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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Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional, 2020 Objective: To compare the physiological, behavioral and expressive effects of nonpharmacological interventions through songs of Brazilian popular character (representative of the life history of the older adults) and classical music in the elderly ...
Larissa Corrêa +4 more
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Approaching the end of life and dying with dementia in care homes : the accounts of family carers. [PDF]
, 2010 Research into end of life and dying with dementia in care homes from the family carer's perspective is limited. From the available evidence, it appears that family carers find themselves in an unfamiliar situation about which they lack knowledge and ...
Keady, J. +4 more
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An outbreak of norovirus infection in a long-term care facility in Brazil [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo), 2010 Objective: To describe a norovirus outbreak in a Brazilian longtermcare facility from July 8 to 29, 2005. Methods: In thefirst 48 to 72 hours after onset of symptoms in inpatients andemployees, the main infection control strategies were staffeducation ...
Fernando Gatti de Menezes +9 more
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Covid-19 and Homes for the Aged: Care or an Announced Death? [PDF]
Geriatrics, Gerontology and AgingDespite all efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, little attention has been paid to homes for the aged, which are the home of thousands of older people and serve as social care facilities.
Helena Akemi Wada Watanabe +2 more
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Oral health conditions of institutionalized older adults and associated factors
ABCS Health Sciences, 2022 Introduction: The growth of the Brazilian older adult population has influenced the increased demand for institutionalization for this public, which usually has poor oral health conditions such as edentulism.
Raul Anderson Domingues Alves da Silva +5 more
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Telemonitoring of Brazilian Nursing homes before Coronavirus and COVID-19 Infections [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2020 Objective: to report the experience of telemonitoring Brazilian nursing homes before coronavirus and COVID-19 infections. Methods: a descriptive experience report that occurred between March 18 and April 25, 2020 through telemonitoring nursing homes in ...
Tânia Maria de Oliva Menezes +3 more
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Aquatic physical therapy as a treatment modality in healthcare for non-institutionalized elderly persons: a systematic review [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo), 2011 Objective: To review scientific literature pertaining to aquatic physical therapy in the elderly and institutionalized population. Methods: A qualitative systematic review of electronic databases MEDLINE and LILACS, with the topic index terms ...
Gisele da Silveira Sarmento +2 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 +19 more
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Covid-19: Challenges in Long-Term Care Facilities for Older Adults in Hispanic American Countries [PDF]
Geriatrics, Gerontology and AgingINTRODUCTION: Little is known about management and mitigation of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities (LTCF) for older adults in Latin America. OBJECTIVE: To describe how the management of LTCF in Hispanic American countries plan and adapt their ...
Patrick Alexander Wachholz +4 more
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