Many ageing advocates argue that RLTC settings are in locations that sever connections between residents and their community, make inward and outward visiting harder, and make it difficult to integrate the setting with the community.
Site Location
”The current practice of building nursing homes on green field sites outside villages and towns cuts residents off from community life and social interaction, and isolates those residing in them, thereby lessening their quality of life.
(Alone, 2018).
Anderson et al. (2020) note that a RLTC setting located within a residents’ home community may help with a continuity of self through continuity and connected-ness with place or community (Reed et al., 1998). Moreover, according to Christie (2020), a ‘sense of connectedness’ supports resilience in older people, particularly those living with dementia. This highlights the importance of location and connection to family, not only in terms of social interaction, but also in terms of a resident’s resilience and their ability to adapt to adversity.