ABSTRACT An unknown number of mentally ill elders in the United States receive care in assisted living, along with persons facing physical or cognitive challenges. While dementia is familiar in assisted living, our data indicate that neither staff nor residents are prepared to work or live with the mentally ill. Challenges are created for professionals, since these residents bring diverse needs. Daily interresident interactions are also disrupted or stressful. Qualitative data describe the impacts on quality of resident life as well as care and management dilemmas identified within five assisted-living settings having varying presence of mental illness among residents.

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辅助生活中的精神疾病：生活质量和护理的挑战

摘要 在美国，有未知数量的精神病老人以及面临身体或认知挑战的人接受辅助生活护理。虽然痴呆症在辅助生活中很常见，但我们的数据表明，工作人员和居民都没有准备好与精神病患者一起工作或生活。为专业人士带来了挑战，因为这些居民带来了多样化的需求。日常的居民间互动也受到干扰或压力很大。定性数据描述了对居民生活质量的影响以及在居民中存在不同精神疾病的五个辅助生活环境中确定的护理和管理困境。