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Strengthening Community Participation by People With Disabilities in Community-Based Group Homes Through Innovative Action Research

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
In the US and beyond, a paradigm shift is underway toward community-based care, motivated by changes in policies, payment models and social norms. A significant aspect of this shift for disability activists and policy makers is ensuring participation in ...
Marji Erickson Warfield, Laura Lorenz, Hebatallah Naim Ali, Jody Hoffer Gittell   +3 more
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Residential childcare in Ghana: analysing current trends and drivers

Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2019
The paper describes the findings of a geographical mapping and analysis of residential care facilities in four regions of Ghana. The mapping exercise study identified 24 residential facilities with 944 children, amounting to 22% of residential facilities
Kwabena Frimpong-Manso, Antoine Deliege, Theresa Wilson, Yvonne Norman   +3 more
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Understanding the sexuality of persons with intellectual disability in residential facilities : perceptions of service providers and people with disabilities

Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 2019
The sexual expression of persons with intellectual disability is a neglected area, more particularly in residential facilities. This article is based on research to explore the perceptions of sexuality of persons with disability in residential facilities
Muswera, Tapiwa, Kasiram, Madhu
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The adaptation of older adults’ transition to residential care facilities and cultural factors: a meta-synthesis

BMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background The transition to residential care facilities can be stressful for older people, entailing numerous challenges. Many qualitative studies focused on the adjustment and the experiences associated with older adults’ admission to residential care ...
Changxian Sun, Yaping Ding, Yan Cui, Shuqin Zhu, Xianwen Li, Shen Chen, Rong Zhou, Yiting Yu   +7 more
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A systematic review of cluster randomised trials in residential facilities for older people suggests how to improve quality. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Previous reviews of cluster randomised trials have been critical of the quality of the trials reviewed, but none has explored determinants of the quality of these trials in a specific field over an extended period of time.
Sheehan, B, Robert Froud, Sheehan, Bart, Froud, R, Bart Sheehan, Diaz-Ordaz, Karla, Eldridge, Sandra, Froud, Robert J., Diaz-Ordaz, K, Karla Diaz-Ordaz, Sandra Eldridge, Froud, Robert, Eldridge, S   +12 more
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Analysis of Residential Land Changes Using Object Based Image Analysis (OBIA) Method with SPOT Imagery in 2014 and 2024 (Case Study: Banyumanik, Semarang City) [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
Residential land expansion in urban areas, particularly in Banyumanik District, Semarang City, has increased significantly over the past decade. This study analyzes residential land-use changes between 2014 and 2024 using Object-Based Image Analysis ...
Putri Adya Amalia, Bioresita Filsa
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Navigating WeChat in COVID Times as a Chinese Care Home Resident

Journal of Long-Term Care, 2022
Context: In New Zealand, COVID-19-related lockdowns led to the implementation of visiting restrictions in care homes. This placed residents at risk of isolation.
Doris Zhang, Gary Cheung, Sarah Cullum, Lillian Ng   +3 more
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The sustainability of social care in Slovakia: Modelling the existing network of residential social facilities for future senior populations

Moravian Geographical Reports, 2022
The possible availability of residential long-term care for seniors in the regions of Slovakia in the period to 2040 is evaluated in this contribution. The study identifies risk in the availability of residential care concerning the future development of
Nestorová Dická Janetta, Gurová Patrícia   +1 more
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Gender Comparison in Referrals and Treatment Completion to Residential and Outpatient Alcohol Treatment

Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, 2016
Background Residential treatment for alcoholism is associated with high completion rates for clients, yet there appear to be gender disparities in patient referrals and treatment completion rates.
Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi, Valory De Lucia, Deyu Pan, Mona Mojtahedzadeh, Elham Rahmani, Sinan Jabori, Golara Zahmatkesh, Mohsen Bazargan   +7 more
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Models of general practitioner services in residential aged care facilities [PDF]

, 2015
Describes different models for general practice care for patients in residential aged care facilities. Background Provision of timely and high-quality general practitioner (GP) services to patients in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) is ...
Richard Reed
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