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Exploring The Homeless Persons Perception Of Living In A Long-Term Care Facility, Janice Woods May 2019

Exploring The Homeless Persons Perception Of Living In A Long-Term Care Facility, Janice Woods

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Objective:The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of homeless persons admitted to a nursing home facility. Originally, the study was to explore their understanding of and their experience with advance health care planning; coincidently, the participants were more open to their experience of living in a long-term care facility.

Method:A convenience sample of 13 participants (12 male, 1 female) at four long-term care facilities in Southern California were interviewed about their perception of advanced health care planning, including the physician’s orders for life sustaining treatment (POLST); a consent form required in all nursing homes. …