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Life and death in English nursing homes : sequestration or transition? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Nursing homes as care institutions seek to offer a home where people can live until their death. A potential conflict, therefore, exists as nursing homes are both a place where life is lived and where death is regularly encountered.
Froggatt, Katherine A.
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Can Older Women Residing in Nursing Homes Feel Empowered? An Exploration of Narrative [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
It is assumed that those individuals residing in nursing homes have poor health and little control over their lives. As a consequence there has been little research on this group of people in connection with empowerment.
Swindle, Jennifer
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Resident-to-resident aggression in Norwegian nursing homes: a cross-sectional exploratory study

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2020
Background Resident-to-resident aggression in nursing homes is a public health problem of growing concern, impacting the safety, health and well-being of all residents involved.
Anja Botngård   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of Leadership and Psychosocial Work Environment on Recipient Satisfaction in Nursing Homes and Home Care

open access: yesGerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2019
This study examines the association between nursing assistants’ assessment of leadership, their psychosocial work environment, and satisfaction among older people receiving care in nursing homes and home care.
Dan Lundgren PhD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of loss status and turnover intention of nursing staffs in nursing homes of Shaanxi province and influencing factors

open access: yesHuli yanjiu, 2021
ObjectiveTo investigate the loss of nursing staff,turnover intention,and influencing factors of in⁃service nursing staff in nursing homes in Shaanxi province,and to put forward suggestions for stabilizing the nursing staff team for the elderly ...
LI Ying   +7 more
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Assessing the Quality of Nursing Homes in Managed Care Organizations: Integrating LTSS for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries

open access: yesInquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2018
Little is known about the quality of nursing homes in managed care organizations (MCOs) networks. This study (1) described decision-making criteria for selecting nursing home networks and (2) compared selected quality indicators of network and nonnetwork
Carrie Graham PhD, MGS   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Variation and trends in transmission dynamics of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in veterans affairs hospitals and nursing homes

open access: yesEpidemics, 2019
Variation and differences of MRSA transmission within and between healthcare settings are not well understood. This variability is critical for understanding the potential impact of infection control interventions and could aid in the evaluation of ...
Karim Khader   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Variations in drug-related problems detected by multidisciplinary teams in Norwegian nursing homes and home nursing care

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2018
Objective: Traditionally, nursing homes have been associated with suboptimal drug therapy and drug-related problems (DRPs). In contrast, less is known about drug safety in homecare.
Siri A. Devik   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of Life Satisfaction, General Health and Functionality of Elderly Residents in Public and Private Nursing Homes in Tehran [PDF]

open access: yesپژوهشنامه مددکاری اجتماعی, 2016
Comparison of Life Satisfaction, General Health and Functionality of Elderly Residents in Public and Private Nursing Homes in Tehran Akbar Sharifian[1]  ,  Hossein Rezai[2] Received: 26/5/2017               Accepted: 20/2/2018   Abstract The purpose of ...
a sh, h r
doaj   +1 more source

Do long-term care services match population needs? A spatial analysis of nursing homes in Chile. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
Chile is experiencing a period of rapid aging, which increases the need of long-term care services in the country. Nursing homes have been the traditional alternative to deal with the increase of elderly population in the country, with services supplied ...
Pablo Villalobos Dintrans
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