Occupational Justice
Causey Upton (2015) discusses the concept of occupational justice and its prevalence in the nursing home, or long-term care settings. The researcher indicated that occupational justice is a principle that compliments and extends social justice ideologies. Differences in access to resources and opportunities amongst a group of people constitutes a form of social injustice. This researcher explored the importance of engaging in valued leisure occupations that reflect previous interests for residents to maintain their self-identity. The study concluded that residents identified leisure activities in long term care as the single most important fact impacting on quality of life. Furthermore, the provision of group leisure activities provided residents