Little is known about hand hygiene practice in the long-term care setting. In this study, we observed 459 hand hygiene opportunities in 2 long-term care facilities in Hamilton, Ontario. Overall hand hygiene adherence was 14.7%, with a mean handwashing time of 15.9 seconds. Adherence varied ...
Some identified barriers to the use of hip protectors in long-term care facilities were physicians not thinking to prescribe them, expense, lack of evidence of benefit in this population, wearer discomfort, and wearer removal. Such barriers need to be addressed for hip protector implementation ...
The purpose of this study was to investigate depression and psychotherapy for adults who are in long-term care facilities. Depression is a serious problem for the elderly in general and for residents of nursing homes in particular. The current study drew on the dynamic stress vulnerability ...
Reporting to the Hospital Board of Directors and working within a matrix structure of corporate functions, the President and CEO will oversee the administration, planning and coordination of all activities of the Hospital and Long-Term Care Home, along with the development and implementation of the ...
There are some existing barriers posed by neuropsychological tests that interfere with the assessment of cognitive functioning by staff who work in long-term care facilities. The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of assessing cognitive function through conversation. Methods A total...
DT Arnold,FW Hamilton,A Milne,... - 《Thorax》 被引量: 0发表: 2020年 COVID-19, frailty and long-term care: Implications for policy and practice Older adults have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with many outbreaks occurring in Long Term Care Facilities (LTCFs)...
Cohen-Mansfield J (2022) The impact of COVID-19 on long-term care facilities and their staff in Israel: results from a mixed methods study. J Nurs Manag 30(7):2470–2478 Article PubMed Google Scholar Dassa A (2018) Opening our time capsule”: creating an individualized music and other...
Residents of long-term care homes (LTCH) often experience unnecessary and non-beneficial hospitalizations and interventions near the end-of-life. Advance care directives aim to ensure that end-of-life care respects resident needs and wishes. In this retr
Long-term care homes COVID-19 Nurses Multiple-jobs Part-time work Employment status 1. Introduction Long-term care homes (LTCHs), also known as nursing homes, have been a key battleground in the fight against COVID-19 in Canada (e.g., [1]). As of August 23, 2021, about 6% of re...
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