MEALTIME PROBLEMS IN A CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL FOR THE ELDERLY

1980 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANN D. M. DAVIES ◽  
PAULINE A. SNAITH
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Continuing Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Mealtime Problems

A Study of Patterns of Dying in a Multilevel Geriatric Setting

1983 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-85
Author(s):  
Isabel Brown
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Death And Dying ◽  
Chronically Ill ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Apartment Complex ◽  
General Community

ABSTRACTA retrospective study was conducted in a large multilevel geriatric centre to analyse the deaths reported in the year 1981. This centre provides accommodation for 750 elderly and/or chronically ill persons in three agencies—an apartment complex, a home for the aged, and a long-term care hospital The study revealed that the hospital is the place of death for a high proportion of the elderly residents of the centre. In particular, residents of the home for the aged are unlikely to remain in the “home” to die. It was found that patterns of death and dying for individuals admitted to the hospital from the general community differ in several ways from the patterns of those who are already living in the centre in terms of age and probable cause of death.

scholarly journals A Survey of Robots in Healthcare

Technologies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Kyrarini ◽  
Fotios Lygerakis ◽  
Akilesh Rajavenkatanarayanan ◽  
Christos Sevastopoulos ◽  
Harish Ram Nambiappan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Robotic Systems ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Robotic Technology ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Survey Paper ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Art Research

In recent years, with the current advancements in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI), robots have the potential to support the field of healthcare. Robotic systems are often introduced in the care of the elderly, children, and persons with disabilities, in hospitals, in rehabilitation and walking assistance, and other healthcare situations. In this survey paper, the recent advances in robotic technology applied in the healthcare domain are discussed. The paper provides detailed information about state-of-the-art research in care, hospital, assistive, rehabilitation, and walking assisting robots. The paper also discusses the open challenges healthcare robots face to be integrated into our society.

The elderly in continuing-care units

1991 ◽  
pp. 3-11
Author(s):  
Michael J. Denham
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Continuing Care

Church Services in a Complex Continuing Care Hospital: Why Bother?

2017 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 274-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Fisher ◽  
Jan Kraus ◽  
Kerry Kuluski ◽  
Peter Allatt
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Continuing Care ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Perceived Benefits ◽  
Spiritual Assessment

This research aimed to explore patient motivation for attending hospital-run church services in a complex continuing care hospital setting, as well as the perceived spiritual benefits as categorized by Fitchett’s 7 × 7 Model for Spiritual Assessment. Invitations to participate in one-to-one interviews were offered to all patient attendees at both an ecumenical and a Roman Catholic service over the course of several weeks. We collected 20 interviews before performing a qualitative analysis, at which point we determined that saturation of content had been reached. The key findings were that participants identified the strongest perceived benefits in Experiences and Emotions, and Rituals and Practice, suggesting that access to the ritual of Sunday church services contributes meaningfully to participants’ coping strategies and overall quality of life.

scholarly journals A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF CLINICAL PROFILE IN ETIOLOGY OF ANEMIA IN ELDERLY-A HOSPITAL BASED STUDY IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE IN SOUTH INDIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (09) ◽  
pp. 961-972
Author(s):  
K. Shivaraju ◽  
◽  
Karanam Sai Arun ◽  
Mandhala Saikrishna ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Moderate Degree ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Total Study Population ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Poor Outcomes ◽  
One Year ◽  
Severe Degree

Background: Anemia is often considered as a normal physiological process that occurs with aging. but recently since past 2 decades anemia of any degree is being recognized as significant independent contributor to morbidity mortality and frailty in elderly patients. It is easy to overlook anemia in elderly as symptoms of anemia like fatigue, SOB etc are often attributed to aging process itself. many evidences accumulated states that anemia of any degree reflects poor health and increased vulnerability to poor outcomes. Materials and methods: This study was conducted in the department of internal medicine in a tertiary care hospital over a period of one year with sample size of 362 subjects satisfying the inclusion and exclusion criteria after taking the consent form. Results: Moderate degree anaemia was the commonest around, 65.6% followed by severe degree anemia 20.1%. Easy fatigability was the commonest symptom and pallor was the commonest sign of anaemia in elderly. Anemia is not always a consequence of aging. Anemia of unexplained etiology constituted 15.97% of total study population. Conclusion: Anaemia in elderly is a challenge and has to be approached in an organized manner for appropriate diagnosis and evaluation to look into its cause and plan management to improve the quality of life of the elderly persons.An effort should always be made to reach etiological diagnosis before instituting specific therapy.

Predicting Adverse Outcomes After Discharge From Complex Continuing Care Hospital Settings to the Community

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 127-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi-Ling Joanna Sinn ◽  
Jake Tran ◽  
Tim Pauley ◽  
John Hirdes
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
Continuing Care ◽  
Care Hospital

Taste, Temperature, and Presentation Predict Satisfaction with Foodservices in a Canadian Continuing-Care Hospital

1997 ◽  
Vol 97 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
PATRICIA A. O'HARA ◽  
DAN W. HARPER ◽  
MARIS KANGAS ◽  
JANET DUBEAU ◽  
CAROLINE BORSUTZKY ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Continuing Care ◽  
Care Hospital

Binding the Elderly: A Prospective Study of the Use of Mechanical Restraints in an Acute Care Hospital

1987 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 290-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurence J. Robbins ◽  
Edward Boyko ◽  
Judy Lane ◽  
Darcy Cooper ◽  
Dennis W. Jahnigen
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Study ◽  
Acute Care ◽  
Acute Care Hospital ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Mechanical Restraints
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