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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Assisted Living Facility"”.
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Assisted Living Facility as a Home: Cases in Southwest Virginia
… facilities do not feel "at home" in their new living arrangements. Assisted living facilities (ALFs) have been developed as a response to these issues. The major goal of assisted living is to create a supportive social setting that elderly residents can call home. Although assisted living is …
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Lived Experiences: An Examination of Older Adults' Late-stage, Life-span Ecological Transition from a Home Residence to an Assisted Living Facility
… a new housing market for elders known as assisted living is emerging as the fastest growing segment of the senior housing arena. While the impact of the transition to institutional facilities has been examined thoroughly in settings such as nursing homes, little is known about the …
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Present and future senior services at South County Regional Library in Camden County
… for the study as was an administrator from an assisted-living facility and a director from a health and rehabilitation center. The interview questions asked dealt with present services for seniors and future considerations as the number of senior citizens is expected to increase. The public …
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"I don't want to go up the hill": Symbolic Boundary Work Among Residents of an Assisted Living Community
… interviews of a sub-sample of residents of an assisted living facility within the community (N=15), were conducted to examine older adults' narratives of how they use cultural capital as a mechanism of symbolic boundary work that influences their friendships with others in the retirement …
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Assisted living: internal communication to align identity and image
… of the mission statement of Meadow Glen, an assisted-living facility. The researcher evaluated its internal communication program by conducting surveys of Meadow Glen's three central internal relationships to measure alignment of its identity with its image. The three groups surveyed were: …
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RESEDENT study- REducing SEDENTary behaviour may slow cognitive decline in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: A pilot study
… (primary outcome) in older adults residing in an assisted living facility. Participants (n=25) were assigned in clusters into a two arm 10-week single site pilot randomized controlled trial. Secondary outcomes included physical function and quality of life. Results showed that the intervention …
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Non-Invasive Monitoring of Human Hygiene using Vibration Sensor and Classifier
… people, especially for our elderly population living alone at home or in an assisted living facility. Monitoring daily hygiene routine could truly help our healthcare professionals be proactive rather than reactive in identifying and controlling the spread of potential outbreaks within our …
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Art Therapy in Art Museums: Promoting Social Connectedness and Psychological Well-being of Older Adults
… were recruited through a flier posted in the assisted living facility and the onsite art therapist. This study was a mixed method design. Pre and post-tests were given to measure change in well-being, social support, and social connections. Yet, these results were not significant. The …
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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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How will well-being insights change architecture in the post-pandemic era?
… as a medical tool. However, after years of living in a world without pandemics, designers just about to forget the importance of the design and its influence on human health. Although, the new restrictions placed on society due to Covid-19 outbreak, played an important role to reconsider the …
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Preventing Hospital Readmission In The Sepsis Patient: A Multi-Modal Discharge National Framework
… 870, 871, and 872 discharging to home or an assisted living facility participated for a total of 6 months. Comparative analysis included review of 30-day readmissions pre-and post-program. Patient and nurse satisfaction as indicators of sustainability or opportunities for improvement were …
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Improving the Use of Mobile Medical Alert Devices in the Elderly
… attitude, and willingness of residents of an assisted living facility to utilize FDDs. Design Eligible participants were given two surveys, one prior to viewing the informational video, and another after viewing the video. The surveys consisted of eight (six point) Likert scale questions …
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Educating medication aides about safe medication administration
… <p>The objective is resident safety in an assisted living facility with 20 residents; 18 staff members. After discussion with manager (an RN), and observation of aides passing meds, a focus on education of the 5 rights of medication administration was decided on.</p> <p>Step one was doing …