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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"older people home care"”.
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Activity recognition based on thermopile imaging array sensors
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Understanding space, place and leisure of women over 85 living in the community
There is an increase in the number of older adults 85 and over, who are choosing to live alone within the community. Moreover, older adults who live alone are reportedly spending an extensive amount of time alone within the home environment. In an effort to provide additional support and resources …
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Functional Ability and Hope: A Study of the Frail Elderly Home Health Client Post-hospitalization
… in functional ability and hope in frail elderly home health clients in the Midwest. Data was collected through structured interviews at two weeks post-hospitalization and at three months. The Katz Index of Activities of Daily Living, the Folstein Mini Mental Status Exam, the Herth Hope Index, and …
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In-home health care and hospitalization status
… was to describe the relationship between in-home health care services for elderly patients who were recently discharged from inpatient care and re-hospitalization rates. The design was descriptive and the hypothesis was that the provision of in-home health care services would mitigate a …
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Predictability of everyday task performance by perceived health, self-efficacy and cognitive ability
… measure and everyday functional ability in older community dwelling adults. The association between these two areas is complex, as a specific functional domain often involves several of the cognitive skills typically assessed by a neuropsychological instrument. Whilst there is an extensive …
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Making the invisible visable : an analysis of the Home and Community Care Program : a socialist-feminist perspective
… and human service practice in the field of aged care is increasingly important and relevant. The Home and community Care (H.A.C.C.) Program was established in 1985 by the Labor Government as a response to a demand for more community services for the frail aged and was designed to reduce the …