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WEll-bEing: morE Than qualiTy of lifE in EldErCarE
Well being is a means by which we can measure the quality of life. It is what we strive for in our own life and is characteristic of life in the Household Model. A task force of change agents – researchers, consultants and providers – gathered together in 2004 and identified seven domains of well-being:
• Identity – being well-known, having personhood, individuality, wholeness, having a history
• Growth – development, enrichment, unfolding, expanding, evolving
• Autonomy – liberty, self-governance, self-determination, immunity from the arbitrary exercise of authority, choice,
freedom
• Security – freedom from doubt, anxiety or fear, safe, certain, assured, having privacy, dignity and respect
• Connection – state of being connected, alive, belonging, engaged, involved, not detached, connected to the past, present
and future, connected to personal possessions, connected to place, connected to nature
• Meaning and purpose – significance, heart, hope, import, value, purpose, reflection, sacred
• Joy – happiness, pleasure, delight, contentment, enjoyment
* from Well-being: Beyond Quality of Life The Metamorphosis of Eldercare, by Nancy Fox; LaVrene Norton, MSW; Arthur W. Rashap J.D., L.L.M.; Joe Angelelli, Ph.D; Vivian Tellis-Nyak, Ph.D; Mary Tellis-Nyak, Ph.D; Leslie A. Grant, Ph.D; Sandy Ransom, RN, MSHP; Susan Dean, MSW; Sue Ellen Beatty BSN, MSN; Dawn Brostoski, RN; William Thomas, MD
The Dawn of Transformation: A Matrix Guide to Change
The Dawn of Transformation: A Matrix Guide to Change by LaVrene Norton and Steve Shields, ©2005 Action Pact, Inc.
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