Quality improvements in resident mobility care: using person- and relationship-centered frameworks.
OBJECTIVE
Research is needed to demonstrate the application of person- and relationship-centered care to nursing home practice. This article aimed to find a suitable person/relationship-centered framework to assist with mobility care practice improvements in nursing homes.


METHODS
The authors discuss the task of mobility care, the nature of person- and relationship-centered care, and the significance of such approaches to mobility care. The Senses Framework (Nolan, Davies, Ryan, & Keady, 2008) is employed to develop mobility care practice improvement objectives.


RESULTS
The objectives are used to evaluate outcomes from 2 hypothetical scenarios to illustrate the possible value of the Senses Framework.


CONCLUSIONS
The Senses Framework facilitated development of objectives for mobility care practice improvement that considers the needs of all stakeholders.
*Address correspondence to Janice Anne Taylor, MGeron, BAppSc(Pty), Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Building 1, 270 Ferntree Gully Road, Notting Hill, Victoria 3168, Australia. E-mail: janice.taylor@monash.edu.
Janice Anne
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Taylor
Jane
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Sims
Terry P
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Haines
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008124:Locomotion; D009735:Nursing Homes; D058996:Quality Improvement
Nursing homes; Person-centered care; Quality care; Relationship-centered care; Resident mobility