Embracing Cultural Diversity: Meaningful Engagement for Older Adults With Advanced Dementia in a Residential Care Setting
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2018
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American Journal of Occupational Therapy
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Providing person-centered care (PCC) that focuses on meaningful engagement in residential care settings for
older adults with moderate to advanced dementia is an internationally recognized challenge. In this study, we
aimed to identify best-practice scenarios for supporting older adults with moderate to advanced dementia
from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds who lived in care facilities. A mixed-methods study
with a concurrent triangulation strategy was adopted. Data collection occurred with care partners by means of
a preworkshop questionnaire, an appreciative-inquiry workshop, and an adapted Delphi technique. The findings indicate that care partners valued the care facilities’ residents’ needs for doing, being, and belonging.
Collaborative data generation reflected the setting-specific PCC practices. Leadership team members agreed
that enabling inclusion and celebrating cultural diversity were important but that cultural humility needed to
be promoted.
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Du Toit, S., Buchanan, H. 2018. Embracing Cultural Diversity: Meaningful Engagement for Older Adults With Advanced Dementia in a Residential Care Setting. American Journal of Occupational Therapy. 72; 6;