scholarly journals The Roles and Learning Awareness of Nursing Professionals with Regard to Activity Care at Special Nursing Homes for the Elderly and Long-Term Health Care Facilities

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 142-149
Author(s):  
Keiko Kurousu
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Homes For The Elderly ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Nursing Professionals

Analysis of Nurse Calls for Residents and Workers Condition Understanding in Nursing Homes

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 699-705
Author(s):  
Hiroyasu Miwa ◽  
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Tomohiro Fukuhara
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Variation ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Sensor Network ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Diurnal Variations ◽  
Consecutive Measurement ◽  
Homes For The Elderly ◽  
Care Facilities

Nursing-care facilities, such as specialized facility of fee-based homes for the elderly, have nurse call buttons in residents’ rooms. Nurse call systems are usually used by residents to call workers at the facilities. In this paper, we regarded the nurse calls as sensors that form a sensor network installed in the nursingcare facilities. We then conducted a long-term consecutive measurement of nurse calls at 15 facilities measuring nurse calls by residents for seven months, and analyzed monthly and diurnal variations in the number of nurse calls activated. As a result, we found no seasonal variation in average numbers but did find diurnal variations related to the schedules of facilities. We also clarified four kinds of characteristics of residents.

Predictors of Mortality in Board and Care Homes

1997 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas G. Castle
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Board And Care

Long-term care institutions have emerged as dominant sites of death for the elderly. However, studies of this trend have primarily examined nursing homes. The purpose of this research is to determine demographic, functional, disease, and facility predictors and/or correlates of death for the elderly residing in board and care facilities. Twelve factors are found to be significant: proportion of residents older than sixty-five years of age, proportion of residents who are chair- or bed-fast, proportion of residents with HIV, bed size, ownership, chain membership, affiliation with a nursing home, number of health services provided other than by the facility, the number of social services provided other than by the facility, the number of social services provided by the facility, and visits by Ombudsmen. These are discussed and comparisons with similar studies in nursing homes are made.

Siting efficiency of long-term health care facilities

1998 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
HomeéF.E. Shroff ◽  
Th.R. Gulledge ◽  
Kingsley E. Haynes ◽  
Molly K. O'Neill
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Care Facilities

Examination of Practicability of Communication Robot-Assisted Activity Program for Elderly People

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masayoshi Kanoh ◽  
◽  
Yukio Oida ◽  
Yu Nomura ◽  
Atsushi Araki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Geriatric Depression Scale ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Health Care Facility ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Robot Assisted ◽  
Care Facilities

We have developed a Robot Assisted Activity (RAA) program for recreational use in health care facilities for elderly people. The RAA program has been evaluated in such a facility to assess its usefulness. The program applies a standard classroom model, starting with homeroom and including lessons in the Japanese language, music, gymnastics, arithmetic, and other subjects. At the end of the program, there is a graduation ceremony. We use a video camera to record each scene. Each behavior and utterance of the participants is then analyzed. In addition, immediately upon completion of the RAA program, specialists conduct a Focus Group Interview (FGI) in which they collect comments, opinions, and requests from the participants. Ten elderly people participate in the program, two men and eight women (81.0±3.7 years old). All are residents at a health care facility in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. TheMMSE (MiniMental State Examination) score indicating the level of dementia is 24.1±3.0 points. Two participants are judged to be in a moderate stage of cognitive decline (21 points or less), six are in a mild stage (22-26 points), and the remaining two are normal. On the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), in which a score of 13.3±4.2 points indicates a state of depression, seven participants are judged to be depressive (11 points or more). The results of our study show that all participants have a favorable impression of the robot and nearly all have a positive opinion of the RAA program. This suggests that the program can be used for emotional and recreational therapy at health care facilities for the elderly. However, in spite of the overall success of the RAA program, we seldom observe interaction between participants and the robot.

scholarly journals Occupational Risk Factors for Upper-limb and Neck Musculoskeletal Disorder among Health-care Staff in Nursing Homes for the Elderly in France

2014 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 334-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carole PELISSIER ◽  
Luc FONTANA ◽  
Emmanuel FORT ◽  
Jean Pierre AGARD ◽  
Francoise COUPRIE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorder ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Health Care Staff ◽  
Occupational Risk Factors ◽  
Homes For The Elderly
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