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From:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Vol. 17, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedThe world is facing major societal challenges because of an aging population that is putting increasing pressure on the sustainability of care. While demand for care and social services is steadily increasing, the...
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From:The Nation's Health (Vol. 37, Issue 6)The Environmental Protection Agency has announced a new series of awards designed to recognize outstanding community planning and strategies that support active aging. Nominations are due Oct. 17 for the Building...
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From:Community CareThe controversial NHS continuing care system suffered a fresh blow last week when a High Court judge strongly criticised Department of Health guidance on determining eligibility. With the DH currently drawing up a...
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From:Community Care (Issue 22)* older people The death of 78-year-old Margaret Panting in July 2001 following physical abuse by people caring for her received just five press mentions, compared with 303 for the death of Victoria ClimbiA[c] in...
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From:Journal of the American Dietetic Association (Vol. 92, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedThe astounding growth in the popularity of continuing care retirement communities can be linked to the escalating need for health care and related services. This need is driven by our aging population. The number of...
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From:Journal of the American Dietetic Association (Vol. 97, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedObjective To determine the composition of wastes generated in a continuing-care retirement community (CCRC) and to analyze the effects of source-reduction activities and meal-delivery system change on the amount of waste...
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From:Australian Health Review (Vol. 31, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedAbstract This paper reports in part on the Building Connections in Aged Care Project about developing quality clinical placements for undergraduate nursing students in residential aged care in Tasmania, Australia....
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From:Hospitals (Vol. 60)Hospitals travel some rough ground in LTC In 1986, hospitals ventured into new frontiers of long-term care (LTC), but not without hitting some rough ground along the way. Some of the more treacherous areas included...
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From:Hospital & Health Services Administration (Vol. 36, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedSummary The continuing care retirement community industry is a growing source of residential and health care services for the elderly population. It is also a relatively new and expanding career path for both health...
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From:Community Care (Issue 128)news in brief SCOTLAND Scottish government figures have revealed a significant rise in the number of self-funding care home residents receiving free personal and nursing care. The Scottish government said the...
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From:Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand (Vol. 12, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedOne hundred and eighteen NZNO members work in the six New Zealand Lifecare Investments Ltd aged-care facilities placed in receivership Last month. The six separate, limited companies are part of New Zealand Life Care...
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From:Contemporary Long Term Care (Vol. 30, Issue 4)For the past five years, our industry has played a steady drumbeat to the tune of The Boomers are Coming. Now, the Baby Boom generation is on the cusp of entering the continuum of care, and culture change is needed to...
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From:Alzheimer's Research & Therapy (Vol. 10, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground We investigated the effects of lifetime cumulative ginseng intake on cognitive function in a community-dwelling population-based prospective cohort of Korean elders. Methods Community-dwelling elders...
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From:Hospitals (Vol. 60)Life care communities: not a fast way to easy street Never mind that 59 percent of the 3,281 hospitals responding to a soon-to-be-released American Hospital Association survey report that life care communities are the...
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From:Contemporary Long Term Care (Vol. 23, Issue 4)CCRCs are suddenly the darling of lenders and investors ALTHOUGH THE TYPICAL "ALL IN" COST OF A CONTINUING care retirement community in the Northeast ranges from $50 to $100 million (which alone would give most...
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From:Community Care (Issue 419)case study 'She wanted a chandelier in her room, so we put one in' nitially, it was a culture shock for staff at Oakwood House when Sheila Mannion started introducing person-centred thinking tools, but they...
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From:BMC Geriatrics (Vol. 22, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground With rapid population aging, policy makers and service providers are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of building and maintaining age-friendly communities. Clearly, "age-friendly" relates to the...
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From:Health Care Financing Review (Vol. 14, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedThe American Association of Homes for the Aging (AAHA) has published a comprehensive new book written to help consumers understand the many services and amenities, accommodations and payment options to be considered...
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From:McKnight's Senior Living (Vol. 14, Issue 1)Bags of snow melt are piled high in the entrance to Hy-Vee, the local grocery. It made me feel kind of giddy. I will never need to buy snow melt again! Come to think of it, I will never buy water softener salt again....
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From:Hospitals (Vol. 60)CCRC surveys seek data on potential residents Select an elderly person living at home in the community and another residing in a continuing care retirement community (CCRC). Find out their attitudes on CCRCs. Do their...