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Ownership and Quality of Care in Residential Facilities for the Elderly
The Gerontologist, 1989The quality of care older people receive in a residential facility is related to its ownership. Nonprofit facilities (N = 44) provided a more comfortable physical environment, more cohesive relationships, and more resident control than proprietary settings (N = 44) matched for size and resident functioning.
S, Lemke, R H, Moos
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Recognising depression in residential facilities: an Australian challenge
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2007AbstractBackgroundDepression in aged care facilities (ACFs) is reportedly under‐recognised and under‐treated. Observer‐rated and self‐rated depression rating scales can help identify cases of depression, and could be used to estimate the prevalence of depression in ACFs.MethodDirect care staff in 168 ACFs used a survey form and administered the Cornell
John, Snowdon, Richard, Fleming
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Psychotherapy of older adolescents using a residential facility.
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 1964An experimental method using case material is described for treating deeply disturbed older adolescents in a social work setting employing residential facilities. The treatment takes advantage of the relative fluidity in the psychic structure during adolescence. The two major phases of treatment are described and the necessity is shown for shifting the
J N, BOYD, F R, RONDELL
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Tolerance Training with Adolescents in a Residential Juvenile Facility
Behavior Modification, 2019For individuals receiving treatment in residential juvenile facilities, the inability to tolerate typical but unpleasant stimulus events may manifest in aggressive behavior toward staff or other residents. Such behaviors can lead to loss of privileges, interfere with other treatments, and contribute to negative staff-student relationships.
Soracha O’Rourke +4 more
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[The missions of residential facilities].
Revue de l'infirmiere, 2014Medical-social institutions which care for mentally disabled adults offer a wide range of services and accommodation adapted according to the disability. Nurses work in cooperation with other disciplines and for them the ability to listen to others is essential.
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Reducing the Use of Restrictive Procedures in a Residential Facility
Psychiatric Services, 1984Restrictive procedures are frequently used in residential facilities for the mentally ill and developmentally disabled despite humanitarian, professional, and legal concerns. Administrators in a regional residential facility for the developmentally disabled instructed staff to reduce the use of seclusion, mechanical restraint, and psychotropic drugs in
N A, Davidson +2 more
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Willingness to report abuse and neglect in residential facilities
Child Abuse & Neglect, 1988This article reports findings obtained in a study that sought to identify factors that influence the willingness of persons associated with and involved in 24-hour residential care to report possible abuse and neglect events. A total of 598 respondents from 33 counties in 5 states were presented with a potentially reportable abuse or neglect situation ...
N, Rindfleisch, G J, Bean
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Medication Use in Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly
Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 1999OBJECTIVE: To describe medication use by residents of residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFEs). DESIGN: A cross-sectional survey of medication use. SETTING:
B R, Williams +5 more
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Characteristics of Mentally Retarded People in Residential Facilities
Health & Social Work, 1983Although deinstitutionalization of mentally retarded people has become established as a goal within the social service system, its continued momentum will depend on the careful planning of services for those now in institutions. This study, therefore, explored the physical and behavioral characteristics of a national sample of the mentally retarded in ...
B K, Hill, R H, Bruininks, K C, Lakin
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Outbreak of pertussis in a residential facility for handicapped people
The Journal of Pediatrics, 1989An outbreak of pertussis was recognized and investigated in a home for neurologically impaired people. Of 66 residents, 44 (67%) had evidence of recent pertussis infection, although only 12 (27%) had respiratory symptoms. Pertussis was diagnosed by culture, direct fluorescent antibody testing of nasal secretions, agglutinating antibody titer, pertussis
M C, Fisher +4 more
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