The Wheat Valley assisted living culture: rituals and rules.
This ethnographic study describes the cultural knowledge individuals use to organize their behaviors at one assisted living facility, Wheat Valley. Data were comprised of transcribed interviews with residents, family members, and staff; field notes of observations and informal interviews; and abstracted information from facility documents. The Wheat Valley culture is described as having six cultural categories, a single theme, a threat to the culture, and a conceptualization of resident decision-making. The cultural description provides the basis for a discussion of practice implications.
Al Omari
Hasan
H
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, 66160, USA.
Kramer
Kelli
K
Hronek
Carla
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Rempusheski
Veronica F
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000884:Anthropology, Cultural; D040561:Assisted Living Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002562:Ceremonial Behavior; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D016134:Organizational Policy; D012931:Social Environment; D012945:Social Values; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires