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Dated February 2003. On cover: Care Standards Act 2000. - 2. Supersedes 1st edition (2002, ISBN 0113224281)
Author : Great Britain. Department of Health
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 35,23 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780113226085
Dated February 2003. On cover: Care Standards Act 2000. - 2. Supersedes 1st edition (2002, ISBN 0113224281)
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 35,70 MB
Release : 2001-02-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309132746
Among the issues confronting America is long-term care for frail, older persons and others with chronic conditions and functional limitations that limit their ability to care for themselves. Improving the Quality of Long-Term Care takes a comprehensive look at the quality of care and quality of life in long-term care, including nursing homes, home health agencies, residential care facilities, family members and a variety of others. This book describes the current state of long-term care, identifying problem areas and offering recommendations for federal and state policymakers. Who uses long-term care? How have the characteristics of this population changed over time? What paths do people follow in long term care? The committee provides the latest information on these and other key questions. This book explores strengths and limitations of available data and research literature especially for settings other than nursing homes, on methods to measure, oversee, and improve the quality of long-term care. The committee makes recommendations on setting and enforcing standards of care, strengthening the caregiving workforce, reimbursement issues, and expanding the knowledge base to guide organizational and individual caregivers in improving the quality of care.
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 25,83 MB
Release : 2010-11-29
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309158834
Does a longer life mean a healthier life? The number of adults over 65 in the United States is growing, but many may not be aware that they are at greater risk from foodborne diseases and their nutritional needs change as they age. The IOM's Food Forum held a workshop October 29-30, 2009, to discuss food safety and nutrition concerns for older adults.
Author : Leslie A. Morgan
Publisher :
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 20,44 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Aged
ISBN :
Small board-and-care homes have existed informally for many years as alternative settings for long-term care. Typical residents have been discharged from another facility with some physical or mental impairment. Most are women over the age of 75 with minimal financial or social resources. While these homes are often viewed negatively as warehouses for the ill and under privileged-they are now growing in numbers and receiving increased attention for their ability to provide a loving environment and customised care at a modest cost.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 49,15 MB
Release : 2019
Category :
ISBN : 9780840606945
Author : Great Britain. Department of Health
Publisher :
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 46,50 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Adult care facilities
ISBN :
Author : Great Britain. Department of Health
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,71 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Institutional care
ISBN :
Author : Great Britain. Department of Health
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 32,76 MB
Release : 2002
Category :
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Author : Helen Meenan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 28,97 MB
Release : 2015-07-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 1317910729
People are leading significantly longer lives than previous generations did, and the proportion of older people in the population is growing. Residential care for older people will become increasingly necessary as our society ages and, we will require more of it. At this moment in time, the rights of older people receive attention at international and regional levels, with the United Nations, the Organization of American States and the African Union exploring the possibility of establishing new conventions for the rights of older persons. This book explores the rights of older people and their quality of care once they are living in a care home, and considers how we can commence the journey towards a human rights framework to ensure decent and dignified care for older people. The book takes a comparative approach to present and future challenges facing the care home sector for older people in Africa (Kenya), the Arab world (Egypt), Australia, China, England, Israel, Japan and the USA. An international panel of experts have contributed chapters, identifying how their particular society cares for its older and oldest people, the extent to which demographic and economic change has placed their system under pressure and the role that residential elder care homes play in their culture. The book also explores the extent to which constitutional or other rights form a foundation to the regulatory and legislative structures to residential elder care and it examines the important concept of dignity. As a multi-regional study of the care of older person from a human rights perspective, this book will be of excellent use and interest, in particular to students and researchers of family and welfare law, long-term care, social policy, social work, human rights and elder law.
Author : Yvonne Nolan
Publisher : Heinemann
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 26,47 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Allied health personnel
ISBN : 9780435453732
This candidate handbook provides comprehensive coverage of everything candidates need for success in this new qualification.