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Nothing to complain about? : residents’ and relatives’ viewson a "good life" and ethical challenges in nursing homes [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Nursing home residents are a vulnerable population. Most of them suffer from multimorbidity, while many have cognitive impairment or dementia and need care around the clock.
Bollig, Georg +2 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In 2019, the Australian government established the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (‘Disability Royal Commission’, DRC) to investigate widespread mistreatment of people with disability. Nearly 10,000 people with disability, their families and supporters engaged with the DRC.
Kate D'Cruz +7 more
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BMC Geriatrics, 2018 Background Advance Care Planning (ACP) is the repeated communication and decision-making process between the patient, family, and healthcare professionals.
Irene Aasmul +2 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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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder in Australia have increased considerably in recent years. The current study investigated how the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) impacts quality of life (QoL) among carers of children with autism spectrum disorder.
Jesse Gerhard, Sharon L. Grant
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Nursing home residents make a difference – The overestimation of saving rates at older ages [PDF]
While life-cycle theory makes the clear prediction that people dissave at old-age, this prediction is not at all borne out by the data from many countries. Various suggestions have been made to explain this discrepancy. This paper sheds more light on the
Ziegelmeyer, Michael
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Food for talk: photo frames to support social connectedness for elderly people in a nursing home [PDF]
, 2009 Social connectedness is crucial to someone’s well-being. A case study is conducted to test whether the social connectedness of elderly people living in a nursing home and their family and friends can be improved through a photo frame.
Biemans, Margit, Dijk, Betsy van
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The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton +2 more
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The emotional experiences of elderly people living in nursing homes [PDF]
Background The promotion of health and economic status in all over the world resulted in increasing the older population. It's expected, at least 40% of the population over 75 years, need extensive health care services in the last parts of their ...
حسینی, حبیب اله +4 more
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Your Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home, March 2014 [PDF]
, 2014 This booklet explains how to find and compare nursing homes and other long-term care options; how to pay for nursing home care; your rights as a nursing home resident and alternatives to nursing home care.
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