Publications by authors named "Chloe Shindruk"
Article Synopsis
- The perception of dying alone is generally viewed negatively, with a good death often associated with not being alone during the final moments.
- Research involving focus groups of long-term care residents, family caregivers, and staff revealed four distinct viewpoints on the significance of presence during death.
- Despite varying opinions, a common theme emerged: most respondents emphasized the importance of human connection at the end of life.
Introduction: There is a growing demand for long-term care services for older adults that embrace a model of care centred on individual recipients of care. In long-term care, models of person, resident and relationship-centred care have been developed and implemented to promote independence, decision making and choices of residents. Although the concepts of centredness have been readily adopted in these environments, what constitutes centredness is often vague and lacks conceptual clarity and definition.
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