An investigation into aged care staff and family caregivers' communication about and participation in care provision for people living with moderate and severe dementia in residential aged care facilities (RACFs)
This study will investigate issues associated with Registered Nurses (RNs), Enrolled Nurses (ENs), Extended Care Assistants (ECAs) and relatives' communication about and participation in care provision for people living with moderate and severe dementia in residential aged care facilities (RACFs). The project will use a two stage mixed method approach. The first stage will involve surveying RACF staff and family carers about their knowledge of and attitudes towards dementia. The second stage will include the conduct of interviews with various staff and family carers to investigate their experiences of care provision for people with dementia in the facility. The study results will provide a baseline which will inform a subsequent intervention study aimed at improving RACF staff-family collaboration in dementia-related care processes.
Research Team
Associate Professor Fran McInerney, ACU (Group leader)
Susan Banks (Leggett), WDREC Research Assistant (Contact person)
Professor Andrew Robinson, WDREC Co-Director
Dr Sharon Andrews, WDREC Research Fellow
External Collaborators
Associate Professor Chris Toye, Curtin University
Anneke Burlinson, Curtin University