| dc.contributor.advisor | wiersma, elaine | |
| dc.contributor.author | gaudet, emilie | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-23t13:51:22z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-09-23t13:51:22z | |
| dc.date.created | 2020 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/handle/2453/4690 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 'home' is typically described as a haven for safety, comfort, privacy, and familiarity. for older women who
are unsure of their future or who may have a different relationship with their place of residence, 'home' is
an experience that may be difficult to define. the purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding
of older women's lived experiences of 'home' when they are on a waitlist to relocate into a long-term care
home. using a hermeneutic phenomenology approach, three women were interviewed about their
experience of 'home' and how being on a waitlist affected the experience. for each woman, the experience
of 'home' was rooted in their individual life stories and their perspectives on waiting to relocate to a longterm care home were varied. despite the differences, several common themes emerged from the interviews:
1) home is described as a feeling; 2) home is experienced through spatial embodiment; 3) the role others
play in the meaning of 'home'; 4) home is expressed through memories and past experiences; and 5) the
experience of 'home' through aging, life stages, and life events. the results of this study have implications
for practice for staff of home care organizations and long-term care homes who work directly with older
women who are on a waitlist to move into a long-term care home or who have recently relocated into a
long-term care home. this understanding of older women's experience of 'home' through relocation could
help staff make the transition an easier process. | en_us |
| dc.language.iso | en_us | en_us |
| dc.title | the lived experiences of ‘home' for women waiting to relocate into a long-term care home | en_us |
| dc.type | thesis | en_us |
| etd.degree.name | master of health sciences | en_us |
| etd.degree.level | master | en_us |
| etd.degree.discipline | health sciences | en_us |
| etd.degree.grantor | 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜
| en_us |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | martin, lynn | |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | schiff, rebecca | |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | mcainey, carrie | |
