没有人独自死去:为无家可归,孤立和脆弱的个人开发舒适护理之家
Holly Klein1, Steven Radwany1,2,3, Barbara Palmisano1
1Grace House Akron, Akron, Ohio, USA.
Journal of palliative medicine
|December 9, 2024
概括
格雷斯·豪斯·阿克伦 (GHA) 开发了一个舒适的护理家庭,为绝症,无家可归的人提供舒适的护理. 关键策略包括强有力的领导力,社区参与和志愿者利用,提供必要的终身护理.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 抚慰性护理是一种缓解性护理.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 无家可归,孤立或经济不利的绝症患者往往无法获得必要的生命终结护理.
- 现有的临终关怀服务可能无法充分满足面临终身挑战的弱势群体的复杂需求.
- 格雷斯之家阿克伦,公司 (GHA) 成立,以填补这个关键的缺口在富有同情心的护理.
研究的目的:
- 详细介绍了Grace House Akron的发展和运营策略,这是一个为弱势,绝症患者提供舒适护理的家.
- 分享成功的策略和经验教训,建立和运行一个独立的舒适护理院.
- 为其他有兴趣为服务不足的人群创建类似服务的社区提供信息.
主要方法:
- 制定全面的业务计划,并确定国家许可和设施要求.
- 建立强大的执行领导力和熟练的董事会.
- 让基金会,捐助者和当地社区参与其中,同时利用志愿者,并优先考虑以居民为中心的护理.
主要成果:
- 恩慈之家阿克伦成功地从2016年的组织创建过渡到2022年的开放和24个月的运营.
- 关键策略包括强有力的领导力,社区伙伴关系,志愿者融合和适应性居民护理规划.
- 家庭提供安全的住房,培养环境和个人护理,由宿舍机构进行医疗管理.
结论:
- 建立一个舒适的养老院需要战略规划,强大的社区和财务支持,以及专注的领导力.
- 志愿者整合和以居民为中心的方法对于成功向弱势群体提供息护理至关重要.
- GHA模型提供了一个可复制的框架,用于解决服务不足社区中未满足的宿舍需求.
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