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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"elder care"”.
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An elder care community
… design problem to create a viable community of elders integrated into the chosen site was merely the ostensible goal. The deeper task was to become more literate with the materials and tools of the architect's trade and develop a confidence with the language and grammar of architecture. I wanted …
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Opportunities for augmenting elder care business models with digital solutions
… ages and people live longer, the demand for elder care is growing. Families want affordable options that will keep their loved ones safe, healthy, and happy. To this end there are many business opportunities, especially those that use new technology to create innovative solutions for …
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Elder care: An evaluation of communication resources for lay caregivers in southern Nevada
… them. This study focused attention on these lay caregivers and the effectiveness of community resources, from their perspective. With assistance from Southern Nevada Alzheimer's Association staff, a survey was conducted. The results showed agencies rated as "satisfactory" in their efforts to …
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Amplified Voices: Art-Based Inquiry Into Elder Communication
… their voices are silenced or dismissed. Elder voices need to be reintroduced into public discourse. This study investigated the experiences of those who communicate and interact in elder care settings. Participants in this study created individual digital art pieces representing their …
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Non-invasive wearable sensing systems for continuous health monitoring and long-term behavior modeling
Deploying new healthcare technologies for proactive health and elder care will become a major priority over the next decade, as medical care systems worldwide become strained by the aging populations. This thesis presents LiveNet, a distributed mobile system based on low-cost commodity hardware …
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Locating senior walking frame users in crowded indoor environments
… primarily intended for use by professional elder care supervisors for tracking elderly people in their excursions to a crowded shopping centre. The main requirement is that the system provides an approximate locations of multiple elderly people during an excursion to a crowded shopping …
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Ultra-low-power Wireless Camera Network Nodes: Design and Performance Analysis
… in the elds of security, animal monitoring, elder care and many others. Unfortunately, their development is currently thwarted by the lack of nodes capable of operating autonomously for a long period of time when powered with a couple of AA batteries. In the proposed approach, the logic …
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Gender and Caregiving: a Study Among Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Frail Elders
As the number of elderly people increases, the need for care of frail elders also rises. When looking at elder care, feminist scholars have pointed to the need to consider not only the caregiver's gender, but also the interlocking power relations of gender and raceethnicity. For these reasons, this …
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Culture and Family Life: Three Studies on Family and Marriage Relationships across Cultures
… in older adults' preference for family elder care. I find that older adults from countries with more traditional values that emphasize the importance of a strong parent-child tie are more likely to prefer family care rather than formal care than those from more secular-rational countries …
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Social Capital in Cohousing: Understanding How One Community Builds Ties
… benefits they received, such as sharing child or elder care, socializing, and general social support. Others cautioned that the lack of socioeconomic and racial diversity may isolate some residents. The study offers several suggestions to facilitate creating supportive communities. These include …
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Fall detection system using low cost computing and online communication
… AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Falls are prevalent among elderly and sometime may result in fatal injuries, which impacts their ability of independent living. Thus, a reliable as well as cost effective fall detection system is required. We have developed an inexpensive fall detection system, which detects …
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The Experience of Asian Americans Caring for Elderly Parents
… regarding how participants came to take care of their parents, the impact it had on close relationships and participants' plans, the impact of cultural background on taking care of their parents, and the positive aspects of caring for their parents were conducted with eight …
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Moving Away from Home: A Map of Classroom Burnout
… mother's bi-polar disorder, and the demands of eldercare for her mother. She also explores her own habitual practice of being a student, in a reflective inquiry into the mind and situation of students from inside her own experiences. Interleaved vignettes of student interaction illustrate the …
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A literature review of oral health awareness among caregivers in aged care facilities
… the knowledge, awareness and attitudes of caregivers working in residential homes regarding oral health. ABSTRACT The population of older people is growing at an exponential rate, and the number of elderly entering aged care facilities is also increasing. The health challenges of advancing …
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Dual-career couples’ perceptions of career barriers
… years ago there were over three (3) million dualcareer couples representing 20% of dual-worker couples. It is expected that the amount of dual-career couples will continue to increase, as most college students, both men and women, anticipate participating in a career as well as in a family …
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Facing Obstacles as a Senior
… attention because daily items such as personal care, preparing a meal, going to the grocery store or housework become very challenging. This is when you need to acquire services that can help daily for these tasks. The Department of Aging plays a vital role when becoming a senior over the age of …
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