Prioritizing LTSS Quality: Exploring the Views of Older Adults, Families, and Professionals

Heather Davila; David R. Johnson; Jennifer L. Sullivan

doi:10.1080/08959420.2020.1750542

Prioritizing LTSS Quality: Exploring the Views of Older Adults, Families, and Professionals

Heather Davila, David R. Johnson, Jennifer L. Sullivan

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We conducted a cross-sectional survey involving 349 older adults, family members, and long-term services and supports (LTSS) professionals in Minnesota to assess their views on priorities for residential LTSS quality. We found considerable agreement among the three groups on the highest priorities to ensure the wellbeing of older adults who use LTSS: safety, dignity, and staffing. Relationships were also viewed as a high priority. However, older adults prioritized the physical environment over professionals, and they expressed more varied opinions on priorities overall. Older adults also consistently rated autonomy/choice as less important than other quality domains, a finding worth further exploration.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Journal of Aging and Social Policy
Early online date	Apr 14 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2020.1750542
State	E-pub ahead of print - Apr 14 2020

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Long-term care
consumers
professionals
public policy
quality assessment
quality of life
stakeholders

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