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Acute Hospitalization in a Home for the Aged
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1985All acute hospitalizations from a 229‐bed home for the aged for a four‐year period were analyzed. Of 373 residents eligible for the study, 239 individuals were hospitalized a total of 503 times. Five patients were admitted seven times. Median length of stay was 9.4 days. Of 235 primary diagnoses, only nine occurred at least 1% of the time.
Gordon Wz, Rothenberg R, Robert L. Kane
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Serum Hepatitis at a Home for the Aged
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1972AbstractA minor epidemic of Au-antigen-positive hepatitis at a home for the aged is described. Route of infection was probably the joint use of bath-brushes. The course of disease was occasionally serious. The aged appear to be carriers of Au-antigen for a longer period than young individuals affected with the same disease.
Erik Nordenfelt, Jean Henrik Braconier
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Old-age Security at “Home” [PDF]
AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 1937 Some of us look forward to retiring to a cottage in a garden. Others, who have enjoyed the freedom from responsibility which institutional life has given us, see no reason for burdening ourselves with household cares when working days are over. Miss Randall tells us here about the possibilities of finding security and companionship at relatively low ...
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Hearing Problems in a Home for the Aged
Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 1965A full time speech and hearing rehabilitation program is now in operation at the Menorah Home and Hospital. To evaluate the auditory problems of the population, pure tone testing has been performed on approximately one fourth of the residents. Results of this study are reported and analyzed and the nature and possible etiology of presbyacusic hearing ...
Maurice H. Miller, Ruth G. Ort
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The Holiday Season in Homes for the Aged
AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 1955C HRISTMAS-the feast of the nativity-is a day of joy in Chris an homes' throughout the world. Although it is primarily of religious significance, in the last few centuries people have not only attended their chosen place of worship but have devoted a large part of the day to giftgiving and family get-togethers. This is the way we do it at St.
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Aging and Performance of Home Tasks
Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 1990Household behaviors must be understood in terms of a hierarchy of behavioral competence within which complexity determines the location of behaviors that can be evaluated in terms of basic health and social-normative criteria. Older people's household behaviors as well as higher-order behaviors are schematized in terms of physical and instrumental ...
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2015
Interpretations of the meaning of home are wide ranging, involving ideas about dwelling, private setting, family and relationships, a place of belonging and valued objects and possessions, the significance of rootedness, connection and place of origin (Oswald and Wahl, 2005).
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Interpretations of the meaning of home are wide ranging, involving ideas about dwelling, private setting, family and relationships, a place of belonging and valued objects and possessions, the significance of rootedness, connection and place of origin (Oswald and Wahl, 2005).
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Home in the Age of Globalization
Afterimage, 2008DOUBLE VUE BY CAMILLE ZAKHARIA BAHRAINI-FRENCH CULTURAL CENTRE MUHARRAQ, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN MAY 7-JUNE 19, 2008 Bahrain, like many of the other countries within the Arabian Gulf region, is grappling with tremendous growth and change. For some it offers a wealth of business opportunities, while for others it raises concern because of its rapid ...
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Home environments and adaptations in the context of ageing
Ageing and Society, 2014ABSTRACT‘Ageing in place’ initiatives form an important part of broader ‘ageing well’ strategies that are being developed in response to demographic change. Increasingly, it is acknowledged that it is important to understand how individuals shape and modify the space within their own home and immediate environment to facilitate flexible solutions in ...
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