Home and community care, Retirement living, Nursing homes
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One aspect of the data, one common theme, which should not surprise, but does, is this: every single one of these people is incredibly miserable here. My conclusions in this paper will be drawn not just from the interviews I’ve done with... more
The European Welfare State crisis since 2008 has shown the weakness of these European welfare systems to cope with a health crisis such as COVID-19, which in turn has not guaranteed the rights and wellbeing of older people. This article... more
Özet: Evde bakım hizmeti son yıllarda öne çıkan ve giderek yaygınlaşan bir uygulamadır. Bu uygulamada, aileler ve toplum, yaşlı bireyleri koruma, bakım, destek ve tedavisinde anahtar rol oynamaktadır. Bu çalışma ile yaşlılara evde bakım... more
The purpose of this manual is threefold. First, to help those seeking to start a ministry with the elderly. It offers some tried and tested suggestions for taking those first steps. Second, we aim to encourage those already involved.... more
Towards the end of the 1970s the concept of ‘community care’ was emerging as the preferred alternative to institutionalized service provision. For feminist writers it presented a potential problem in that the family was identified as the... more
Life in a community is marked by a social fabric that gives meaning to one's life. Older adults shifting to institutional living face the problem of an abrupt change in their social environment, often paired with a loss of social identity... more
Nursing homes have been criticised for not providing a home for their residents. This article aims to provide insight into (1) the features of home and institution as experienced by residents and caregivers of a secured ward in a nursing... more
Drawing on the literature of metaphor, movement and memorialisation, this paper focuses on the ‘final journey’, a metaphoric journey undertaken by dead residents which allowed workers in care homes for older people to cope with the... more
Purpose: Older people are seen as needing to receive support from other people as they age. But what are the experiences and expectations older people have of being “support receivers”? Design and Methods: Community-dwelling childless... more
The bulk of care provided to elderly people living in the community and needing assistance is provided informally by family and friends. This paper investigates themes from an interpretation of interviews with informal caregivers about... more
Two projects were established to help elderly people with mental health problems move from continuing care hospital wards to local authority residential care homes. The projects were part of a larger programme established in the 1980s to... more
This paper explores reasons for choosing Malaysia as a retirement location.In-depth interviews were carried out with 30 international retirees.Pearce's concept of the Travel Career Ladder (TCL) guided the data analysis and results... more
Sin categoría Tags $ En muchísimos países del mundo, los gobiernos se enfrentan con el reto de responder al cambio demográfico que consiste en el aumento del número y de la proporción de adultos mayores en la población. ¿Qué está pasando... more
Residents in private old age homes (POAHs) usually adopt a sedentary lifestyle, making them prone to physical deconditioning. This study examined the effects of a short-term mobility exercise programme on the balance and mobility of... more
本研究從災害因應韌性觀點,分析影響老人福利機構水災撤離行為之因素。以二○○九年莫拉克、二○一○年凡那比颱風水災撤離經驗為研究對象,本研究於二○一○年深度訪談六家老人福利機構、一個地方緊急應變中心,以及三個救難隊。研究結果如下:(1)... more
Aim: To describe the evaluation of the NBN enabled telehealth pilot of Feros Care’s My Health Clinic at Home (MHCAH which involves daily vital-sign monitoring which is triaged by a telehealth nurse and video-conferencing. Methods: A... more
The perception of nursing homes today have been peppered with visions of the past such as sedated, drooling elderly people unable to care for themselves to the modern emphasis by television litigation attorney advertisements claiming that... more
The segment reported that 60-80% of all readmissions were found to be unnecessary transfers for diagnoses that could be prevented by early identification. Additionally, the stress that comes with transferring a patient can lead to further... more
This chapter aims to bring the retirement home into the conversation about care services in African societies. While there are indeed not that many retirement homes operating on the continent, they nonetheless exist and are part of the... more
This article examines the literature to identify strategies for the detection and management of constipation in a residential care setting. It contains a checklist for the prediction, detection and management of constipation in aged persons
Dutch nursing homes are currently confronted with two seemingly incompatible goals: a more client-centred approach and the necessity to reduce costs at the same time. It is becoming increasingly apparent that healthcare logistics can... more
The aim of this article is to present the results of qualitative research, 5 case studies of husbands with Alzheimer's disease and the image of daily home-based care for them, provided in family homes by wives. The research question posed... more
Dansk resume: Denne artikel bygger på et antropologisk feltstudie hos svækkede ældre mennesker, som boede i eget hjem, og som blandt andet modtog hjemmesygepleje (Ludvigsen). Studiet fokuserede især på de ældre menneskers sociale... more
RÉSUME Le VIH/SIDA et le vieillissement constitue un thème émergent important et pertinent pour la gérontologie. Les expériences des personnes âgées vivant avec le VIH relatives au logement sont encore très peu connues. Le présent... more
The aim of this study was to undertake a detailed exploration of sleep in the context of 24 hours in a care home environment, exploring the subjective experience of residents and the perceptions of staff. Qualitative research in four care... more