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A Case Study of Resident Satisfaction of Assisted Living facilities - Focusing on Virginia, U.S.A. -

노인보호시설주거 거주자들의 주거만족도에 관한 사례연구 - 미국 Virginia주를 중심으로 -

  • 김영주 (연세대학교 밀레니엄환경디자인연구소)
  • Published : 2003.08.01
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine how residents of assisted living facility (ALF) are satisfied with their residence and to identify the reasons for this satisfaction or dissatisfaction as a home. For this purpose, residents'experiences and opinions of the physical environment, the social environment, and the organizational environments such as policies and programs of ALFs were identified. As a multi-site case study, five ALFS in Southwest Virginia were studied using a cross-case analysis. Face-to-face interviews with 25 residents and five administrators of five ALFs, observations, and personal journal were done. Regardless of the type of facilities and the residents'characteristics, most of the respondents were satisfied with their current dwelling. In spite of high satisfaction with the facility, many people did not think of their current dwelling as a real "home." Residents of ALFs may have reordered their priorities in their current life situation so that safety, security, and care were more important to them than feeling "at home.""at home."

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