Experienced senior living leaders (SLLs) report the impact of spirituality and religious practice on SLL role adaptation and continuation. The sample included 18 SLLs in 18 skilled care settings representing public, non-profit, and for-profit types of incorporation, with oversampling of for-profit facilities. The average years of SLL experience was 24 years. In-depth interviews were examined through a thematic analysis approach using Excel software. Seventy-eight percent described how a higher power, religious beliefs, and faith practices were associated with their role. Their narratives revealed three major themes: Frame (calling and pre-dispositional spiritual beliefs and religious practices), Role Performance (how spirituality informed SLL administrative practice), and Benefits (perceived rewards of adherence to spiritual beliefs and practices). Further analysis of the three themes produced codes that added greater specification for each theme. Implications provided for normalizing the spirituality and work-life intersect and infusing ethical integration of spirituality and work-life in SLL educational programs.

经验丰富的高级生活领导者 (SLL) 报告了灵性和宗教实践对 SLL 角色适应和延续的影响。该样本包括 18 个专业护理机构中的 18 个 SLL，代表公共、非营利和营利性公司类型，对营利性设施进行过度抽样。SLL 经验的平均年限为 24 年。使用 Excel 软件通过主题分析方法对深入访谈进行了检查。78% 的人描述了更高的权力、宗教信仰和信仰实践如何与他们的角色相关联。他们的叙述揭示了三个主要主题：框架（呼唤和预先倾向的精神信仰和宗教实践）、角色表现（精神如何影响 SLL 行政实践）和好处（坚持精神信仰和实践的感知奖励）。对这三个主题的进一步分析产生了代码，为每个主题增加了更多的规范。为使灵性和工作生活正常化而提供的含义在 SLL 教育计划中交叉并注入灵性和工作生活的道德整合。