On the Economics of Institutional Care of the Elderly in the U.S.: The Effects of a Change in Government Reimbursement

1989 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Dusansky
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Government Reimbursement ◽  
The U.S

Care of Elderly Germans Suffering from Dementia and other Diseases in Private Social Welfare Institutions in Poland — A Case Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-85
Author(s):  
Nicole Horáková ◽  
Jan Kajfosz
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Institutional Care ◽  
Family Care ◽  
Field Research ◽  
High Standard ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Private Care ◽  
The Social ◽  
Care Of Elderly

The European society is getting older and nobody knows how to deal with this problem. There are different models from family care, special housing for elderly to professional institutional care, which has the disadvantage of being very expensive. In Germany we have noticed in the last two or three years a special trend to send old people suffering from dementia to foreign countries, because these people need intensive care and the social services for example in Poland have a high standard. The aim of our survey is to dismantle, by the example of the private care institution situated in Poland, Upper Silesia which specializes on German customers, the social practices associated with placing the elderly in such institutions and also the methods of constructing meanings of these practices providing clarity in the various groups that take part in this process. To reach this aim we used qualitative field research, including discourse and narrative analysis of various materials (interviews, promotional texts, websites), which beside other things allowed us to reconstruct the media image of the surveyed residences for the elderly and show it in a wider context.

scholarly journals The Quick and Dirty: A Tetanus Case Report

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Mcelaney ◽  
Masayuki Iyanaga ◽  
Stormy Monks ◽  
Edward Michelson
Keyword(s):  
Injection Drug Users ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The United States ◽  
Post Vaccination ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
High Risk Populations ◽  
Prompt Diagnosis ◽  
Rare Diagnosis ◽  
The U.S

Tetanus is an increasingly rare diagnosis in the post-vaccination era, although it continues to have significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. In the United States (U.S.), the incidence of tetanus has declined dramatically due to the widespread use of the vaccine. High-risk populations for tetanus in the U.S. include the elderly, diabetics, injection drug users, and unvaccinated individuals. This is a report of a 78-year-old male with an incomplete immunization history who presented to an emergency department with jaw pain and who was ultimately diagnosed with tetanus. This report highlights the importance of prompt diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of tetanus.

scholarly journals Alternatives to Institutional Care of the Elderly: Beyond the Dichotomy

1980 ◽  
Vol 20 (3 Part 1) ◽  
pp. 249-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. L. Kane ◽  
R. A. Kane
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Care ◽  
The Elderly

scholarly journals Quality of institutional care and the elderly: policy issues and options.

BMJ ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 294 (6568) ◽  
pp. 384-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Day ◽  
R Klein
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Policy Issues

Sport and Aging. B. McPherson (Ed.). Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.Champaign, ILL. 1986. 278 pp. (U.S. $25.00).

1986 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 283-285
Author(s):  
Glynn A. Leyshon
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Body ◽  
Old People ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Human Kinetics

SUMMARY ABSTACTIn this book, comprised of 28 papers presented at the 1984 Olympic Congress, the research is divided somewhat arbitrarily into four categories including the sociological, physiological, psychological and program areas. The range of approaches is wide and interesting, and the research comes from seven different countries although the U.S. is predominant. The term ‘sport’ in the title is not adequately reflected in the body of the material as virtually all the research cited deals with physical activity for the aged not sports; where sport is the purview, it deals with the study of young not old people.Attitudes toward activity in the elderly, the benefits of activity to female elderly, and the effect of activity on independent living are among the more significant papers included. The questions posed for the sport scientist in the opening paper and the admission of its writer (the editor) to the eclectic nature of the research included in the book are the key to understanding and appreciating its contents.

Depressive Disorders among Elderly People in Long-Term Institutional Care

1993 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Ames
Keyword(s):  
Physical Disability ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Institutional Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Pharmacological Treatments ◽  
Old People ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Elderly Living

Depressive disorders are common among old people in residential and nursing homes. Outside Australia the prevalence rate for depressive symptoms in homes ranges from 30–75% while that for depressive disorders defined by psychiatric diagnostic criteria is well over 20% in many nursing home studies. These rates are between two and twenty times higher than those found among the elderly living at home. Evidence from Australia indicates that a problem of similar magnitude exists here. While physical disability is strongly associated with depression in these populations, it is not the only factor likely to be responsible for the initiation and maintenance of depression among those in long-term care. There is an urgent need for studies which will better define likely aetiological and maintaining factors for depression in institutional populations, as well as controlled trials of both pharmacological treatments and environmental improvements. In addition, research is needed to establish whether depression is an independent risk factor for mortality among institutional residents.

Institutional Care for the Elderly in the 19th Century: Old People in The Hague and their Institutions

1992 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-212
Author(s):  
Willem Jan Van Der Veen ◽  
Frans Van Poppel
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Population ◽  
Institutional Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Poor Relief ◽  
Female Age ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
Homes For The Elderly ◽  
The Hague ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
The Church

ABSTRACTThis study focuses on the residents of three ecclesiastical homes for the elderly in The Hague in the i9th century. These homes took in poor members of the church who were at least 60 years old. Most of the elderly who resided in these homes had received poor relief before their admission. The main reason for their decision to request admission to a home was that they were no longer able to run a household independently. Most of the residents were well past the age of 60 upon entering the home, women generally being a few years older than men. There were no significant gender differences in duration of residence. The female age at death was a few years higher than for males. The health of the residents appeared to be worse than that of the total elderly population of The Hague, resulting in a higher death rate. In general, residents had independently run a household prior to admission.

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