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Caring Futures: Australian Attitudes About the Desirability of Care Work
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Amid increasing public and policy attention on the care and support sector, which millions of Australians rely upon for essential services, care workers continue to advocate for better pay and fairer conditions. This article draws on the concepts of recognition, value and social distribution from feminist ethics of care scholarship to explore ...
Laura Davy +3 more
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A Profile of Frail Older Americans and Their Caregivers [PDF]
, 2006 Provides a profile of older Americans and their caregivers, focusing on people age 65 and older who are not in nursing homes, and those with severe disabilities.
Joshua M. Wiener, Richard W. Johnson
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BMC Nursing, 2016 BackgroundWhile the relationship between nurses’ job satisfaction and their work in hospital environments is well known, it remains unclear, which factors are most influential in the nursing home setting.
R. Schwendimann +4 more
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Agent-based simulations for protecting nursing homes with prevention and vaccination strategies [PDF]
arXiv, 2020 Due to its high lethality amongst the elderly, the safety of nursing homes has been of central importance during the COVID-19 pandemic. With test procedures becoming available at scale, such as antigen or RT-LAMP tests, and increasing availability of vaccinations, nursing homes might be able to safely relax prohibitory measures while controlling the ...
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Development of cultural identity is understood to be central to well‐being; however, it is not always prioritised for children in out‐of‐home care (OOHC). This paper examines current policy and practice designed to support the cultural identity and connection of non‐Indigenous culturally and linguistically diverse children (CALD) in OOHC, who ...
Rebekah Grace +8 more
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Promoting Quality in Nursing Homes: The Wellspring Model [PDF]
, 2001 Examines the core elements of a nursing home-based initiative -- developed by an alliance of eleven nonprofit nursing homes in Wisconsin -- that works to improve care and reduce staff turnover through model clinical practice ...
Robyn Stone, Susan Reinhard
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Family Caregivers' Experiences in Nursing Homes: Narratives on Human Dignity and Uneasiness [PDF]
, 2014 This qualitative study focused on dignity in nursing homes from the perspective of family caregivers. Dignity is a complex concept and central to nursing. Dignity in nursing homes is a challenge, according to research.
Aasgaard, Trygve +11 more
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Trauma‐Informed Practice in Welfare‐to‐Work and Employment Services: A Scoping Review
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT There is increasing recognition within welfare services, including employment services, that many participants may have histories of trauma. Research suggests that experiences of trauma not only impact individuals' psychosocial health but also vocational elements such as job performance, employability, career progression, and financial ...
Emily Corbett +3 more
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Health Services Research, 2016 OBJECTIVE Limited consumer use of health care report cards may be due to the large amount of information presented in report cards, which can be difficult to understand. These limitations may be overcome with summary measures.
Rachel M. Werner +4 more
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Nursing Homes in the Crosshairs
AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 2020 COVID-19 exposes ongoing risks to residents.
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