Background: The concept of respite care has been widely accepted and used throughout most developed countries, although primarily in connection with frail elderly, people with dementia, people with developmental disability or children. This paper aims at exploring older family carers' needs for, ...
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Our care homes are in leafy surroundings, but also close to major transport links. Our residential respite care services are open to anyone who needs them and anyone staying with us will get: A spacious bedroom with ensuite facilities Interiors designed around the needs of elderly people with...
The paper discusses the types of respite care that are currently being offered to families caring for their elderly relatives or spouses. Included are descriptions of institutional respite care in nursing homes and hospitals; residential respite homes; day care services; in home care; and foster ...
- 《Child Care Health & Development》 被引量: 9发表: 2017年 Respite Care: A Community Needs Survey Adult respite care has been defined as a range of in-home and institutional services that temporarily relieve care givers of frail elderly people allowing ... SL Theis,EP Deitrick - 《...
Caring for the Elderly: Who Dislikes It Least? This article examines work plans of student nurses and work practices of registered nurses to ascertain who actually cares for the aged. Investigation of ... EG Feldbaum,MB Feldbaum - 《Journal of Health Politics Policy & Law》 被引量: 26发表...
E-health service model for Asian developing countries: A case of emergency medical service for elderly people in Thailand 2018, Advances in E-Business Research Series Perceptions on technology for volunteer respite care for bedridden elders in Chile 2018, International Journal of Qualitative Studies on...
Caring for elderly dependents: effects on the carers' quality of life. This study describes a survey of 256 informal carers and elderly people they support, and examines the impact of the caring role upon quality of life. Care... JONES DEE A.,PETERS TIM J. - 《Age & Ageing》 被引量:...
Respite care in a geriatric rehabilitation hospital: a support system for caregivers of disabled elderly. Respite care is one of a wide range of services designed to help maintain the infirm elderly at home by reducing the burden on the caregiver. The availabil... V Schwartz - 《Soc Work He...
Acute care of the elderly (ACE) units: To provide effective care for hospitalized older adults by using evidence-based practices, including most of the strategies listed above (6) Advance directives, if already prepared, should be brought to the hospital as soon as possible. Clinicians should re...