title: The culture of special care units: an anthropological perspective on ethnographic research in nursing home settings.
abstract: Examining SCUs from an organizational cultural perspective requires an intraorganizational taxonomy of care settings, each with its own specific cultural framework for staff and resident behavior. Recognition of SCU cultural specifics allows for development of the best training curriculum for staff, means to maintain routine unit patterns, and a rationale for unit-specific distinctive features.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community and Family Health, Suncoast Gerontology Center, Tampa, Florida.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Henderson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D000884:Anthropology, Cultural; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology*; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care