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.

Frontiers in Public Health

A Qualitative Study of a Sporting Memories Program in South Australia: Belonging, Participation, and Social Connection

Jul 1, 2024
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU: This study examined 16 participants' opinions on the Sporting Memories program in South Australia using focus groups. The Sporting Memory program utilizes reminiscing about sports to achieve social benefits. Themes of feeling free to talk, not feeling left out, and a chance to share and learn emerged, and participants did indeed feel that they built social connections.

A Qualitative Study of a Sporting Memories Program in South Australia: Belonging, Participation, and Social Connection

by Lea Efird-Green

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU: This study examined 16 participants’ opinions on the Sporting Memories program in South Australia using focus groups. The Sporting Memory program utilizes reminiscing about sports to achieve social benefits. Themes of feeling free to talk, not feeling left out, and a chance to share and learn emerged, and participants did indeed feel that they built social connections.

Governance of Assisted Living in Singapore: Lessons for Aging Countries

Jun 1, 2022
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU: In Singapore, assisted living regulations relate to required physical infrastructure, admission assessments, and staffing requirements. They are primarily practice guidelines, with a plan to make them legislatively explicit and permanent by 2023. Other regulations remain missing, such as staff training requirements and a monitoring structure, and must be addressed if assisted living is to be a safe and viable option for quality care.

Governance of Assisted Living in Singapore: Lessons for Aging Countries

by Lea Efird-Green

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU: In Singapore, assisted living regulations relate to required physical infrastructure, admission assessments, and staffing requirements. They are primarily practice guidelines, with a plan to make them legislatively explicit and permanent by 2023. Other regulations remain missing, such as staff training requirements and a monitoring structure, and must be addressed if assisted living is to be a safe and viable option for quality care.