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The evidence-base for stroke education in care homes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
<b>Summary.</b> <b>Research questions:</b> 1. What are registered care home nurses’ educational priorities regarding stroke care? 2. What are senior care home assistants’ educational priorities regarding stroke care? 3. How do
Craig, L.E.   +3 more
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Technology-enabled CONTACT tracing in care homes in the COVID-19 pandemic: the CONTACT non-randomised mixed-methods feasibility study

open access: yesHealth Technology Assessment
Background Coronavirus disease 2019 devastated lives in care homes for older people, where residents faced higher mortality risks than the general population. Infection prevention and control decisions were critical to protect these vulnerable residents.
Carl A Thompson   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health Care Opinion Leaders' Views on Health Care Delivery System Reform [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Presents findings of a survey of experts on reforming delivery systems -- organized delivery systems, patient-centered medical homes, and retail clinics -- and recommended policy strategies, such as improving the primary care ...
Anthony Shih   +2 more
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Specialised palliative care in nursing homes - Retrospective analysis on the basis of claims data.

open access: yesPLoS ONE
BackgroundThe aim of palliative care is to improve the quality of life of patients with a life limiting illness. In Germany, nursing homes are increasingly the last residence and a common place of death for older people.
Laura Rehner   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring Research Culture in Care Homes to Identify the Barriers and Facilitators to Research: A Rapid Review

open access: yesJournal of Long-Term Care
Context: There are more than 400,000 people living in just over 17,000 care homes in the UK. Nevertheless, the quantity of care home research taking place in these settings is limited. This has led to a knowledge gap that impacts on care home practices,
Gary Hodge   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quality of care: testing some measures in homes for elderly people

open access: yes, 1996
In this national study of 17 residential homes, 309 residents were interviewed, 264 members of staff completed an anonymous survey, and 228 relatives responded to a postal questionnaire. The data were collected between January andSeptember 1995. The aim
Abbey, Alison   +5 more
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RURAL-URBAN DIFFERENCES IN NURSING HOME ACCESS, QUALITY AND COST [PDF]

open access: yes
Rural-urban differences in the supply of nursing home services as hypothesized to be jointly affected by competitive and regulatory forces, government policies, and the cost structure.
Bradford, Garnett L., Yu, Wei
core   +1 more source

Foster Parent Training for the Delivery of Independent Living Skills [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Master's Project (M.Ed.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2013Although training is made available to foster parents when they volunteer to share their homes with children in need, the required ten hours for single parents and fifteen hours for coupled ...
Alley, Kandy
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Home Care

open access: yesNippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Geriatrics, 2008
openaire   +4 more sources

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