%0 Journal Article
%T Staff perceptions of families in rural residential aged care
%A Kaye elizabeth ervin
%A maddalena cross
%A alison koschel
%J Journal of Hospital Administration
%D 2012
%I 
%R 10.5430/jha.v2n1p59
%X : Objective ¨C The aim of the project was to identify staff opinions of working with families rural in residential aged care.   Method ¨C Staff from 3 aged care facilities completed and returned a questionnaire on their opinion about working with families and family participation in aged care settings.   Results ¨C There was a 46.9% return rate, with 85% of staff reporting that families should be encouraged to participate in the care of their relatives. However, the findings also report 87% of staff perceived that family members were hostile without good reason and 76% report families were angry with aged care workers and undermined their treatment efforts.   Conclusions ¨C Family participation in aged care settings is essential for provision of person-centred care practices. The current negative perceptions of families expressed by rural aged care staff requires further research or at a minimum the use of a tool to monitor organisations performance in relations with families.     Key Words   Aged care, Family participation, Person-centred care, Residential care, Staff/Family relationships
%U http://www.sciedu.ca/journal/index.php/jha/article/view/1655