Factors Influencing Staff Support for Sensory Device Use for People in Long-Term Care Settings

Najwan El-Saifi, Carly J. Meyer, Naomi Rose, Kasia Bail, Colette Browning, Dayna R. Cenin, Melanie Ferguson, Chyrisse Heine, Lisa Keay, Sheela Kumaran, John Newall, Emma Scanlan, Hamid R. Sohrabi, Melinda Toomey, Johanna Westbrook, Piers Dawes, The University of Queensland Centre for Hearing Research , The University of Queensland, Bolton Clarke Research Institute, Centre for Healthy Ageing, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Centre of Ageing Research and Translation, University of Canberra, Federation University Australia, Mt Helen, Brightwater Research Centre, Curtin University, Federation University Australia, Ballarat and Gippsland, University of New South Wales, Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Hearing Australia, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on September 19, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Applied Gerontology, Volume 45, Issue 8, Page 1530-1545, August 2026.
Residents in long-term care settings do not receive adequate support for hearing and vision devices. This study aimed to identify factors influencing support for residents’ daily use of hearing and vision devices. Semi-structured interviews with 23 staff ...