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COVID-19 case findings and contact tracing in South German nursing homes

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background The air borne SARS-CoV-2 poses a high threat to the elderly and people with underlying diseases. COVID-19 spread quickly in South German nursing homes and for this reason called for preventive measures by the German government. The aim of this
Linda Eichner, Christiane Schlegel, Gottfried Roller, Hannes Fischer, Rieke Gerdes, Felix Sauerbrey, Sarah Schönleber, Franziska Weinhart, Martin Eichner   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patient safety culture in Norwegian nursing homes

BMC Health Services Research, 2017
BackgroundPatient safety culture concerns leader and staff interaction, attitudes, routines, awareness and practices that impinge on the risk of patient-adverse events.
G. T. Bondevik, D. Hofoss, B. Husebø, E. Deilkås   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ambient Assisted Living technologies from the perspectives of older people and professionals [PDF]

International Cross-Domain Conference for Machine Learning and Knowledge Extraction: CD-MAKE 2017, 2018
Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) and Ambient Intelligence technologies are providing support to older people in living an independent and confident life by developing innovative ICT-based products, services, and systems. Despite significant advancement in AAL technologies and smart systems, they have still not found the way into the nursing home of the ...
arxiv   +1 more source

“That grey area where no one can help”: The experience of younger people avoiding or leaving residential aged care who are not NDIS participants

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
Abstract Living in residential aged care (RAC) can have deleterious effects on the health, well‐being and social participation of younger people (<65 years of age). This research examined the barriers and enablers to leaving or avoiding RAC for Australian younger people who are not National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants. It reports on
Barrie Shannon, Caroline Hart, Stella Koritsas, Keith McVilly   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Large differences in the organization of palliative care in nursing homes in six European countries: findings from the PACE cross-sectional study

BMC Palliative Care, 2021
Background To be able to provide high-quality palliative care, there need to be a number of organizational structures available in the nursing homes. It is unclear to what extent such structures are actually present in nursing homes in Europe.
E. Honinx, L. Van den Block, R. Piers, B. D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen, S. Payne, K. Szczerbińska, G. Gambassi, M. Kylänen, L. Deliens, T. Smets, on behalf of PACE   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Therapeutic effects of dog visits in nursing homes for the elderly

Psychogeriatrics, 2016
Previous studies have suggested that visiting dogs can have positive effects on elderly people in nursing homes. We wanted to study the effects of biweekly dog visits on sleep patterns and the psychiatric well‐being of elderly people.
K. Thodberg, Lisbeth Uhrskov Sørensen, J. W. Christensen, P. H. Poulsen, B. Houbak, Vibeke Damgaard, Ingrid Keseler, David Edwards, P. Videbech   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Access to Transition Planning and Support for Young People Who Self‐Place When in Out‐Of‐Home Care: The Perspectives of Young People and Practitioners

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the experiences of young people in Queensland, Australia, under child protection orders who leave approved out‐of‐home care placements (e.g., foster; residential care) to stay in unapproved locations (e.g., sleeping on the streets; staying with friends, family/kin, or strangers).
Jemma Venables, Laura Simpson Reeves, Kathy Ellem, Karen Healy, Joel Cullin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implementing advance care planning in routine nursing home care : the development of the theory-based ACP+ program [PDF]

, 2019
Background While various initiatives have been taken to improve advance care planning in nursing homes, it is difficult to find enough details about interventions to allow comparison, replication and translation into practice. Objectives We report on the
Deliens, Luc, Gastmans, Chris, Gilissen, Joni, Pivodic, Lara, Van Dael, Annelien, Van den Block, Lieve, Van Humbeeck, Liesbeth, Vander Stichele, Robert   +7 more
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Psychotropic drug prescriptions in Western European nursing homes

International Psychogeriatrics, 2016
Background: Despite the numerous warnings of European and national drug agencies as well as clinical guidelines since the year 2004, psychotropic drugs are still frequently used in dementia.
Sarah I M Janus, J. V. van Manen, Maarten J. IJzerman, S. Zuidema   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Care Leavers Into Parenthood: Support Needs and Effective Practice Approaches Through Transitions From Care

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is significant local and international evidence to show that young people transitioning from care have children by age 21 at far higher rates than the general youth population. Intergenerational child protection involvement is also far higher for this group.
Jade Purtell, Sarah Morris
wiley   +1 more source