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Improving Quality of Life for Older People in Long-Stay Care ...

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Chapter TenConnectedness,Social Relationshipsand Networks10.1 Introduction184This chapter explores residents’ relationships with<strong>in</strong> and outside the residentialsett<strong>in</strong>g. In particular, it focuses on <strong>in</strong>ternal resident <strong>in</strong>teractions, companionship,family relationships, <strong>in</strong>tergenerational contacts, and general l<strong>in</strong>ks between thecommunity and the residential facility. An analysis <strong>of</strong> the data revealed four<strong>in</strong>terrelated categories: connectedness; <strong>in</strong>volvement and <strong>in</strong>terest; resident/staffrelationships; resident/resident relationships; and family and communityconnections.<strong>Improv<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>Quality</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Life</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Older</strong> <strong>People</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Long</strong>-<strong>Stay</strong> <strong>Care</strong> Sett<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> Ireland

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