Interdependent empowerment in residential care homes: perspectives of first-line managers, care workers, and relatives

Key Points

• The research aims to understand how empowerment at different organizational levels influences the quality of care in residential settings.
• Qualitative interviews with first-line managers, care workers, and relatives in residential care homes
• Analysis of perspectives on organizational relationships and care quality
• Exploration of decision-making processes among dependency relationships
• Identified the need for stronger supportive relationships among staff and relatives
• Highlighted the impact of empowerment on the quality of person-centered care
• Emphasized that improved structural conditions can foster better care for residents