Getting Along in Assisted Living: Quality of Relationships Between Family Members and Staff.

DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Despite the relatively harmonious relationships among family-staff in ALFs, sources of conflict and negative interactions were identified, revealing the importance of collaborative relationships and the influence these relationships have on both family and staff outcomes. These findings can inform intervention efforts to improve family-staff interactions within ALFs. PMID: 32614048 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Gerontologist - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Tags: Gerontologist Source Type: research