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Residential Respite Care Use Is Associated With Fewer Overall Days in Residential Aged Care.doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2019.08.023Stephanie L. HarrisonCatherine LangCraig WhiteheadMaria CrottyMegan CorlisSteve WesselinghMaria C. InacioElsevier
Residential Respite Care Use Is Associated With Fewer Overall Days in Residential Aged Care Objectives: To examine the use of residential respite care and determine associations between respite care and total days spent in residential care (respit... SL Harrison,C Lang,C Whitehead,... - 《...
qualityoflife.Residentsareallaged19orunderandhavesevere learningdifficulties.Theobjectiveofrespitecareistoameliorate someoftheburdenswhichcarersassociatewithcaringbuttodoso withoutadverselyaffectingthosebeingcaredfor,whilepreferably improvingresidents'qualityoflife.Theusualfocusofevaluationsof respitecare,however,tendstobe...
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The rationale for this research was therefore to ‘bridge the support void’ that family carers often experience when their relative with dementia transitions into permanent residential aged care, specifically during the time from assessment and approval to admission into a residential care home. Need ...
aged; dementia; Dementia Behaviour Disturbance Scale; nursing research; respite ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of disruptive behaviour displayed by older people in community and residential respite care settings. The specific objectives were to (i) obtain an estima...
"Respite"referstoshortterm,temporarycareprovidedtopeoplewithdisabilitiesinorderthattheirfamiliescantakeabreakfromthedailyroutineofcaregiving.Unlikechildcare,respiteservicesmaysometimesinvolveovernightcareforanextendedperiodoftime.Respitecareenablesfamiliestotakevacations,orjustafewhoursoftimeoff.Respiteisoftenreferredtoas...
A quantitative approach using a cross-sectional survey was employed in the community and in the residential aged care facilities. The older people ( n = 100) had a mean age of 81.8 years (range 66–96 years). The older people were being admitted from their homes for booked respite care ...
medication;medicine;complaints;long-term aged care;nursing home;opioids;psychotropic;prescribing regulations;medication safety;chemical restraint 1. Introduction ‘Medication’ is any drug or preparation that is used to prevent, treat, and cure illness [1], and includes prescription and non-prescription ...