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The work of registered nurses and care assistants with older people in nursing homes: Can the outcomes be distinguished? [PDF]

, 2006
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.The need for Registered Nurses (RNs) in the long-term care of older people is being questioned, particularly in the context of nursing shortages, while ...
Heath, Hazel
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The ‘regulated death’: a documentary analysis of the regulation and inspection of dying and death in English care homes for older people. [PDF]

, 2007
In England, processes of regulation and inspection have been established to ensure that older people living in long-term care settings receive quality care.
Froggatt, Katherine A.
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Integrated working between residential care homes and primary care: a survey of care homes in England [PDF]

, 2012
© 2012 Gage et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0),which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and ...
Cheynel Jerome, Katherine Froggatt, Iliffe Steve, Gage, H, Davies Sue L, Dickinson, Angela, Froggatt Katherine, Angela Dickinson, Wendy Martin, Gage, Heather, Heather Gage, Goodman Claire, Froggatt, Katherine Alison, Christina Victor, Victor, CR, Dickinson Angela, Victor, Christina, Froggatt, Katherine, Williams Peter, Iliffe, S, Davies, S, Iliffe, Steve, Davies, Susan, Sue L Davies, Goodman, Claire, Martin, W, Williams, P, Jerome Cheynel, Cheynel, Jerome, Victor Christina, Goodman, C, Martin, Wendy, Gage Heather, Claire Goodman, Williams, Peter, Davies, Sue, Martin Wendy, Froggatt, K, Peter Williams, Steve Iliffe, Dickinson, A, Cheynel, J   +41 more
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Special interest group Evidence based integrated care

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2019
Introduction: Both in literature and in practice there is debate about defining Integrated Care. The WHO for example, defines Integrated Care as a process, not covering the perspective of (cost-) effectiveness.
Roelof Ettema, John Eastwood
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Evolution and effects of COVID-19 outbreaks in care homes: a population analysis in 189 care homes in one geographical region of the UK

The Lancet. Healthy Longevity, 2020
Summary: Background: COVID-19 has affected care home residents internationally, but detailed information on outbreaks is scarce. We aimed to describe the evolution of outbreaks of COVID-19 in all care homes in one large health region in Scotland ...
Jennifer K Burton, PhD, Gwen Bayne, PhD, Christine Evans, MD, Frederike Garbe, DrMed, Dermot Gorman, FFPH, Naomi Honhold, PhD, Duncan McCormick, MBChB, Richard Othieno, FFPH, Janet E Stevenson, MBBS, Stefanie Swietlik, PhD, Kate E Templeton, PhD, Mette Tranter, PhD, Lorna Willocks, MD, Bruce Guthrie, ProfPhD   +13 more
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Enabling research in care homes: an evaluation of a national network of research ready care homes [PDF]

, 2014
In the UK care homes are one of the main providers of long term care for older people with dementia. Despite the recent increase in care home research, residents with dementia are often excluded from studies.
Davies, SL, Smith, A, Smith, Adam, Carrick, N, Davies, Sue L., Natasha Carrick, Manthorpe, J, Adam Smith, Iliffe, S, Jill Manthorpe, Iliffe, Steve, Davies, Susan, Sue L Davies, Goodman, Claire, Manthorpe, Jill; id_orcid, Goodman, C, Carrick, Natasha, Claire Goodman, Manthorpe, Jill, Steve Iliffe   +19 more
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Legionella colonisation in hot water systems in care homes from two Danish municipalities

Journal of Water and Health, 2022
Legionnaires' disease is a serious health risk among the elderly. Water systems in care homes are therefore of particular interest. We investigated the levels of culturable Legionella in the hot water systems in care homes in two Danish municipalities ...
Niss Skov Nilsen, Søren Anker Uldum
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Recruiting care homes to a randomised controlled trial

Trials, 2018
Background There are more than a quarter of a million individuals aged ≥ 65 years who are resident in care homes in England and Wales. Care home residents have high levels of cognitive impairment, physical disability, multimorbidity and polypharmacy ...
Alison Ellwood, Jennifer Airlie, Robert Cicero, Bonnie Cundill, David R Ellard, Amanda Farrin, Mary Godfrey, Liz Graham, John Green, Vicki McLellan, Najma Siddiqi, Anne Forster, On behalf of the REACH Programme Team   +12 more
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Care Process in Iranian Nursing Homes: A Grounded Theory Study [PDF]

Journal of Caring Sciences, 2021
Introduction: The need and use of long-term care services for older people has increased with their rising population and there is little information about the state of serving in nursing homes.
Reza Fadayevatan, Majid Rahimi, Heidarali Abedi   +2 more
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Low COVID-19 Mortality in Old Age Homes in Western India: An empirical study

Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, 2021
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has emerged as a public health crisis globally. Management of old age homes have been challenged during the ongoing pandemic crisis, as the elderlies are by far the most vulnerable population group in ...
Jallavi Panchamia, Bhavya Bhagat, Vishakha Bharati, Anushree Joshi, Dileep Mavalankar   +4 more
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