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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES"”.
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Developing assisted living facilities : a municipality perspective
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1994.
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Developing assisted living facilities : the impact of state licensing
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1992.
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Preventing and Reducing Falls in Assisted Living Facilities: An Educational Intervention
… care issue. Many older adults who fall reside in assisted living facilities. Every time a fall incident occurs, first responders are called, utilizing a significant amount of first responder’s time and resources. Therefore, the purpose of this project was to implement a fall prevention program for …
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The feasibility of converting resident care facilities into assisted living facilities
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1993.
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Evaluation of Resident Policy Handbooks of Eight Assisted Living Facilities in Virginia
… this study was to examine resident policies in assisted living facilities and to recommend consistent policies for resident handbooks. To accomplish this purpose, in the first phase, a mail survey form was developed to determine current resident policies provided in existing assisted living …
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Effective messages and channels of communication used by assisted living facilities to attract residents
… messages and channels of communication used by assisted living facilities to attract residents.</p> <p>The study includes three in-depth interviews with marketing/public relations representatives from three successful assisted living facilities in Gloucester County, NJ. The author asked the …
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Economic Determinants Of Quality Of Care In Nursing Homes
… reveal that faced with greater competition from assisted living facilities, nursing homes are left to care for more disabled, less healthy patients. Although the nursing home's staff-to-bed ratios rise in response, other measures of care quality decline, such as more process- and outcome-based …
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Public relations and marketing techniques used by assisted living communities to attract and retain residents
… relations and marketing techniques used by assisted living facilities (ALFs) to attract and retain senior residents, investigate the perception of effectiveness in PR and marketing practices among assisted living administrators and identify the role of community relations within ALFs. …
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Expanding access to assisted living in Massachusetts : five models of greater affordability
Opportunity for further expansion of the assisted living industry in Massachusetts rests on the ability of project sponsors to create facilities which are affordable to moderate-income elders -- those earning between $11,000 and $24,000 annually. This study investigates five approaches to …
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The Mobile Garden Program
… community have hindered residents of senior assisted living facilities from involvement with living museums, such as botanical gardens, and their calming benefits. 2 This capstone addresses the current social and economjc realities of an aging population. It seeks to connect plants with …
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Patient Safety Services: Reducing Resident Falls in California’s Senior Living Homes
<p>Older adults residing in California assisted living facilities (ALF) have an increased risk for falls, which have resulted in higher fall-related healthcare costs and demand for quality end-of-life (EOL) care services. California fall interventions are in a state of infancy to reduce the number …
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An Assisted Living Private Dwelling Unit Based on User Needs
… for this population. For the past decades assisted living has grown as such an option for senior housing. The purpose of this study was to design an assisted living private dwelling unit based on criteria found in literature and in the findings of two research projects. Data were collected …
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Family Involvement Within Assisted Living: Care-Receivers' and Caregivers' Roles and Relationships
… to their aging relatives, who were residing in assisted living systems and receiving formal care were central to this study. A broader understanding of family involvement, with respect to exploring both care-receiver and caregiver roles and relationships, within the regulatory and environmental …
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Integrated Senior Housing
… Gerhard Schiele. He indicates that current care facilities, nursing homes and assisted living facilities are not socially sustainable over the long term. This system also fosters a symbiotic relationship within a living complex, where residents and local communities interact in a mutually …
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What Factors Increase Odds of Long-Stay Delayed Discharge in Alternate Level of Care Patients?
… males with discharge destinations to LTC and assisted living facilities with the presence of bariatric, feeding and/or isolation requirements.
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Aging in community
… into new environments, ranging from independent living communities to assisted living facilities and nursing homes, each offering a different level of support and range of services. In recent years, a more comprehensive option for seniors seeking long-term housing has grown in popularity -- the …
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Mobility design and control of personal mobility aids for the elderly
… and Space Robotics Laboratory for the elderly living independently or in senior assisted living facilities so as to delay their transition to nursing homes. This thesis research addresses the mobility design and control issues of such devices. Eldercare environments are semi-structured, usually …
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Improving Care of Assisted Living Residents with Dementia Through a Competency-Based Behavioral Training Curriculum for Assisted Living Caregivers
… of dementia (BPSD) are common among residents of assisted living facilities. Inadequately managed symptoms of BPSD can lead to problematic behaviors with significant consequences for patients and caregivers. Non-pharmacologic approaches to the management of problematic behaviors in individuals …
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