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Showing 1 to 20 of 91 for “"residential care"”.
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Youth Living in Residential Care: Implications for Leisure and Identity
… was to explore the intersection of living in residential care, leisure engagement, and adolescent identity development. The investigation included the voices of six youth living in a residential care facility in southern Ontario. The data was collected through participant observations, …
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An examination of older people's experiences of moving to residential care
Moving to residential care assumes particular significance for the increasing numbers of individuals who find themselves in need of support as they grow older. This qualitative research examined the experiences of twelve older people, living in an East Midlands City, who had moved into residential …
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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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A curriculum for administrators of residential care homes for the aging
… my project is to recognize the importance of the residential care home administrator by providing him or her with a training curriculum in order to have additional knowledge upon which to base program planning. Perhaps, someday, a unique type of care outside as well as inside California.
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Mapping the Division of Labour in Long-Term Residential Care Across Jurisdictions
Despite the international emphasis on care in private homes, the demand for long-term residential care is rising given the growing number of older persons and those living with severe disabilities. Rising acuity levels of residents have resulted in calls for more training for care providers and …
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Architectural design for Dementia: Exploring alternate contemporary cultures of residential care design
… exploring alternate contemporary cultures of residential care design. The Alzheimer's Association (2018) projected the number of people living with a dementia diagnosis to surpass 2 million, reaching 1 in 37.5 of the population of the United Kingdom by 2051: up from 1 in 79 in 2015. This …
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The Efficacy of Residential Care in the Management of Serious Mental Illness
… a growing database demonstrating the efficacy of residential treatment care for individuals diagnosed with serious mental illness. This study is distinguished by its longitudinal collection of data at two-month intervals over an eight-month study duration. Nine individuals residing at a supportive …
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The most appropriate educational placement for seriously emotionally disturbed children in residential care
… emotionally disturbed children who reside in residential care and who are considered to be "high risk," both educationally and socially. It was the goal of the study, through qualitative research, to establish a basis for the successful education and social integration of SED children.
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Staff/client Perspectives and Subsequent Modes of Interaction Within a Residential Care Context
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Relationship Between Supervisor Locus Of Control And Employee Satisfaction In A Residential Care Facility
… existed between employee satisfaction of caregivers employed in a developmental institution and locus of control. Supervisors and their employees were given a locus of control scale; employees were additionally given a job satisfaction survey. The relationship between the supervisors' …
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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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A Reflexive Inquiry into Grief Support Needs for Healthcare Assistants in Residential Care settings
… This thesis looks at the role of the Healthcare Assistant in residential care homes who care for those in palliative care/end of life. It looks at the reflexive experiences of the researcher while engaging and supporting narrative discourses with research participants about their experiences …
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The Implications of Residential Care on the Psychological Well-Being of Adolescents in Lusaka Urban
Residential Care (RC) is frequently used despite it being the last resort in the continuum of care for children and adolescents and evidence of its detrimental effects on the psychological well-being of children. RC is a type of care arrangement involving a group of more than ten children that is …
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The Implications of Residential Care on the Psychological Well-Being of Adolescents in Lusaka Urban
Residential Care (RC) is frequently used despite it being the last resort in the continuum of care for children and adolescents and evidence of its detrimental effects on the psychological well-being of children. RC is a type of care arrangement involving a group of more than ten children that is …
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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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Leading change in residential care: A qualitative study to develop Dementia Care Mapping for future implementation
Background: Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) is an observational tool used to deliver person-centred care (PCC) for people living with dementia. While the research to date has demonstrated the positive impact of DCM in care homes, more needs to be understood about the implementation and uptake of DCM, …
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Lost to the state: family discontinuity, social orphanhood, and residential care in the Russian Far East
… 'Social orphans' are children without parental care. By 2003 the number of these children has reached 776,000 and is increasing by about 100,000 a year, raising serious concerns over the viability of the post-Soviet family. One-third of social orphans are brought up in state residential care …
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