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Models for providing improved care in residential care homes: a thematic literature review [PDF]
This Annotated Bibliography is one output from a review of the available research evidence to support improved care in residential care homes as the needs of older people intensify. Key findings The review identified extremely little published evidence
Clay, Diane +4 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT It is the priority of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and Australian governments, to provide infants with enriching environments in which they may thrive. This is particularly critical during the perinatal period. Yet, an increasing number of notifications and interventions by child protection authorities are occurring in ...
Neve Mucabel‐Bue +11 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Migrant healthcare workers in Australia find themselves at the centre of three intersecting concerns, often presented as ‘crises’ in contemporary discourse: the ‘care crisis’, the ‘housing crisis’ and the ‘migration crisis.’ Yet their own perspectives on these issues are rarely foregrounded. This paper explores the role of homeownership in the
Leah Williams Veazey
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The National Criteria for Evacuation Decision-Making in Nursing Homes [PDF]
, 2008 Explains the key factors nursing home administrators and healthcare workers must consider in deciding whether to evacuate patients or to shelter them in place during natural disasters.
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International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Nasal airway obstruction (NAO) is prevalent with substantial health and quality of life burdens. Nasal valve collapse (NVC) is one structural cause of NAO. Temperature‐controlled radiofrequency (TCRF) nasal valve remodeling offers an alternative to invasive surgery.
David W. Kennedy +7 more
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Caring for Our Kupuna: Building an Aging in Place Movement in Hawaii [PDF]
, 2013 Government funding for elder care in the United States is becoming increasingly strained as the number of seniors and the cost of healthcare rise. Medicare paid $560 billion for hospital visits, prescription drugs, and other services in 2010 and expects ...
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Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.Objective Impaired ability to induce stepping after incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) can limit the efficacy of locomotor training, often leaving patients wheelchair‐bound. The cuneiform nucleus (CNF), a key mesencephalic locomotor control center, modulates the activity of spinal locomotor centers via the reticulospinal tract.
Anna‐Sophie Hofer +21 more
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Nursing Home Quality as a Public Good [PDF]
There has been much debate among economists about whether nursing home quality is a public good across Medicaid and private-pay patients within a common facility. However, there has been only limited empirical work addressing this issue.
David C. Grabowski +2 more
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Home Help: How something as small as a bag could make a big difference in the NHS [PDF]
, 2011 With crowded hospitals and a greater range of treatments available, many patients choose to be looked after at home. Healthcare in the home, though, needs to be as well-thought-out as treatment in the hospital. PhD student David Swann has taken an often
Swann, David
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