Design and Methods: Long-term care residents with mild to moderate dementia that met eligibility criteria were randomly assigned to an activity group (treatment, control). Participants completed 2 sessions of either the experimental or control group activity with facility recreation s...
Interventions to improve quality of care for residents of long-term care facilities, and to examine the sustainability and spread of such initiatives, remain a top research priority. The purpose of this exploratory study was to assess the extent to which activities initiated in a quality improvement...
The activities offered to adults in day care centers, give enjoyment, entertainment, and companionship. The greatest benefit of all; engagement with peers like them. Day services allow seniors to interact with peers in their community. It's so different from living in a nursing home facility. ...
The Minimum Data Set for Nursing Home Resident Assessment and Care Screening was used to compare staff-report and self-report of residents' capabilities in eight activities of daily living (ADLs) in one long-term-care facility (LTCF). Method. The relative values residents placed on independence ...
Social activities such as interactions with others and participation in organized events can prevent cognitive decline in long-term care facility. Research from Amsterdam UMC, carried out among 3,600 patients in 42 Dutch and Belgian care homes, shows that participation in social activities offers a ...
Implementing Horticultural Therapy into a Geriatric Long-Term Care Facility Activities Adaptation & AgingMcGuire, D. L. (1997). Implementing horticultural therapy into a geriatric long-term care facility. Activities, Adaptation & Aging, 22(1/2), 61-80. :McGuire, D. L. (1997). Implementing ...
Most were female (79.6%), widows (60.8%), had 1-4 years of education (51.1%) and were living in a long-term care facility from 2 to 4 years (36.2%). Alzheimer's disease (41.9%) was the most prevalent type of dementia. According to the MMSE, the cognitive status was low (8.7 ...
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Horticultural activities show promise in promoting positive mental health among residents of LTCFs and warrant further exploration. Keywords: horticultural therapy(activity); systematic literature review; long-term care facilities (LTCFs); older adults; positive mental health...
ADLs, or activities of daily living, are six basic self-care tasks that most people can perform every day without assistance. ADLs are important to understand because nursing homes may use them to gauge a person’s level of functioning.This then aids a long-term care facility in deter...