What Audrey Weiner's Study on Quality of Life for Residents Revealed
I was very pleased when I received this month's Journal of the American Medical Directors Association to see an article co-authored by LeadingAge Board Chair Audrey Weiner. The full text of the article is available only to subscribers, but you can view the abstract online.
Weiner, who is CEO of JewishHome Lifecare in New York, and her colleagues set out "to determine those components of nursing home QOL that are associated with elder satisfaction so as to provide direction in the culture change journey."
The bottom line is that "dignity, spiritual well-being, and food enjoyment remained predictors of overall nursing home satisfaction. Additionally, dignity remained a significant predictor of elder satisfaction with staff."
This might seem obvious or basic, but studies like these help reinforce to medical directors and staff alike the importance of the basics to maintaining quality of life for residents.