Supervisors in Residential Care for Older Adults, Compassion Fatigue, and Leadership Self-Efficacy

Purpose: Personnel in leadership roles in geriatric residential care facilities often face challenges in delivering efficacious person-centered care. This article explores the impact of online mindfulness training (OMT) for supervisors in residential aged care facilities across four Indian cities. Methods: A nonequivalent control group quasi-experimental design was used (intervention n pretest = 72; n posttest = 65; control n pretest = 70; n posttest = 62). Results: The OMT was effective, and posttest compassion satisfaction and leadership self-efficacy scores were higher, and burnout and compassion fatigue/secondary traumatic stress scores were lower, for females, supervisors in assisted living facilities or residential care home, whose care facilities were funded by missionaries/faith-based institutions or private charitable trusts, and participants with higher OMT compliance. Discussion: Mindfulness training can be included in continuous education for supervisors of residential aged care facilities with some modifications for male and other/third gender supervisors, supervisors in hospices, and those in state-funded facilities.