However, there are still acoustical challenges within long term care facilities that should be addressed, such as:rn1. Maintaining speech privacy between rooms and corridors with large undercut door openings for air flow;rn2. Maintaining STC ratings of the demising walls where the ceiling plenum ...
ChallengesOlder adult populationAs the frequency and intensity of disaster events increase around the globe, older adults who reside in long-term care (LTC) facilities are among those most at risk for the negative effects of these...doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-0665-9_10Sandra P. Hirst...
Stephen Lomonico, NHA, president, Thrive Behavioral Sciences, notes that staffing is a major challenge affecting the senior care industry. “In looking at everything that is going on right now in Long Term Care,staffingis without question the biggest issue,” he says. “If you can’t staff ...
This contribution sheds light on the planning of outdoor spaces within Long-Term Care Facilities (LTCFs) for older person as a means to enhance the quality of life for their residents. It presents one of the few empirical studies conducted on this topic in Brazil to date. The study follows...
(1, 2). Increasing evidence shows that COVID-19 has taken a particularly heavy toll on older adults in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) (3). Older residents of LTCFs (e.g., nursing homes, retirement homes) often have daily care needs and are at especially high risk of COVID-19 ...
The supply of health care workers is falling at the same time that demand for health care workers is high. After dropping off during the first months of the pandemic, use of medical care hasreturned to near-normal levels4(nursing homes being an exception). Organizations thus need their full...
The investigation of diversion inside health care facilities has changed dramatically over the past 30 years. The Cincinnati Police Department Pharmaceutical Diversion Squad was new in the fall of 1990. Nationwide, so was the investigation of drug diversion inside hospitals and nursing homes. Very few...
to comprehend the emotional and psychological toll that undocumented migrants experience due to living in constant fear of deportation, facing discrimination, or being denied basic rights and services. Without this empathetic understanding, the advocacy efforts of healthcare providers may fall short of ad...
Challenges related to lacking appropriate housing, facing financial uncertainty and dealing with bureaucracy were noted during both phases. Caregivers had to deal with these challenges to stay in step with life changes and newly emerging needs. Conclusions Informal caregivers have a major role in ...
As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) puts it, “the most formidable demographic challenge facing the world is no longer rapid population growth, but population aging.”4 That challenge is cropping up in several ways. For example, employers can face worker shortages as more people retire. ...