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Home settings are associated with less functional decline among older adults compared to community-care foster homes and skilled nursing facilities in Hawaii.

PLoS ONE
Medicaid-funded home and community-based services (HCBS) allow older adults with disabilities to avoid long-term institutionalization in nursing homes or hospitals. Past research has shown mixed results on the positive impacts of HCBS. These inconsistent
Hua Zan, Yanyan Wu, Yan Luo, John P Barile, Joshua R Holmes, Joy Agner   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Has Inequity Faced by Young Australians With Disability Changed Since the Turn of the Century?

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the introduction of various policies aimed at promoting equality for people with disability since Australia ratified the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2008, there has been little evaluation regarding the extent of change in inequity since then.
Asha Parkinson, Joanne Arciuli, Eric Emerson, Sally Robinson, Sally Chance, Gerry Redmond   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identification of depressive disorder among older people in care homes – a feasibility study [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Depression is common among older people but more common among those living in care homes. Depression is not easily detected among older adults because of the presentation, and the tendency for older people not to complain of depression ...
Shaik, K, Stephenson, John, C. Jane Morrell, Kauserjan Shaik, Muthukrishnan, Venkatesh, Curran, Stephen, Curran, S, Morrell, C. Jane, Venkatesh Muthukrishnan, Topping, Annie, Annie Topping, Morrell, CJ, Topping, A; id_orcid, John Stephenson, Muthukrishnan, V, Stephenson, J, Shaik, Kauserjan, Stephen Curran   +17 more
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Supporting Aged Care Worker Wellbeing: A Qualitative Document Analysis of the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aged care work is physically and emotionally demanding. Workers can feel disempowered, vulnerable and at increased risk of experiencing work‐related stress. This in turn can result in sub‐optimal care and staff shortages. This study aimed to investigate what provisions exist within Australia's strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards to ...
Sharon Stoddart, Kate Churruca, Maree Saba, Janet C Long, Peter D. Hibbert, Amy Nguyen, Viviana Wuthrich, Bronwyn Newman, Leonard C. Gray, Hilda Bø Lyng, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Louise A Ellis   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impacts of Unionization on Employment, Product Quality and Productivity: Regression Discontinuity Evidence From Nursing Homes [PDF]

This paper studies the effects of nursing home unionization on numerous labor, establishment, and consumer outcomes using a regression discontinuity design.
Aaron J. Sojourner, David C. Grabowski, Robert J. Town, Michelle M. Chen   +3 more
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Protocol for Physical Restraints of Patients in Nursing Homes [PDF]

, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a protocol that would help prevent accidents, apply physical restraints properly, and reduce the use of physical restraints in nursing homes.
고일선
core   +1 more source

From Marginal to Central: Marginal Zone‐like B Cells as Critical Targets in Cladribine‐Treated Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease where B cells play a central pathogenic role. Cladribine, an oral therapy, provides durable benefits by reshaping lymphocyte populations, yet its specific long‐term impact on distinct B‐cell subsets is not fully understood.
Marta Pirronello, Mario Picozza, Gisella Guerrera, Silvia Corbisiero, Andrea Misiti, Roberta C. Placido, Alice Verdiani, Lorenzo de Marco, Manolo Sambucci, Elena Olivieri, Daniela F. Angelini, Esmeralda Quartuccio, Luca Prosperini, Carla Tortorella, Maria C. Buscarinu, Valeria Zancan, Francesca de Masi, Marco Salvetti, Claudio Gasperini, Giovanna Borsellino, Luca Battistini   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

The work of registered nurses and care assistants with older people in nursing homes: Can the outcomes be distinguished? [PDF]

, 2006
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.The need for Registered Nurses (RNs) in the long-term care of older people is being questioned, particularly in the context of nursing shortages, while ...
Heath, Hazel
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Nursing Homes in the Crosshairs

AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 2020
COVID-19 exposes ongoing risks to residents.
openaire   +2 more sources

Blood Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease and Patterns of Structural Brain Changes in the Community

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to investigate the associations between Alzheimer's disease (AD)‐related blood biomarkers and changes in brain volumes and cerebrovascular burden in community‐dwelling older adults. Methods We included 361 dementia‐free participants with a Mini‐Mental State Examination (MMSE) score ≥ 27 and without prior cerebrovascular events from a
Martina Valletta, Davide Liborio Vetrano, Erika J. Laukka, Grégoria Kalpouzos, Javier Oltra, Debora Rizzuto, Marco Canevelli, Claudia Fredolini, Chengxuan Qiu, Bengt Winblad, Laura Fratiglioni, Giulia Grande   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source