Tenant perspectives on the implementation of the community homes for opportunity: a focused ethnographic study in Southwestern Ontario

BMC Public Health

Research

Richard Booth¹  Cheryl Forchuk²  Bryanna Lucyk³  Heba Hassan³  Sebastian Gyamfi⁴ 

[1] Arthur Labatt School of Nursing, Western University London, London, Canada;Beryl and Richard Ivey Research Chair in Aging, Mental Health, Rehabilitation and Recovery, Mental Health Nursing Research Alliance, Lawson Health Research Institute, P.O. Box 5777, Parkwood Institute Mental Health Care Building, 550 Wellington Road, Suite B3-110, STN B, N6A 4V2, London, Canada;Arthur Labatt School of Nursing, Western University London, London, Canada;Lawson Health Research Institute, Parkwood Research Institute in London, Western University, London, ON, Canada;Lawson Health research institute, Parkwood Research Institute, Arthur Labatt School of Nursing, Western University, London, ON, Canada;

关键词: CHO;    HSC;    Tenants;    Housing;    Autonomy;    Recovery;    Community integration;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-023-15192-y

 received in 2021-12-15, accepted in 2023-02-02,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundRecovery-oriented programs provide individuals with opportunities for well-being through community integration processes that enhance the degree to which individuals could live, work, and recreate in their community. The current evaluation assessed how tenants experience their home environment after the modernization of Homes for Special Care (HSC) to Community Homes for Opportunity (CHO) in Southwest Ontario, Canada. Our study identifies existing policies and practices that could interfere with or promote the modernization process.MethodsWe applied ethnographic qualitative techniques to purposefully recruit 188 participants with severe mental illness from 28 group homes. Focus groups were conducted at three time points, i.e., at pre-implementation/Baseline/Time I – spring 2018; Transition/Time II – fall 2018, and Final/Time III – winter 2019.ResultsStudy findings suggest that the transition of HSC to CHO supports activities that empower tenants towards personal growth and development. Participants were largely satisfied with the support they were getting in relation to the program-related services. Tenants disclosed that their quality of life and well-being had been enhanced through participating in the program, and that their social interaction and support for each other had also improved. Most tenants demonstrated autonomy in terms of personal and financial independence. The enhanced financial support for tenants did not only improve their quality of life, but also helped to raise their purchasing power, decision making, sense of responsibility and accountability towards healthy spending of their resources. Despite tenants’ good impression about the CHO, some still encountered problems and provided suggestions to further improve the program.ConclusionIt is expected that a more effective and expanded CHO will lead to tenant empowerment and successful social integration.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s) 2023

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