This paper may be beneficial for those family members who are seriously thinking about placing an elder relative into a nursing home, assisted living facility, pioneer's home or long term care facility. Family members would want to know that they are placing a loved one into the hands of a culturally competent facility and work force. Policy makers and administrators could equally benefit from knowing
more about cultural and historical trauma among those who are or about to be placed into long-term care facilities. This knowledge can translate into
easing institutional care for elders who may have experienced trauma in their youth. These traumas will be identified and discussed for inclusion in a
facility's in-take needs assessment.