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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Adult Day Care"”.
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Client Satisfaction and Kentucky Adult Day Care Services
Adult day care is a new and rapidly growing alternative to long term care for the burgeoning population of frail and disabled elderly. A review of the literature regarding adult day care services revealed a limited number of studies addressing client satisfaction. The current study of 68 …
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Abandonment Fears in Persons with Alzheimer's at Adult Day Care Centers
… disease at the Salem Veterans Affairs adult day care center. I observed fifty hours at the center, and conducted open-ended interviews with two of the participants and their respective caregivers. These two participants (Ellen and Opel) at the center expressed abandonment fears much …
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The provision of staff development programs in Virginia adult day care centers
This study examined a neglected area in long term care and adult day care research: staff development. The specific purposes of this study were to describe the provision of a comprehensive staff development program in adult day care centers in Virginia in order to (a) differentiate those centers …
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The utilization of textile crafts in recreation programs of adult day care centers
… the existence of recreation programs in adult day care centers, the utilization of textile crafts in them, and the types of textile crafts used. Systematically selected, the sample was taken from the Health Care Financing Administration's Directory of Adult Day Care Centers. A …
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Intergenerational activities: an observational study of the experiences of children and adults
… what exactly occurs when young children and adult day care participants interact together during planned intergenerational activities. Data were recorded through field notes, video tapes, activity plans and evaluations and through the assessment of the interaction by using an adaptation of …
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Nutrition services in adult day cares in Texas
… information about the nutrition services in adult day care facilities in Texas. One hundred and eighteen of the 220 facilities surveyed participated. Of those participating, 59 facilities (50%) returned the surveys only, and 59 facilities (50%) sent menus with their completed surveys. The …
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Contemporary Care: Pattern Translations for an Intergenerational Exchange
… confronted with a formal partnership between a day care center for infants and toddlers, social adult day care, and a series of public pools.
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What Contributes to Well-Being in Later Life? How Two Life-Span Perspectives Explain the Process
… study examined individual differences in older adults’ goal achieving strategies and goal types using survey questionnaires. Although SOC and SST can explain general age changes in goal strategies and goal types, resources are important factors to explain individual differences in goal …
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Effects of self advocacy training in leisure on adults with severe physical disabilities
… toward leisure, and behavior in leisure on adults with severe physical disabilities participating in an adult daycare program. Four one and one half hour training modules focusing on rights and responsibilities (Rights Now) and leisure access in the community (LIFE: Leisure Is For Everyone) …
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Long Term Outcome and Prediction Models of Cognition, Activities of Daily Living and Nursing Home Placement in Alzheimer’s Disease with Cholinesterase Inhibitor Treatment
… alone, patients with a substantial increase in adult day care or those receiving a lower mean dose of ChEI during the study exhibited shorter time to institutionalization. Conclusions Instrumental ADL ability is an essential measure for predicting longitudinal outcome and nursing home placement …
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Essays in the Economics of Long-Term Care Utilization
… influence both the availability of long-term care services and the use of these services. The first essay explores how changes in the macroeconomy, specifically the 2007-2009 “Great Recession,” affect the utilization of paid and unpaid long-term care services. It is theoretically unclear how …
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THINKING MAKING AND LIVING ARCHITECTURE IN AN AGEING SOCIETY. THE TYPOLOGICAL PROBLEM IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR PEOPLE LIVING WELL WITH DEMENTIA
… blurred distinction leads to stigmatising older adults as a social and economic burden. Therefore, there is a need for a care-model shift that is able to cope with a potential increase in demand for high-dependency and high-cost services and also address stigmatisation. Importantly, older adults’ …
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Analysis of the nutritional status and dietary intake data of a group of elderly at a day and frail care centre in Verulam
Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements of the Degree of Master of Technology: Food and Nutrition Consumer Science, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2011.