Efforts to enable elderly nursing staff with health problems to continue working

Abstract

Purpose: To clarify the efforts that enable elderly nursing staff with health problems who can achieve a good balance between recuperation and work to continue working in long-term care insurance facilities. Methods: A semi-structured interview method was used to survey nursing staff aged 65 and above with some health problems, who are able to balance recuperation and work in long-term care insurance facilities in the Kanto region. The survey was conducted on four nursing staff with their consent. Results: For “the efforts that enable elderly nursing staff who are aware of their own health problems to continue working”, eight categories, 23 subcategories, and 103 codes were obtained including [choosing a working environment suitable for their energy and physical strength], [adjusting work to take advantage of their strength and weakness], and [maintaining work results that are empirically satisfactory]. Conclusion: Elderly nursing staff with health problems in long-term care insurance facilities set a goal of optimizing resources and achieving satisfactory work results by objectively assessing their physical and mental conditions, strengths, and weaknesses, and selecting a working environment that would maximize their performance.