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A Profile of Frail Older Americans and Their Caregivers [PDF]

, 2006
Provides a profile of older Americans and their caregivers, focusing on people age 65 and older who are not in nursing homes, and those with severe disabilities.
Joshua M. Wiener, Richard W. Johnson
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Whole home exercise intervention for depression in older care home residents (the OPERA study) : a process evaluation [PDF]

, 2014
Background: The ‘Older People’s Exercise intervention in Residential and nursing Accommodation’ (OPERA) cluster randomised trial evaluated the impact of training for care home staff together with twice-weekly, physiotherapist-led exercise classes on ...
A Oakley, AH Mann, APD Jansen, AS Schreiner, C Jonkers, C Parker, C Pope, Clive Seale, D Ellard, David R Ellard, DM Fetterman, GM Cooney, IHJ Logghe, IR Katz, J Ritchie, J Sheikh, JM Guralnik, JM Guralnik, KJ McKee, L Skoro-Kondza, M Conradsson, M Underwood, M Underwood, M Underwood, Margaret Thorogood, Martin Underwood, MF Folstein, N Kerse, PA Parmelee, R Potter, RH Llewellyn-Jones, S Reeves, SM Braun, Stephanie JC Taylor   +33 more
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Subsidies, Quality, and Regulation in the Nursing Home Industry [PDF]

This paper analyzes the impact of the Medicaid patient subsidy and Certificate of Need (CON) cost containment programs on nursing home behavior.The analysis is complicated by the fact the both proprietary and "not for profit" nursing homes exist, and by ...
Paul J. Gertler
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Multi-professional clinical medication reviews in care homes for the elderly: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial with cost effectiveness analysis

Trials, 2011
Background Evidence demonstrates that measures are needed to optimise therapy and improve administration of medicines in care homes for older people.
Sach Tracey, Holland Richard, Wright David, Wood John, Houghton Julie, Desborough James, Ashwell Sue, Shaw Val   +7 more
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Payment Reform: Creating a Sustainable Future for Medicaid [PDF]

, 2010
Outlines elements of Medicaid payment reform that saves costs while improving access to quality care, including accommodating patient acuity, encouraging data collection, and supporting medical homes, bundled payments, and accountable care ...
Deborah Bachrach
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Comparing proxy rated quality of life of people living with dementia in care homes [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Improving quality of life (QOL) for people with dementia is a priority. In care homes, we often rely on proxy ratings from staff and family but we do not know if, or how, they differ in care homes.
Cooper, C., Cousins, S., Hoe, J., Livingston, G., Lord, K., Lyketsos, C. G., Marston, L., Rapaport, P., Robertson, S.   +8 more
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Lessons from the PROTECT-CH COVID-19 platform trial in care homes

Health Technology Assessment
Background Coronavirus disease-2019 was associated with significant mortality and morbidity in care homes in 2020–1. Repurposed antiviral drugs might reduce morbidity and mortality through reducing viral transmission, infection, replication and ...
Philip M Bath, Jonathan Ball, Matthew Boyd, Heather Gage, Matthew Glover, Maureen Godfrey, Bruce Guthrie, Jonathan Hewitt, Robert Howard, Thomas Jaki, Edmund Juszczak, Daniel Lasserson, Paul Leighton, Val Leyland, Wei Shen Lim, Pip Logan, Garry Meakin, Alan Montgomery, Reuben Ogollah, Peter Passmore, Philip Quinlan, Caroline Rick, Simon Royal, Susan D Shenkin, Clare Upton, Adam L Gordon   +25 more
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Quality of life and building design in residential and nursing homes for older people [PDF]

, 2004
Older people living in residential and nursing care homes spend a large proportion of their time within the boundaries of the home, and may depend on the environment to compensate for their physical or cognitive frailties.
Barnes, S., McKee, K., Morgan, K., Parker, C., Torrington, J., Tregenza, P.   +5 more
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Residential care for elderly people: policy implications from an exploratory study

, 1997
The Association of Directors of Social Services, in response to the Burgner review, has called for joint health and local-authority inspection of residential homes (Community Care, 8.1.97, p. 1). Yet there is little agreement about what constitutes good
Abbey, Alison, Blizard, Bob, Egelstaff, Rachel, Kharicha, Kalpa, Levin, Enid, Mann, Anthony, Mozley, Caroline, Netten, Ann, Schneider, Justine, Todd, Carein, Topan, Catherine   +10 more
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Hospice Palliative Home Care in Canada: A Progress Report [PDF]

, 2008
This report is a snapshot of hospice palliative home care services available to Canadians in 2008. The information refers only to hospice palliative care services provided in the home.
Jean Bacon
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