The phenomenon of resistance to the establishment of group homes for mentally ill adults is well-documented. The extent to which such homes, once established, do or do not create problems for communities is less clear. The current study examined the impressions of residents of a group home ...
Group homes are small, residential facilities located within a community and designed to serve children or adults with chronic disabilities. These homes usually have six or fewer occupants and are staffed 24 hours a day by trained caregivers. ...
Research documents that adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) living in the community experience nutritional deficits, inadequate diets, and poor nutritional status. We developed a nutrition intervention that was targeted at improving the food systems in group homes for adults with ...
- 《Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development》 被引量: 826发表: 1991年 Overweight Prevalence in Persons With Down Syndrome AdolescentsAdultsBody WeightDowns SyndromeFamily InfluenceGroup HomesIncidenceObesityPhysical HealthPrevalence of overweight among the general population has been .....
BACKGROUND: Despite the recent dissemination of group homes in Japan for older adults with dementia, the behavioral and psychological features of the residents remain unknown. To clarify the association of such features with the levels of difficulty encountered by caregivers in coping with these sympto...
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PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to explore and describe the adaptation process of older people to group homes. METHODS: Participants were twenty older adults aged 65 or older who were living in group homes. Data were collected from January to April, 2015. In-depth unstructured interviews...
Group therapy may serve as an effective addition to the mental health treatment of adolescents. Some of the most effective group therapy topics include depression, analyzing thought and behavior patterns, coping skills, self-care, and communication skills. Group therapy for youth in the online se...
When I think about older people, I tend to think about the people living in care homes. One of my grandmothers for example is very active, as if she is still fully alive. Although, she is also almost 80, I think. But she is fit … she still rides her bike and goes out to do ...
Despite an increasing literature related to elder abuse, sexual abuse of older persons in general and of vulnerable adults living in nursing homes in particular is still sparsely described. The purpose of this study was to assess the sta... M Wenche,IM Helen,K Astrid - 《Nursing Research &...