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Economies of scale and efficiency measurement in Switzerland's Nursing homes [PDF]
This paper examines the cost efficiency in the nursing home industry, an issue of concern to Swiss policy makers because of the explosive growth of national expenditure on elderly care and the aging of the population.
Diego Lunati +2 more
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BMC Health Services Research, 2015 BackgroundInternationally, there are concerns about the quality of care in nursing homes. The concept of ‘corporate culture’ as an internal variable could be seen as the means to improve quality of care and quality of life for the residents.
S. Nakrem
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Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.Abstract Qualitative research is increasingly engaged in anatomical sciences education research. However, many in the discipline are not formally trained in qualitative methodology and—like other research methods—qualitative methods are continually developed and enhanced.
Angelique N. Dueñas +2 more
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BJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020 All patients operated for oesophageal cancer in Sweden from 2013 to April 2018 were identified, and 246 patients were recruited to this population‐based nationwide Swedish study. The results show that longitudinal health‐related quality of life after minimally invasive oesophagectomy was similar to that of the open surgical approach.
F. Klevebro +4 more
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Financial Incentives in the Long-Term Care Context: A First Look at Relevant Information [PDF]
, 2010 Analyzes variations in Medicare payment and coverage among hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospices; "bed-hold" and "reserved-bed" revenue streams; and other factors that may shape decisions to transfer residents to ...
Henry Desmarais
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Reducing hospital admissions from nursing homes: a systematic review
BMC Health Services Research, 2014 BackgroundThe geriatric nursing home population is vulnerable to acute and deteriorating illness due to advanced age, multiple chronic illnesses and high levels of dependency.
Birgitte Graverholt +2 more
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Security and Privacy Perspectives of People Living in Shared Home Environments [PDF]
Security and privacy perspectives of people in a multi-user home are a growing area of research, with many researchers reflecting on the complicated power imbalance and challenging access control issues of the devices involved. However, these studies primarily focused on the multi-user scenarios in traditional family home settings, leaving other types ...
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Your Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home, March 2014 [PDF]
, 2014 This booklet explains how to find and compare nursing homes and other long-term care options; how to pay for nursing home care; your rights as a nursing home resident and alternatives to nursing home care.
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Essential work, invisible workers: The role of digital curation in COVID‐19 Open Science
Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 76, Issue 4, Page 703-717, April 2025.Abstract In this paper, we examine the role digital curation practices and practitioners played in facilitating open science (OS) initiatives amid the COVID‐19 pandemic. In Summer 2023, we conducted a content analysis of available information regarding 50 OS initiatives that emerged—or substantially shifted their focus—between 2020 and 2022 to address ...
Irene V. Pasquetto +2 more
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The composition of old age homes in South Africa in relation to the residents and nursing personnel
Curationis, 2000 This research project is the first phase of a larger study aimed at describing and exploring the cost-effective utilisation of nursing personnel in old age homes in South Africa. The aim in the first phase was to describe the composition of the residents
A. Perold
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