Nutrition Risk Factors for Survival in the Elderly Living in Canadian Long-Term Care Facilities

2004 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johane P. Allard ◽  
Elaheh Aghdassi ◽  
Margaret Mcarthur ◽  
Allison Mcgeer ◽  
Andrew Simor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Nutrition Risk ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Risk Factors For Survival ◽  
Elderly Living

Tuberculosis and the elderly living in long-term care facilities

1996 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Leahy Hopkins ◽  
Lois Schoener
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Elderly Living

scholarly journals Factors Associated With Leisure Participation Among the Elderly Living in Long-term Care Facilities

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Li ◽  
Hong-Jer Chang ◽  
Hung-I Yeh ◽  
Charles Jia-Yin Hou ◽  
Cheng-Ho Tsai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Leisure Participation ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Elderly Living

Iron deficiency is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in the elderly living in long-term care facilities

Nutrition ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 737-743 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua-Shui Hsu ◽  
Chia-Ing Li ◽  
Chiu-Shong Liu ◽  
Cheng-Chieh Lin ◽  
Kuo-Chin Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
All Cause Mortality ◽  
Elderly Living

Suicidal Behavior in the Elderly and its Forensic Implications

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maureen A. Malin ◽  
Carolina Jimenez-Madiedo ◽  
Robert Kohn
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Use Disorder ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Risk Factors For Suicide

The probability of death from a suicidal act increases exponentially with age. Risk factors for suicide in the elderly include mental illness, serious suicidal ideation, functional impairment, stressful life events, substance use disorder, physical illness, and type of social connectedness. Following depression, substance use disorder is the second most common psychiatric diagnosis associated with elder suicide. Risk factors associated with suicide in long-term care facilities are similar to those for the general population. This chapter presents the epidemiology of suicide among older adults and discusses the various risk factors for suicide and its occurrence in long-term care facilities. Also discussed are guidelines for prevention of suicide and clinician liability. Stratifying the risk severity and temporality in relation to risk factors may assist in ascertaining the actual risk and facilitate clinical decision-making. As elderly patients have the highest risk of suicide, clinicians need to be vigilant and implement good clinical practice standards to reduce liability.

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.

Design and Development of a Web-based Delirium Preventive Application for Long-term Care Facilities: A Methodological Study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyoung Ja Moon ◽  
Chang-Sik Son ◽  
Jong-Ha Lee ◽  
Mina Park
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Cloud System ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Methodological Study ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Delirium Prevention

BACKGROUND Long-term care facilities demonstrate low levels of knowledge and care for patients with delirium and are often not properly equipped with an electronic medical record system, thereby hindering systematic approaches to delirium monitoring. OBJECTIVE This study aims to develop a web-based delirium preventive application (app), with an integrated predictive model, for long-term care (LTC) facilities using artificial intelligence (AI). METHODS This methodological study was conducted to develop an app and link it with the Amazon cloud system. The app was developed based on an evidence-based literature review and the validity of the AI prediction model algorithm. Participants comprised 206 persons admitted to LTC facilities. The app was developed in 5 phases. First, through a review of evidence-based literature, risk factors for predicting delirium and non-pharmaceutical contents for preventive intervention were identified. Second, the app, consisting of several screens, was designed; this involved providing basic information, predicting the onset of delirium according to risk factors, assessing delirium, and intervening for prevention. Third, based on the existing data, predictive analysis was performed, and the algorithm developed through this was calculated at the site linked to the web through the Amazon cloud system and sent back to the app. Fourth, a pilot test using the developed app was conducted with 33 patients. Fifth, the app was finalized. RESULTS We developed the Web_DeliPREVENT_4LCF for patients of LTC facilities. This app provides information on delirium, inputs risk factors, predicts and informs the degree of delirium risk, and enables delirium measurement or delirium prevention interventions to be immediately implemented with a verified tool. CONCLUSIONS This web-based application is evidence-based and offers easy mobilization and care to patients with delirium in LTC facilities. Therefore, the use of this app improves the unrecognized of delirium and predicts the degree of delirium risk, thereby helping initiatives for delirium prevention and providing interventions. This would ultimately improve patient safety and quality of care. CLINICALTRIAL none

scholarly journals Care and management demands of long-term care facilities for the elderly in Brazil: an integrative review (2004-2014)

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 286-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fátima Ferreira Roquete ◽  
Carolina Campos Ricci Frá Batista ◽  
Rodrigo Caetano Arantes
Keyword(s):  
Long Term Care ◽  
Quality Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Care Demands

Abstract Objective: to analyze the care and management demands of Long-Term Care Facilities for the Elderly (LTCFs) in Brazil. Method: an integrative review of literature was carried out, organized into six stages: a) elaboration of a guiding question; b) online search of LILACS, SciELO, PubMed, the CAPES Portal and the Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology databases; c) article selection, following the exclusion and inclusion criteria, with the sample composed of 17 articles; d) commented analysis of the selected articles; e) deliberation on the results obtained, formulated from the synthesis and interpretation of the selected studies; f) presentation of the results of the review. Results: the care demands identified are related to the process of caring and assume a working team with geriatric and gerontological knowledge, while the management demands include the means and resources needed so the care can be provided effectively. However, the LTCFs were found to rely on professionals who are unprepared to provide care or to assume an organizational management role, meaning care for the elderly is restricted to the essentials for their basic needs. Conclusion: the care demands were easily identified in the analyzed publications, however, there is a lack of research that evaluates management demands in a broader and more in-depth manner. It is suggested that studies aiming to broaden theoretical knowledge of the care and management demands of LTCFs are carried out, to stimulate effective and positive actions in the practices of these institutions, seeking to offer top quality care to elderly persons that live in these facilities, that responds to the real needs of their current stage of life.

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