Small-scale long-term care settings |
Traditional long-term care settings |
Home-like, holistic and person-centred approacha |
Medical- and nursing based approach |
Focus on the normalization of living and maintenance of one’s original lifestyle |
Focus on care |
Additional focus on client interaction |
Main focus on basic technical care giving skills |
Participation in daily activities is stimulated |
Staff performs most daily activities |
Groups are relatively small (usually 6 – 8) |
Groups are larger (usually >20) |
Day schedule according to resident’s preferences |
Routine institution directed day schedule |
Environment is familiar and home-like |
Environment is hospital-like |
Number of caregivers is smaller |
Number of caregivers is larger |
Staff wears no uniforms |
Staff wears uniforms |
Staff tasks are integrated b |
Staff tasks are more differentiated b |
More individual decision making by staff members |
More collective decision making by staff members |