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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Residential care facilities"”.
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Transinstitutionalization : a case study of two residential care facilities in rural midwest North America
… case study I interviewed residents living in Residential Care Facilities (RCFs) and participants in their lives in an effort to understand the interaction between the residents and their environment. The findings from this study illuminated the daily struggles of individuals with a mental …
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Preserving the Health & Well-being of Elderly Adults: Encouraging Standards of Care within Residential Care Facilities
<p>Hospitalizations are expensive to our healthcare system, and too often can be prevented. A large portion of preventable hospital stays are elderly individuals. In this case, these hospitalizations can also be detrimental to the health of the individual, as they may begin to decline while not …
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Colonisation with pathogenic drug-resistant bacteria and Clostridioides difficile among residents of residential care facilities in Cape Town, South Africa
Objectives Residential care facilities (RCFs) act as reservoirs for multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO). There are scarce data on colonisation with MDROs in Africa. We aimed to determine the prevalence of MDROs and C. difficile and risk factors for carriage amongst residents of RCFs in Cape Town, …
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The Connective Power of Reminiscence: Designing a Reminiscence-based Tool to Increase Social Interactions in Residential Care
… discover common life points among residents in residential care facilities and especially to use this information to foster bonding between residents has been little explored. The focus of this thesis is to design a reminiscence-based tool, to be used in nursing homes to stimulate interactions …
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Att fokusera på "varandet" i en värld av görande. Stöd till personalen i ett palliativt förhållningssätt vid vård- och omsorgsboende för äldre
… study nurse assistants’ experience of palliative care and to investigate how an intervention with a focus on a palliative care approach in residential care facilities influenced the nurse assistants and their work situation. The thesis is based on two qualitative and two quantitative studies, …
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Young peoples’ experiences and understandings of ‘home’ and ‘family’ living in safety homes, Khayelitsha, Cape Town : exploring the strengths and limits of the ‘social family’.
… Khayelitsha, Cape Town. Unlike large formalised residential care facilities, with high staff turnover and high ratios of children to caregivers, these settings are intimate long-term spaces of care that provide stable parenting. This finding of stable parenting and of proper care of young people …
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Cognitive strategy intervention for elders living in a residential care facility.
Residential care facilities are communities for elders that encourage residents to maintain their independence for everyday activities. These individuals may experience memory dysfunction which can negatively impact their confidence and well being. Through the implementation of an intervention …
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Veiksniai, sąlygojantys socialinio darbuotojo veiklos turinį senelių globos namuose /
… services are mostly provided and organised in residential care facilities for the elderly. Reteriment homes provide comprehensive care and care for the elderly. Social workers provide a range of social services. Social workers are confronted with a wide range of different factors in their work. …
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Physical Activity, Disablement, and Quality of Life in Long-Term Care Residents: A Feasibility Study
… the need for more research on older adults in residential care facilities this study proposes to examine the feasibility of recruiting, encouraging compliance, and obtaining reliable data among this population. Secondly, to address the ambiguity surrounding disablement and QOL in older adults, …
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Investigating the Value of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Nintendo Wii Physical Activity for Older Adults
… isolation after older adults relocate to a residential care facility. This thesis is an exploration of the novel intervention combining Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Nintendo Wii gameplay that was designed to improve initiation and adherence to physical activity. Acceptance and …
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Insomnia symptoms in elderly persons - assessment, associated factors and non-pharmacological nursing interventions
… of non-pharmacological interventions in healthcare settings. Data were collected by means of a systematic literature search (Study I), questionnaires (Studies II-III), interviews and observations (Study IV). The results from Study I are based on nine studies and six non-pharmacological …