title: The Wheat Valley assisted living culture: rituals and rules.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, 66160, USA.
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Al Omari
authors.forename: Kelli
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hronek
authors.forename: Veronica F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Rempusheski
mesh_terms: 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