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.

Innovation in Aging

Examining Care Network Characteristics in Older Adults’ Relocation to Residential Care Settings

Sep 1, 2024
Background and Objectives: When older adults face increasing care needs or limited support, remaining safely and comfortably at home becomes challenging. Extant research has primarily concentrated on characteristics of the older adult or their primary caregiver on nursing home admission. This study examines the risk of older adults transitioning to residential care (e.g., assisted living, […]

Examining Care Network Characteristics in Older Adults’ Relocation to Residential Care Settings

by Lea Efird-Green

Background and Objectives: When older adults face increasing care needs or limited support, remaining safely and comfortably at home becomes challenging. Extant research has primarily concentrated on characteristics of the older adult or their primary caregiver on nursing home admission. This study examines the risk of older adults transitioning to residential care (e.g., assisted living, […]

Beyond the Medication Pass: Attitudes, Ethics, Agency, and Antipsychotic Medications in Assisted Living/Residential Care

Aug 1, 2022
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU: This qualitative study based on 11 interviews with various professionals in Oregon, including direct care staff, nurses, administrators, and consultant pharmacists, found factors influencing antipsychotic prescribing decision-making: the rationale behind prescribing, moral viewpoints on psychotropic medications, and the challenge of balancing community and individual resident needs with external regulations.

Beyond the Medication Pass: Attitudes, Ethics, Agency, and Antipsychotic Medications in Assisted Living/Residential Care

by Lea Efird-Green

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU: This qualitative study based on 11 interviews with various professionals in Oregon, including direct care staff, nurses, administrators, and consultant pharmacists, found factors influencing antipsychotic prescribing decision-making: the rationale behind prescribing, moral viewpoints on psychotropic medications, and the challenge of balancing community and individual resident needs with external regulations.