An experimental determination of perceived liveability in Sydney [PDF]
, 2012 Liveability is a concept and factor being used by urban planners and designers to better understand how people perceive the places they live and work in and how it affects their life choices. Existing normative liveability indices are based on measurable
Berryman, Matthew +3 more
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Medicare Spending and Use of Medical Services for Beneficiaries in Nursing Homes and Other Long-Term Care Facilities [PDF]
, 2010 Analyzes Medicare spending on and utilization by beneficiaries in long-term care facilities for hospitalizations, emergency room visits, and skilled nursing facilities.
Anthony Damico +2 more
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Like Disney For Adults: Life In Freedom Village [PDF]
, 2016 With an increasingly aging population, American society needs to more effectively address living options for the aging population in the present and future. Older adults have unique needs due to their age, physical and mental condition, varying needs for
Schuster, Janice G.
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The introductive experience of Half-Way Houses - Quantitative and qualitative analysis
Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing, 2009 <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black">Due to Psychiatric Reform, the attention in mental health has changed the paradigm and models of assistance, like the appearing of the </span><span ...
Jaqueline Q. de Macedo +1 more
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Effects of Teaching Resourcefulness and Acceptance on Affect, Behavior, and Cognition of Chronically Ill Elders [PDF]
, 2007 This clinical trial examined changes in affect, behavior, and cognition in 176 chronically ill elders who were randomly assigned to Resourcefulness Training (RT), Acceptance Training (AT), or Diversional Activities (DA).
Bekhet, Abir K. +4 more
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Delivering at Home or in a Health Facility? Health-Seeking Behaviour of Women and the Role of Traditional birth attendants in Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2013 Traditional birth attendants retain an important role in reproductive and maternal health in Tanzania. The Tanzanian Government promotes TBAs in order to provide maternal and neonatal health counselling and initiating timely referral, however, their role
A Byrne +28 more
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Exploring the Relationship Between Life Experiences and Social Participation of Older Adults
SAGE OpenThe study explored the implications of past life experiences on social participation among older adults residing in assisted living facilities. The study employed an explorative qualitative design for data collection.
Ashley Stroud, Amanda Mohler
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Aging in Place - Solutions to a Crisis in Housing and Care - An Issues Update [PDF]
, 2002 The issue of how people can age in place in a safe, healthy and dignified manner is a front-burner issue, especially for the poor, frail elderly who live in communities served by the NeighborWorks network and by other community-based housing and health ...
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Extra care housing: a paradigm shift [PDF]
, 2007 This paper sets out to investigate if and how a spatial typology for extra care housing (ECH) can be defined within the context of housing for older people in the UK.
Hanson, J., Wojgani, H.
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Cogent Medicine, 2017 Introduction: Older adults with dementia and diabetes are at increased risk of complications, hospitalizations, and adverse events. This vulnerable patient population may have high glucose variability and an increased risk of low and high glucose numbers.
Nancy A. Allen +2 more
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