policymakers to reduce the risk of infection in AL communities.

Footer

Contact

CEAL@UNC
325 Pittsboro Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3550
Email: CEAL@office.unc.edu
UNC School of Social Work Logo

Connect

  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn

Featured Resource

Copyright © 2025 · Center for Excellence in Assisted Living · All Rights Reserved · Website by Tomatillo Design