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Acceptance of care technologies to support activities of daily living by middle-aged and older adults in Japan: A cross-sectional study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 2021
Background: Various technologies to provide long-term care have been developed in the last decade due to the shortage of caregivers in Japan. However, care technologies are not widely used in long-term care, and the reasons for the lack of acceptance of ...
Sakiko Itoh   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Administrators’ Perceptions of Medication Management in Assisted Living Facilities: Results from focus groups [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Objective: Assisted living (AL) residents are vulnerable to adverse events as a result of using numerous medications and frequently need assistance in administering medications.
Joseph, Melanie   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Needing smart home technologies: the perspectives of older adults in continuing care retirement communities

open access: yesJournal of Innovation in Health Informatics, 2008
Background At present, the vast majority of older adults reside in the community. Though many older adults live in their own homes, increasing numbers are choosing continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs),which range from independent apartments to ...
Karen Courtney   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rural Physician-Pharmacist Collaborative Practice Agreements Managing Patients in Supportive Living and Assisted Living Memory Care Facilities

open access: yesINNOVATIONS in Pharmacy, 2019
Setting: Supportive living and assisted living memory care facilities in a rural West-Central Illinois county. Objectives: 1) Evaluate the impact of active pharmacist participation on patient care for residents living in supportive and assisted living
Mattie Ann Haas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Consultant Pharmacist–Provider Collaboration in U.S. Assisted Living Facilities: A Pilot Study

open access: yesPharmacy, 2019
The purpose of this pilot study was to explore the impact of pharmacist-provided recommendations to general practitioners (GPs) of patients living in assisted living facilities (ALFs). A secondary objective of this study was to explore prescriber and ALF
Kenneth C. Hohmeier   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Financial Incentives in the Long-Term Care Context: A First Look at Relevant Information [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Analyzes variations in Medicare payment and coverage among hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospices; "bed-hold" and "reserved-bed" revenue streams; and other factors that may shape decisions to transfer residents to ...
Henry Desmarais
core  

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Occurrence of ESKAPE Bacteria Group in Dogs, and the Related Zoonotic Risk in Animal-Assisted Therapy, and in Animal-Assisted Activity in the Health Context [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Animal-assisted interventions are widely implemented in different contexts worldwide. Particularly, animal-assisted therapies and animal-assisted activities are often implemented in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and other health facilities.
Fioretti, Alessandro   +3 more
core   +1 more source

State Regulation of Assisted Living Facilities [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
Educational Objectives 1. To define the role of assisted living facilities in the continuum of long-term care options for older adults. 2.
Sterbenz, Sonya A.
core   +1 more source

Assisted living resident quality of life questionnaire: development and validation

open access: yesJournal of Patient-Reported Outcomes
Background As an increasing number of older adults in the U.S. seek out assisted living services, there is a continued need to comprehensively assess quality within assisted living facilities to ensure consumers are well-informed when deciding where to ...
Catherine H. Coddington   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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