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Chapter 5 Findings
recognition of the resident’s past and present life, which may shape the resident’s
wishes. There are life histories.
Figure 5.3 reveals the overall results from the analysis of the residents’ sets of
documentation (blue column is evident and red column is not evident). It can be
seen that the element most lacking in the documentation was element 6 (“There
is open and respectful communication between residents and staff and sharing of
information”), whilst the most evident element was element 7 (“There is
recognition of the resident’s past and present life, which may shape the resident’s
wishes. There are life histories”). These findings will now be described in detail
and further examples from the residents’ sets of documentation can be found in
Appendix 20. Pseudonyms to protect anonymity are used throughout.
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Figure 5.3: Results from analysis of residents’ sets of documentation
5.7.1 Element 1: Self-Governing, Self-Ruling, Self-Determining
This was judged to be evident if the resident had been involved in making
choices or decisions about their day or treatment. Examples included
documented preferences for time of getting up or bed time, meal preferences,
hygiene preferences, and preferences for treatment or refusal.