Understanding Adaptive Leadership in the Context of Nursing Homes

Jing Wang, Ruth Anderson, Janelle Santos Perez, Carole A. Estabrooks, Whitney Berta, Holly J. Lanham, Yinfei Duan, Alba Iaconi, Anna Beeber

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Rapidly growing populations of older adults rely heavily on formal long-term care services such as those provided in nursing homes. Nursing home staff are confronted with complex challenges. We explored how staff (N = 88), particularly care aides, interpreted challenges and responded to them by taking adaptive leadership roles, and engaging in technical and adaptive work in nursing homes. We conducted analysis of the ethnographic case studies. In long-term care settings, staff face complex challenges in improving resident care due to contextual barriers. These include demanding work conditions and inadequate resources. Additionally, top-down communications, despite being well-intentioned, often lead to misinterpretation and a lack of staff motivation. Nonetheless, we found that certain staff managed to overcome these contextual barriers and effectively execute change initiatives by assuming adaptive leadership roles. Formal leaders have a vital role in empowering staff, including care aides, and facilitating their adaptive leadership behaviors.

Idioma originalEnglish (US)
Páginas (desde-hasta)1524-1535
Número de páginas12
PublicaciónJournal of Applied Gerontology
Volumen43
N.º10
DOI
EstadoPublished - oct 2024
Publicado de forma externa

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Gerontology
  • Geriatrics and Gerontology

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