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1. Managing Everyday Ethics in Assisted Living: A Research-Based Case Analysis for the Classroom.

Author

Messikomer, Carla M. and Cirka, Carol C.

Subjects
*CONGREGATE housing, *ELDER care, *QUALITATIVE research, *MANAGEMENT, *MEDICAL care, *SOCIOLOGY, *GERONTOLOGY
Abstract

This paper presents a complex, but realistic, picture of the lived experience in assisted living (AL), and provokes thoughtful reflection about the operational and ethical challenges faced in the delivery of care to an increasingly frail population in a typical AL facility. Developed from the findings of a two-year qualitative research project, the case represents a composite of selected data collected at five AL facilities that participated in the study. Students will participate in individual and small group exercises that challenge them to identify everyday ethical concerns in AL, and to suggest ways that management can address these issues. The case is suitable for cross-disciplinary use, and can be effectively applied in the fields of management, health care administration, sociology, gerontology, social work, and nursing, either on the graduate or undergraduate level. It is especially well suited to courses that incorporate the topics of long-term care, senior housing, or ethics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2008
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2. Managing Everyday Ethics in Assisted Living: A Research-Based Case Analysis for the Classroom

Author

Carol C. Cirka and Carla Messikomer

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Population, Education, Health administration, Organizational Case Studies, Assisted Living Facilities, Pedagogy, medicine, Humans, Sociology, education, Exercise, Aged, Quality of Health Care, Assisted living, Aged, 80 and over, Geriatrics, Medical education, education.field_of_study, Social work, Instructional design, Interdisciplinary Communication, Clinical Competence, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Qualitative research
Abstract

This paper presents a complex, but realistic, picture of the lived experience in assisted living (AL), and provokes thoughtful reflection about the operational and ethical challenges faced in the delivery of care to an increasingly frail population in a typical AL facility. Developed from the findings of a two-year qualitative research project, the case represents a composite of selected data collected at five AL facilities that participated in the study. Students will participate in individual and small group exercises that challenge them to identify everyday ethical concerns in AL, and to suggest ways that management can address these issues. The case is suitable for cross-disciplinary use, and can be effectively applied in the fields of management, health care administration, sociology, gerontology, social work, and nursing, either on the graduate or undergraduate level. It is especially well suited to courses that incorporate the topics of long-term care, senior housing, or ethics.

Published
2008